Charlize Theronhas built her career on metamorphosis.
But when Theron first read Charles Randolph’s script, she was reluctant to play such a polarizing figure.
(Ailes denied all allegations before his death in 2017.)
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“And they ended up being the people that spoke up.”
That’s not what this film is about at all."
The actress also immersed herself in footage of Kelly, particularly her unscripted interviews.
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Even with all that preparation, things didn’t always go as planned.
“The prosthetics on the eyes were [especially] tricky,” Theron says with a laugh.
