Bombshell Cast: Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie

Fox News is a conservative news outlet in the US that was rocked by sexual misconduct allegations against its leader and the toxic and sexist atmosphere that he presided over. Charlize Theron stars as real-life journalist Megyn Kelly, her face altered with subtle prosthetics that create an eerily uncanny likeness to the real woman she is portraying.

Her character teams up with Nicole Kidman’s Gretchen Carlson, also a real figure, and Margot Robbie’s Kayla, an invention of a character who represents many other women in the

Fox News offices who found themselves in difficult situations with their boss (played by John Lithgow in heavy make-up).

More or less ignoring the day-to-day politics of its subjects, Bombshell is the story of a high profile #metoo story that audiences outside of the US may have missed. Directed by

Jay Roach who made the popular HBO dramas Recount and Game Change, Bombshell is another powerful indictment of America.