- Culture
- 02 Aug 18
Margot Robbie is in talks to join Charlize Theron and Nicole Kidman for a new film that tackles sexual harassment.
The movie will be a biopic of the scandal involving Roger Ailes, where a former Fox News anchor, Gretchen Carlson, blew the whistle on Ailes sexual misconduct. Two dozen other women later came out saying they had experienced similar experiences. Kidman is hinted to assume the role of Carlson.
Robbie will play an associate producer at a famous movie network. The actress has recently been nominated for an Oscar for her role as Tonya Harding in I, Tonya .
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Theron, will serve as both a co-producer and play a leading role of Megyn Kelly, a Fox News anchor who said she experienced “explicit quid-pro-quo sexual harassment” by her former boss, Ailes.
The script will be penned by Charles Rudolph and be directed by Jay Roach. The title is yet to be announced.