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Fox News is going Hollywood.<\/p>\n

In Bombshell<\/em>, the just-released new film from director Jay Roach<\/strong>, the story of the sudden and stunning downfall of the late Roger Ailes<\/strong>, the founder and chairman of the conservative news network, thanks to accusations of sexual harassment from some of the network’s highest-profile female employees, including Gretchen Carlson<\/strong> and Megyn Kelly<\/a><\/strong>–an event that presaged the #MeToo movement’s industry-wide reckoning by a full year–comes to life. (For a refresher on the story, head here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

While some characters in the film, including those played by Margot Robbie<\/a><\/strong> and Kate McKinnon<\/a><\/strong>, are fictional composites, the film is full of A-list actors bringing real people to life. And while some, like John Lithgow<\/a><\/strong> as Ailes, relied on heavy prosthetics to become their character, others needed nothing more than a good wig. (We’re looking at you, Alanna Ubach<\/strong>.) As Kelly, Charlize Theron<\/a><\/strong> so eerily and thoroughly became the newswoman that she’s already been recognized with a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Drama. (Robbie was nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category, as well.)<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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Before you head out to see the film, take a look at all the famous faces Roach cast to bring Bombshell<\/em> to life!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Charlize<\/div>\n

Hilary Bronwyn Gayle SMPSP; Gregory Pace\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

Charlize Theron\u2014Megyn Kelly <\/h3>\n
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The Oscar winner steps into the shoes of the former The Kelly File<\/em> host, who eventually departed the network in January 2017 to become the short-lived host of Megyn Kelly Today<\/em> at NBC. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"John<\/div>\n

Hilary Bronwyn Gayle SMPSP; Jim Cooper\/AP\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

John Lithgow\u2014Roger Ailes <\/h3>\n
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That’s the 3rd Rock from the Sun<\/em> and The Crown<\/em> actor there underneath a considerable amount of facial prosthetics to bring the late Fox News founder back to life onscreen.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Nicole<\/div>\n

Richard Drew\/AP\/Shutterstock; Hilary Bronwyn Gayle SMPSP<\/p>\n

Nicole Kidman\u2014Gretchen Carlson <\/h3>\n
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The Big Little Lies<\/em> actress portrays the former Fox & Friends<\/em> co-host whose sexual harassment suit against Ailes in the summer of 2016 kicked off the powerful exec’s stunning downfall.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Mark<\/div>\n

Hilary Bronwyn Gayle SMPSP; Gregory Pace\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

Mark Duplass\u2014Douglas Brunt <\/h3>\n
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The Morning Show<\/em> actor plays Kelly’s husband, a novelist and former CEO of cybersecurity firm Authentium.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Connie<\/div>\n

Hilary Bronwyn Gayle SMPSP; Andrew Toth\/Getty Images; <\/p>\n

Connie Britton\u2014Beth Ailes <\/h3>\n
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The Dirty John<\/em> actress plays Ailes’ wife, a newspaper publisher, who stood by her husband throughout his downfall despite living apart at the time of his death.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Jeanine<\/div>\n

Andy Kropa\/Invision\/AP\/Shutterstock; Hilary Bronwyn Gayle SMPSP<\/p>\n

Alanna Ubach\u2014Jeanine Pirro <\/h3>\n
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The Legally Blonde<\/em> and Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce<\/em> actress appears as the former New York judge and prosecutor-turned-host of Fox News’ Justice with Judge Jeanine<\/em> who staunchly supported Ailes after he was accused.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Bree<\/div>\n

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Bree Condon\u2014Kimberly Guilfoyle <\/h3>\n
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The model and actress, who’s appeared in episodes of Lucifer, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend<\/em> and The Vampire Diaries<\/em>, portrays the one-time The Five<\/em> co-host and ex-wife of California governor Gavin Newsom<\/strong> who is currently dating Donald Trump Jr.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Anne<\/div>\n

Christopher Smith\/Invision\/AP\/Shutterstock; Charles Sykes\/Invision\/AP\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

Anne Ramsay\u2014Greta Van Susteren <\/h3>\n
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The Mad About You<\/em> actress portrays the former criminal defense and civil trial lawyer who hosted On the Record<\/em> for 14 years before leaving Fox News for a short-lived run at MSNBC in 2016.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Nazanin<\/div>\n

Hilary Bronwyn Gayle SMPSP; Mark Sullivan\/WireImage<\/p>\n

Nazanin Boniadi\u2014Rudi Bakhtiar <\/h3>\n
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The Homeland<\/em> actress portrays the former Fox employee who, while working as a news correspondent at the cable news network in 2007, lodged a sexual harassment complaint against DC bureau chief Brian Wilson<\/strong> (who has publicly denied the charges), was promptly fired, and, because of a settlement agreement, was prohibited from talking about what happened to her to anyone\u2014a promise she broke when the levee broke in 2016.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Spencer<\/div>\n

