John Lithgow Tapped to Play Roger Ailes in Fox News Movie

John Lithgow will star as Roger Ailes, the Fox News chief who masterfully exploited the country's political divisions to RISE to the top of the cable news heap, in an upcoming film, according to Variety. The Annapurna film will revolve around the sexual harassment SCANDAL that ended Ailes career.

The film is about on Ailes' downfall, focusing in on a group of female employees who bucked the culture of sexism at the network to oust the news baron from power.

Nicole Kidman will also star in the film, playing Gretchen Carlson, the Fox News anchor who sued Ailes for harassment in July 2016. Charlize Theron will portray Megyn Kelly, a star at the network whose decision to go public with her own story of abuse was seen as a key turning point.

Margot Robbie will also star in the film, as a character who is said to be a fictional Fox News associate producer.

The film is written by Academy-Award winner Charles Randolph and is directed by Jay Roach.

Lithgow won an Emmy last year for his work as Winston Churchill in Netflix's THE CROWN. He can be seen next in the Mindy Kaling comedy "Late Night" and "Pet Sematary," an adaptation of the Stephen King novel.

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