Aubrey Plaza reveals she watched Fox News for Megalopolis

Aubrey Plaza She is currently promoting three projects – one in which she plays a witch, one in which she meets the younger version of herself, and one in which she plays a corrupt journalist. And for one of them, she watched “a lot of Fox News” for research purposes.

This project was Francis Ford Coppola decades-long passion project Megalopolisand Plaza appeared on The Daily Show on Tuesday to talk about how she prepared for her role as Wow Platinum. Plaza was questioned by the host Desi Lydian about working with Coppola and getting into her character, citing two former Fox News personalities to get a sense of how deeply Plaza immersed herself:

Lydic: Seriously, you play a morally corrupt journalist. How much Tucker Carlson Did you have to watch the footage to learn for this character?

Plaza: Seriously, I watched a lot of Fox News to research my role as a corrupt journalist. I did that.

Lydic: How much are your therapy bills now?

Plaza: High, very high.

Lydic also asked if Coppola called Plaza by her character's name:

Lydic: Did he call you by your character name “Wow Platinum” the whole time?

Plaza: Yes. He still does that.

Lydic: Was that confusing when he said, “Wow,” or did you say, “Are you calling my name or did I have a good shot?”

Plaza: No, I think it was helpful. We really agreed, he and I. …It didn't feel weird at all and still doesn't when he calls me “Wow.” I just slip right back in and do that, and then I slip back out.

Lydic: Just start spreading conspiracy theories Megyn Kelly.

Tucker Carlson left Fox News about 18 months ago and Kelly has been doing her own podcasts and YouTube shows for years.

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