Outside the Box [Office] and Lionsgate invite you and a guest to attend a special screening of
 

Bombshell

About the Guest

JAY ROACH (Director, Producer, SCA Alumnus)

Jay Roach produced and directed 2019’s Bombshell, starring Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie and John Lithgow. The film, financed and released by Bron Studios and Lionsgate, was nominated for two Golden Globes and two Academy Awards for acting by Charlize Theron and Margot Robbie. It also won an Oscar for best make-up and hairstyling.

Roach also produced and directed Game Change, for HBO, which won three Golden Globes and five Emmy’s -- including one for directing -- and a Peabody Award.  He produced and directed Recount for HBO -- nominated for eleven Emmys, and won three – and All the Way, also for HBO, which was nominated for eight Emmys.

In 2015 he directed the feature film Trumbo, starring Bryan Cranston, Helen Mirren, and Diane Lane.  Cranston was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his performance as Dalton Trumbo.

Roach’s career began in feature comedies. His first film was Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, which spawned two sequels The Spy Who Shagged Me, and Goldmember.   He also directed Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers,  Mystery Alaska, and The Campaign.

Beyond the films he directed, Roach actively produced Borat, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, and Sisters.

Before directing, Roach was a screenwriter in science fiction.  He co-wrote the pilot for the short-lived CBS series, Space Rangers in 1993.

Roach is married to Bangles singer, Susanna Hoffs and they have two adult children. He was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He graduated from Stanford University in 1980 and earned an MFA in film production from USC in 1986. Prior to directing, he taught cinematography and directing at USC, part-time, for six years.  

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Check-In & Reservations

This screening is free of charge and open to the public. Please bring a valid USC ID or print out of your reservation confirmation, which will automatically be sent to your e-mail account upon successfully making an RSVP through this website. Doors will open at 4:30 P.M.

All SCA screenings are OVERBOOKED to ensure seating capacity in the theater, therefore seating is not guaranteed based on RSVPs. The RSVP list will be checked in on a first-come, first-served basis until the theater is full. Once the theater has reached capacity, we will no longer be able to admit guests, regardless of RSVP status.

Parking

The USC School of Cinematic Arts is located at 900 W. 34th St., Los Angeles, CA 90007. Parking passes may be purchased for $14.00 at the USC Royal Street Entrance, located at the intersection of W. Jefferson Blvd. & Royal Street. We recommend the USC Royal Street Structure, at the far end of 34th Street. Limited street parking is also available along Jefferson Blvd.

Contact Information

Name: Matt Meier
Email: mmeier@cinema.usc.edu