She earned Hollywood’s respect with a visceral performance which saw her pack on 30 pounds (14 kg) and render herself unrecognisable with makeup and prosthetics to play the unappealing murderer. “She is the most fearless actor I’ve ever worked with, and probably the most fearless human being I’ve ever met,” said Jason Reitman, who directed Theron in Young Adult and Tully. Next month Theron appears in another transformative role – as former TV anchor Megyn Kelly in Bombshell, which depicts the downfall of Fox News co-founder Roger Ailes after a sexual harassment scandal. “When I read (the script) it felt like it was part of a conversation that was happening now. And that to me, felt really important,” she said. In contrast, her 2005 turn as a miner who files the United States’ first class-action sexual harassment lawsuit in North Country came at a time when Hollywood turned a blind eye to such issues.
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