‘We try to do all of this with integrity’: Charlize Theron talks Megyn Kelly ‘Bombshell’ role

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Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie star in the drama “Bombshell,” about the women who took down Fox News’ Roger Ailes.
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Charlize Theron, who plays Megyn Kelly in the upcoming film “Bombshell,” is pleased the former Fox News anchor is satisfied with the casting. 

In September, Kelly had praise for the Oscar-winner.

“I’m her fan,” Kelly told the Daily Mail. “(She) seems smart, seems like a good mom. So, you could do worse, right?”

Theron told Entertainment Tonight Sunday Kelly’s comments were “incredibly kind.”

“Bombshell,” directed by Jay Roach, follows the sexual misconduct allegations against late Fox News executive Roger Ailes. In addition to Theron’s turn as Kelly, the film also stars Nicole Kidman as Gretchen Carlson and Margot Robbie as the fictional Kayla Pospisil.

“We try to, as actors and creative storytellers, we try to do all of this with integrity, so that was always where it came from,” Theron told the outlet. “So for her to feel good about that, I’m sure it can’t be easy for her, so I’m incredibly understanding.”

While Kelly is a fan of Theron’s casting, she was unsure if she would actually watch the movie. She noted that she didn’t watch “The Loudest Voice,” a Showtime mini series about the Ailes scandal, either

“I’m gonna let someone who loves me watch it first and tell me whether I should see it,” she said.

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Contributing Erin Jensen

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