Inside the NYC Screening of Bombshell With Charlize Theron

Members of the Bombshell cast and crew brightened up a rainy Sunday at the movie’s NYC premiere last evening at The Crosby Street Hotel. Charlize Theron, John Lithgow, director Jay Roach, and writer Charles Randolph joined VIPs at The Crosby Street Hotel for a viewing of the thought-provoking film.

The movie takes a dramatized, behind-the-scenes look at Fox News during its #MeToo reckoning. The film is focused on Megyn Kelly, who is played by Theron, Gretchen Carlson (Nicole Kidman), and the ultimate ousting of Roger Ailes. Also included in the cast are Margot Robbie, Kate McKinnon, Allison Janney, and Connie Britton.

Following the screening, journalist Alisyn Camerota led a provocative conversation with the cast. “We underestimate the devastation of just being a woman and sitting in a room with men and feeling like it is your job to make yourself a little bit smaller.... I so related to that. I have not been in a situation like a lot of these women, but I have been in a place where you’re just kind of trained to placate...and that is not what our jobs are about,” said Theron.

When asked her key takeaway from the film, Theron added, “I don’t think this is going to go away. And, for the first time in my 25-year career, I feel like something is happening that is going to actually change things. And that, as a mom to two young daughters, helps confirm this isn’t all for nothing.”