The first trailer for the biopic "I, Tonya" is finally out, showing Margot Robbie excessively transformed as former figure skater Tonya Harding.
The dark comedy shows Harding's journey from an underprivileged schoolgirl to one of North America's best figure skaters, and finally her ultimate disgrace.
"America. They want someone to love, and they want someone to hate," opens Robbie in the teaser, which shows her smoking a cigarette before hitting the rink.
"And the haters always say 'Tonya, tell the truth.' There's no such thing as truth. I mean it's bull—," the teaser continues. Looks like this last bit is in relation to the incident that almost landed her in jail and cost her career.
Back in 1994, Harding had a fierce rivalry with fellow figure skater Nancy Kerrigan (Caitlin Carver). One day after practice, Kerrigan was attacked and brutally clubbed just below the knee, preventing her from competing in the U.S. national championships. Harding placed first in that competition, earning her a spot in the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. Despite this, Kerrigan was included in the Olympic team and even ended up winning a silver medal.
Later on, it was revealed that Harding's husband, Jeff Gillooly (Sebastian Stan), ordered the attack on Kerrigan. Harding pleaded guilty to conspiring to prevent the prosecution of the attackers and was stripped of her 1994 championship title and banned for life by the U.S. Figure Skating Association.
Vogue reported that there was a lot of prosthetics and contouring involved to transform the 27-year-old actress into the former skating star, noting that she had to portray Harding in between the ages of 15 and 44.
Robbie, who had to practice five days a week for four months for the role, said she got a little help from the real Harding, who personally offered to train her.
"Look, I was really amazed when I met her. She was so sweet. People obviously never associate that word with Tonya Harding, and I'm glad I got to meet her," she said in an interview with News.com.au.
Directed by Craig Gillespie and written by Steven Rogers, "I, Tonya" premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last month. It will hit U.S. theaters on Dec. 8.