Kristina Bumphrey\/Starpix\/Shutterstock; AFF-USA\/Shutterstock; <\/p>\n

Spencer Garrett\u2014Sean Hannity <\/h3>\n
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The Once Upon a Time in Hollywood<\/em> actor portrays the conservative political commentator and host of the network’s Hannity<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Alice<\/div>\n

Anthony Harvey\/Shutterstock; Charles Sykes\/Invision\/AP\/Shutterstockk; <\/p>\n

Alice Eve\u2014Ainsley Earhardt <\/h3>\n
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The Black Mirror<\/em> and Iron Fist<\/em> actress portrays the current Fox & Friends<\/em> co-host, who replaced Carlson’s replacement, Elisabeth Hasselbeck<\/strong>, in 2015.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Tony<\/div>\n

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Tony Plana\u2014Geraldo Rivera <\/h3>\n
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The Ugly Betty<\/em> star puts on the iconic mustache to portray the former talk show host who makes regular appearances on programs across the Fox News network.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Bret<\/div>\n

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Michael Buie\u2014Bret Baier <\/h3>\n
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The Grey’s Anatomy<\/em> actor portrays the long-time host of Fox’s Special Report<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Marc<\/div>\n

Vince Bucci\/Invision\/AP\/Shutterstock; Paul Morigi\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Marc Evan Jackson\u2014Chris Wallace <\/h3>\n
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The Good Place<\/em> actor plays the seasons anchor and political commentator who has been the host of Fox News Sunday<\/em> since 2003.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Bombshell<\/div>\n

Phillip Faraone\/Getty Images), Heidi Gutman\/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Ashley Greene\u2014Abby Huntsman <\/h3>\n
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The Twilight<\/em> franchise star plays the daughter of former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Jr.<\/strong> who worked as a general assignment reporter and co-host of Fox & Friends<\/em> before joining The View<\/em> in 2018.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Elisabeth R\u00f6hm\u2014Martha MacCallum <\/h3>\n
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The Law & Order: SVU<\/em> vet portrays the longtime Fox News anchor who currently hosts The Story with Martha MacCallum<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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P.J. Byrne\u2014Neil Cavuto <\/h3>\n
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The Wolf of Wall Street<\/em> actor portrays the longtime host of Your World with Neil Cavuto<\/em> and Cavuto Live<\/em>, who also serves and senior vice president and managing editor for sister network Fox Business Network.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Kristin Callahan\/ACE Pictures\/Shutterstock, Susan Walsh\/AP\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

Mark Moses\u2014Bill Shine <\/h3>\n
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The Desperate Housewives<\/em> and Mad Men<\/em> star portrays the longtime Fox News producer and exec who was named co-president of the network when Ailes departed before being forced out himself. Shine went on to become the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications under President Donald Trump<\/strong> in June 2018, a position he vacated in March 2019 to become an advisor to Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Richard Kind\u2014Rudy Guiliani <\/h3>\n
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The Mad About You<\/em> actor portrays, with the help of prosthetics, the former New York Mayor who served as Ailes’ personal attorney before famously doing the same for President Trump.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Bombshell<\/div>\n

Taylor Hill\/Getty Images), Rob Latour\/Variety\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

Allison Janney\u2014Susan Estrich <\/h3>\n
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The Oscar-winning Mom<\/em> star portrays Ailes’ other personal attorney, a law professor and frequent Fox News analyst.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Bombshell<\/div>\n

Aurelien Meunier\/Getty Images, Jon Kopaloff\/WireImage<\/p>\n

Malcolm McDowell\u2014Rupert Murdoch <\/h3>\n
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The legendary A Clockwork Orange<\/em> star portrays the Australian media tycoon who founded News Corp., Fox News’ parent company, and became acting CEO of the network after Ailes’ departure.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Bombshell<\/div>\n

Amy Sussman\/Getty Images, Michael Cohen\/Getty Images for The New York Times<\/p>\n

Ben Lawson\u2014Lachlan Murdoch <\/h3>\n
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The 13 Reasons Why<\/em> and Good Place<\/em> actor plays Rupert’s eldest son, who currently serves as co-chairman of News Corp. and executive chairman and CEO of the newly-formed Fox Corporation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Bombshell<\/div>\n

Emma McIntyre\/Getty Images for AIF; Bryan Bedder\/Getty Images for National Geographic<\/p>\n

Josh Lawson\u2014James Murdoch <\/h3>\n
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The House of Lies<\/em> star (and younger brother of Ben) plays Rupert’s youngest son.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Bombshell<\/em> is in theaters now.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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E! News<\/i> returns Monday morning, Jan. 6 at 7 a.m.!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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