Russell Crowe rocks a prosthetic stomach while filming scenes in a Roger Ailes costume for The Loudest Voice In The Room
He has been cast as Roger Ailes in the upcoming TV series, The Loudest Voice In The Room.
And on Thursday, Russell Crowe was spotted filming scenes from the show while rocking a prosthetic belly in New York City.
The 54-year-old actor was unrecognizable as he was seen rocking a fat suit while filming in Times Square.
In character: Russell Crowe was seen filming scenes for the show while rocking a prosthetic belly Thursday afternoon in NYC
Russell was in full costume to play the late Fox News CEO. He was wearing a full suit with a plaid tie.
The Oscar winner wore dark pants with a matching jacket, adding a button-up top and wire-frame glasses.
Russell is later seen at a payphone for more scenes.
The star also took a break to retouch his makeup before returning to the set.
Humorous: The 54-year-old actor was seen unrecognizable as he was seen protesting in the greasy suit during filming in Times Square
ready! hiring! an act! The Oscar winner wore dark pants with a matching jacket, adding a button-up top and wire-frame glasses.
Touch up: The star also took a break to retouch his makeup before returning to the set
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.
In disguise: The Academy Award winner (pictured in October) donned a full prosthetic bodysuit to complete his look on an upcoming TV series from Showtime Tuesday.
Filming: Russell is later seen at a payphone for more scenes
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.
Next up: Russell was in full costume to play the late Fox News CEO; He was wearing a full suit with a plaid tie
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.
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.
