Entertainment Movies Nicole Kidman to Play Former Fox News Host Gretchen Carlson in Upcoming Roger Ailes Movie Nicole Kidman is in talks to play former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson in upcoming Roger Ailes film, Fair and Balanced. By Georgia Slater Georgia Slater Twitter Georgia Slater is a writer/reporter on the Parents team at PEOPLE. People Editorial Guidelines Published on August 1, 2018 01:14 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic; Lou Rocco/ABC/Getty Images Nicole Kidman is in talks to play former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson in Fair and Balanced, Jay Roach’s film about discredited Roger Ailes and the women of Fox News. News of adding the Big Little Lies star, 51, follows the decision to cast Charlize Theron in the role of news anchor Megyn Kelly, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Gretchen Carlson’s Return to TV Will Feature ‘High-Profile Men’ Taken Down by #MeToo Movement Roach, who directed HBO’s Emmy-winning dramas Game Change and Recount, is directing a screenplay from Charles Randolph (The Big Short). Carlson responded to the casting news, saying, “I hope the true story is depicted.” The film will center on Roger Ailes, former founder and Chairman and CEO of Fox News, who was forced to resign in 2016 following sexual harassment allegations surrounding his female colleagues, including Carlson and Kelly. The women who worked amid the toxic culture at Fox News played an instrumental role in Ailes demise. Jim Cooper/AP Ailes acted as a former media consultant for Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush prior his resignation from Fox, and in 2016 he served as an advisor to President Donald Trump. Months later, the prominent figure passed away. Former Fox Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes Dead at 77 Kidman is currently working on the second season of Big Little Lies, for which she recently took home an Emmy, and will next appear in Aquaman and Boy Erased.