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Nicole Kidman andMargot Robbiehad respectively committed to portraying Gretchen Carlson and a composite character nicknamed Anchor Barbie.
But just before cameras were set to roll, acash-crunchedAnnapurna suddenly pulled out of the deal.
Theron opted for the former, taking just days to personally attract new financing and distribution plans.
She called her reps and said, Youve got to save this.
Her power and collaboration in this process was imperative.
Exhibit A:The Irishmans unexpected pivot from Paramount to Netflix.
Theres no doubt that seeing a film with an audience is really important.
Weve run out of room, in a sense.
There was no room for us to make this picture for many reasons.
I figure, thats a chance we take on this particular project.
(The Irishmanis up for ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Scorsese.)
LikeBombshell,the bottom also dropped out on director Lorene ScafariasHustlersthanks to Annapurna Pictures cash chaos.
By contrast,Bombshells studio switcheroo was much swifter.
Charlize brought us all together and she had so much clout in this situation, Roach says.
It all depended on this close collaboration with her.
