Did somebody say ‘dream team combination’? Two of Australia’s acting stalwarts – Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie – look set to be the stars of an upcoming film about a major sexual harassment scandal that hit the Fox News network in 2016.
Kidman has already signed on to play former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson. She was the first of more than two dozen women to accuse the company’s chairman and CEO, Roger Ailes, of sexual harassment.
Earlier this week the real Carson, 52, shared the news about the film on Twitter to her followers.
As the first person to take the risk – it also means I can’t share all of the details of what really happened, so I hope the true story is depicted. The most important thing is that so many more women are now believed and have been given a voice. #BeFierce #StopSexualHarassment https://t.co/S2ZyjruC66
— Gretchen Carlson (@GretchenCarlson) August 1, 2018
Robbie is currently in talks to join Kidman as a co-star of the film, which has the working title Fair and Balanced. We are assuming that maybe, just maybe, given the famously angry and conservative approach of the Fox News network, the title could be ironic.
Adding even more impressiveness to the casting couch, Charlize Theron has also signed on. She will play Megyn Kelly, another former anchor at Fox News who accused Ailes (who passed away in 2017) of harassment.
Margot Robbie + Nicole Kidman + Charlize Theron? Yes please.
