Watts cast in series on former Fox News head

Actress Naomi Watts has been cast as host Gretchen Carlson in a limited series about former Fox News head Roger Ailes.Watts is joining previously announced cast member Russell Crowe, who will play Ailes, reported variety.com.Carlson rose to prominence over a decade ago at Fox News, first as a co-anchor at Fox and Friends before going on to anchor her own show, The Real Story. She then became the first of multiple women to file a sexual harassment suit against Ailes after leaving Fox News.The series is based on Gabriel Sherman’s bestselling book The Loudest Voice in the Room.Sherman co-wrote the first episode of the series with Spotlight writer and director Tom McCarthy. – IANS