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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Clémence Michallon

Bombshell: The cast and their real-life counterparts, in pictures

Bombshell, Jay Roach's movie documenting the Roger Ailes sexual harassment allegations scandal, is led by a star-studded ensemble including Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie.

Theron has earned an Oscar nomination for her performance as Megyn Kelly, then a star Fox News Anchor.

Robbie, meanwhile, scored a nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category for her turn as Kayla Pospisil, one of several fictional characters created for the film.

Some of Bombshell's characters, such as Theron's Kelly, have direct real-life inspirations – though the film remains a dramatisation of actual events. Others, such as Robbie's Pospisil and the Fox News employee portrayed by Saturday Night Live star Kate McKinnon, were created specifically for the movie and are fictional.

Click through the gallery below to read up on Bombshell's characters and their real-life counterparts:

Bombshell is out in the UK on 17 January and is out in cinemas in the US.

You can read our review here and our interview with Theron here.

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