Russell Crowe pushes his prosthetic belly under his tuxedo while filming Roger Ailes in The Loudest Voice In The Room
He’s playing Roger Ailes in the upcoming TV show, The Loudest Voice In The Room.
Russell Crowe has been spotted filming scenes for the Showtime series while rocking a prosthetic belly in New York City.
The 54-year-old actor was unrecognizable as he was seen in a classic suit outside the Fox News Building in Manhattan.
TRANSFORMER: Russell Crowe, 54, is seen filming scenes of Roger Ailes on the Showtime series while rocking a prosthetic belly in NYC
He is joined by Seth MacFarlane – who plays Brian Lewis – for some scenes.
One of them was holding the couple umbrellas as they stood in front of a hot dog cart.
Russell was in full costume to play the late Fox News CEO. He wore a full suit with a patterned tie before changing into a classic tuxedo.
The Oscar winner wore dark pants with a matching jacket, adding a button-up top and wire-frame glasses.
Unrecognizable: The actor was unrecognizable as he was seen in a classic suit outside the Fox News Building in Manhattan.
Dead contest: Russell looked like a disgraced CEO; Roger pictured in 2015
Production on the project, based on the book The Loudest Voice in the Room, began in New York City a few weeks ago.
Also starring will be Naomi Watts as Gretchen Carlson, Sienna Miller as Ailes’ wife Beth, and Simon McBurnie as Rupert Murdoch.
The new Showtime limited series will focus primarily on the last decade of Ailes’ life, including his downfall from Fox after a slew of women accused him of sexual harassment.
Co-star: Seth MacFarlane joins him in some scenes
The arrangement: In one scene, the couple are holding umbrellas while standing in front of a hot dog cart
It will also include flashbacks to define the events in Ailes’ life and will be told through multiple points of view.
“In many ways, the collision between media and politics has come to define the world we live in today,” said David Nevins, President and CEO of Showtime Networks. diverse.
We’ve seen this phenomenon portrayed on screen as far back as Charles Foster Kane’s story, and it finds contemporary embodiment in The Rise and Fall of Roger Ailes.
Dapper gent: The Oscar-winner donned dark pants with a matching jacket, adding a button-up and wire-frame glasses; Roger pictured in 2012
Getting Started: Production on the project, based on the book The Loudest Voice in the Room, began in New York City a few weeks ago
With Russell Crowe in the lead role, this limited series promises to be a defining story for the era.
Sherman wrote the first episode of the series with Tom McCarthy, who won an Academy Award for his screenplay for Spotlight.
The show marks Crowe’s first major foray into American television.
Star Power: “With Russell Crowe in the lead role, this limited series promises to be a defining story for the era”
The new Showtime limited series will focus primarily on the last decade of Ailes’ life, including his downfall from Fox after multiple women accused him of sexual harassment.
