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Culture August 21, 2019

Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman are unrecognizable as Megyn Kelly, Gretchen Carlson in 1st 'Bombshell' trailer

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You have to see it with your own eyes, but Charlize Theron and Nicole Kidman have absolutely transformed for the new film, "Bombshell."

"BOMBSHELL is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; Fox News, and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it," the official description reads, alongside the first teaser trailer.

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The 85-second clip is more of an introduction to the women, Theron as Megyn Kelly, Kidman as Gretchen Carlson.

The power duo gather in an elevator, alongside Margot Robbie, who plays a fictional character, and the silence is deafening.

(MORE: Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie to join Charlize Theron in Fox News movie)

Check out the thrilling clip above and the movie when it's out on Dec. 20.

Roger Ailes, who died in 2017, was forced to resign in 2016 after Carlson accused him of sexual harassment in a lawsuit. Other women at Fox News, including Kelly, also said Ailes sexually harassed them during his tenure at the cable news channel.

"Bombshell" also stars John Lithgow as Roger Ailes, Connie Britton as Beth Ailes, Allison Janney and Kate McKinnon.