The Stars of the Roger Ailes Movie vs. the Fox News Figures They Play

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John Lithgow as Roger Ailes

The man of the hour: six-time Emmy winner Lithgow will lead the film as Ailes, a titan who resigned from Fox News after allegations of sexual misconduct—and died almost one year later.

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Nicole Kidman as Gretchen Carlson

Kidman, naturally, has perhaps the meatiest role of all: Carlson, who spent a year recording incidents of alleged harassment before suing Ailes in 2016, setting off a chain reaction that reverberated across Fox and media more broadly.

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Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly

The Oscar winner is a dead ringer for Kelly, who chronicled numerous instances of alleged harassment—including an incident in which Ailes allegedly tried to kiss her on the lips—in her 2016 memoir, Settle for More.