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Its a surprising, excellent performance, one that Theron was hesitant to take on.

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[Megyn Kelly is] incredibly well-known, and Ive never played anybody thats on that level.

Ive played real people, but people that nobody knows about.

There was less pressure when I did those, Theron said.

I was just really scared, too, because I honestly knew her so superficially.

Im interested in that process, Camerota said.

I mean, youve played aserial killer.

Theron, not missing a beat, joked, This was harder.

Theron said thatBombshellisnt a biopic, or a movie only about Kelly.

I could understand that what the story was was really just the year at Fox.

We werent making a biopic.

This wasnt the Megyn Kelly story.

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