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