Charlize Theron tells us why she put 'personal issues aside' to play Megyn Kelly in 'Bombshell.'
In person, Theron, holding onto a cup of tea while battling a winter cold, says she relied on Kelly's public record rather than a face-to-face with the TV star – nor does she think any sort of televised sit-down now between the two would be meaningful. “I don’t see the need of doing anything sensational like that," she says.
“We’ve made a promise to every person we spoke to, and we spoke to many, that we wouldn’t reveal who we talked to or didn’t talk to, because we wanted really honest off-the-record conversations" to get"Bombshell" right, he says. Kelly, 49, did not respond USA TODAY's request for comment on the film’s portrayal of her, but confirmed Friday on Instagram she has seen"Bombshell," saying she"only got my first look at the film once it was past the point of any possible edits, though there are certainly some I would have made." Kelly called watching the film"incredibly emotional experience for me, and for those with whom I saw it.
“I think this was the first time that, you know, I had to really kind of put some of my personal issues aside,” says Theron, who is a mother of two adopted black children. “And it wasn't until I really zeroed in on that year and a half that it became way easier for me. I think if this was a biopic, I couldn't have done it."
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