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Bombshell (Jay Roach, 2019)
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2018 6:14 pm
by domino harvey
Charlize Theron looking dead-on as Megyn Kelly in
Fair and Balanced

Re: New Films in Production, v.2
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2018 10:37 pm
by Swift
"Good evening, San Diego. I'm Veronica Corningstone. Tits McGee is on vacation."
Re: New Films in Production, v.2
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 5:11 pm
by hearthesilence
domino harvey wrote: Fri Nov 23, 2018 6:14 pm
Charlize Theron looking dead-on as Megyn Kelly in
Fair and Balanced
I actually mixed this up with the Showtime limited series that's shooting right now on Roger Ailes (with Russell Crowe as Ailes). I'm not sure if I was unaware of Roach's movie or merely presumed the two were the same.
Re: Fair and Balanced (Jay Roach, 2019)
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 2:00 am
by domino harvey
Uh, are we sure Charlize Theron hasn't actually
been Megyn Kelly this whole time?
Re: Fair and Balanced (Jay Roach, 2019)
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 2:35 am
by mfunk9786
Gotta say, aside from the general body type and the wardrobe, I don't see the resemblance at all
Re: Fair and Balanced (Jay Roach, 2019)
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 3:12 am
by domino harvey
Are you doing a bit right now?
Re: Fair and Balanced (Jay Roach, 2019)
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 4:09 am
by Rayon Vert
I say the resemblance is freaky. I don't recognize Theron at all!
Re: Fair and Balanced (Jay Roach, 2019)
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 5:34 am
by mfunk9786
Theron is great, I'm sure she'll be fantastic in this thing I'll never see, the resemblance just doesn't grab me in these examples
Re: Fair and Balanced (Jay Roach, 2019)
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 11:42 am
by FrauBlucher
Rayon Vert wrote:I say the resemblance is freaky. I don't recognize Theron at all!
Especially the pic on the right.
Re: Fair and Balanced (Jay Roach, 2019)
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 4:15 pm
by flyonthewall2983
Allison Janney was on Marc Maron yesterday, and did a bit of an impression of her character's accent.
Re: Fair and Balanced (Jay Roach, 2019)
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 4:18 pm
by mfunk9786
Is this an HBO thing or is it getting a theatrical release
Re: Fair and Balanced (Jay Roach, 2019)
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 4:18 pm
by KJones77
mfunk9786 wrote: Tue Jan 29, 2019 4:18 pm
Is this an HBO thing or is it getting a theatrical release
It is with Lionsgate so I'd imagine theatrical.
Re: Fair and Balanced (Jay Roach, 2019)
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 4:36 pm
by flyonthewall2983
Showtime is doing something of their own with Russell Crowe, Naomi Watts and Seth MacFarlane among others. I think that will be a mini-series.
Re: Fair and Balanced (Jay Roach, 2019)
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 4:37 pm
by mfunk9786
Ah, that must have been what I was thinking of (outside of the fact that Roach has made plenty of milquetoast HBO movies about recent political events). I thought I had heard on a podcast or something that Crowe had gained a bunch of weight to play Ailes. Well, this is a real glut of Fox News behind the scenes reenactments that no one asked for!
Re: Fair and Balanced (Jay Roach, 2019)
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 4:47 pm
by flyonthewall2983
John Lithgow is playing Ailes in this.
Re: Fair and Balanced (Jay Roach, 2019)
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 4:36 pm
by mfunk9786
Teaser trailer, now called
Bombshell (which is a fabulous title)
And considering that I thought Theron was portraying Gretchen Carlson in the trailer, I still don't really see the resemblance. Looks unexpectedly great though!
Re: Bombshell (Jay Roach, 2019)
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 4:54 pm
by ianthemovie
I'm digging the Brian de Palma vibe of that trailer.
Re: Bombshell (Jay Roach, 2019)
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 5:01 pm
by mfunk9786
It's amazing to me that Kelly couldn't stop being racist for long enough to hang onto her job at NBC to benefit from what's sure to be a publicity boost upon the release of this film.
Re: Bombshell (Jay Roach, 2019)
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 5:16 pm
by knives
Zero percent chance this is as good as that trailer.
Re: Bombshell (Jay Roach, 2019)
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 5:33 pm
by Fiery Angel
apparently only Aussies can play Gretchen Carlson
Re: Bombshell (Jay Roach, 2019)
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 6:17 pm
by PfR73
Margot Robbie gets in the elevator on Floor B and pushes the button for Floor 2. Charlize Theron and some other randos get in.
Nicole Kidman gets in on Floor L, sees the button for Floor 2 is already pushed.
But then in the next shot, before the doors close, the sign has switched from L to 2; they're already on Floor 2 before the elevator has moved again.
I mean, what, are we-to believe this is some sort of magic elevator or something?

Re: Bombshell (Jay Roach, 2019)
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 6:47 pm
by The Elegant Dandy Fop
I can't be the only one who thinks the trailer is corny, right? That last minute zoom onto Kidman as the elevator closes is just beyond sloppy and odd. I for some reason saw All the Way, Trumbo, and The Campaign, all of Jay Roach's political films, and they're beyond schlock. On top of the pathetic neo-liberal values of these films, they're perfect examples of incompetent, clueless filmmaking. At least Austin Powers has some laughs in it, but his attempts at satire or non-comedic filmmaking is a mess.
Re: Bombshell (Jay Roach, 2019)
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 7:10 pm
by Luke M
The Elegant Dandy Fop wrote:I can't be the only one who thinks the trailer is corny, right? That last minute zoom onto Kidman as the elevator closes is just beyond sloppy and odd. I for some reason saw All the Way, Trumbo, and The Campaign, all of Jay Roach's political films, and they're beyond schlock. On top of the pathetic neo-liberal values of these films, they're perfect examples of incompetent, clueless filmmaking. At least Austin Powers has some laughs in it, but his attempts at satire or non-comedic filmmaking is a mess.
It's bad because it's trying to make a mountain out of a molehill. Some of the faces have changed but Fox News is still doing fine.
Re: Bombshell (Jay Roach, 2019)
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 7:25 pm
by mfunk9786
The Elegant Dandy Fop wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2019 6:47 pm
I can't be the only one who thinks the trailer is corny, right? That last minute zoom onto Kidman as the elevator closes is just beyond sloppy and odd. I for some reason saw
All the Way,
Trumbo, and
The Campaign, all of Jay Roach's political films, and they're beyond schlock. On top of the pathetic neo-liberal values of these films, they're perfect examples of incompetent, clueless filmmaking. At least
Austin Powers has some laughs in it, but his attempts at satire or non-comedic filmmaking is a mess.
This is all correct, of course, but if the tone of this film isn't sanctimonious, it could be a fun watch. Of course, I'm destined to be let down, but I enjoyed the tone of that teaser.
Re: Bombshell (Jay Roach, 2019)
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 11:13 pm
by Aunt Peg
Jay Roach = Adam McKay