Jessica Chastain

Jessica Chastain Joins Emma Stone & Charlie Hunnam on del Toro’s ‘Crimson Peak’

Guillermo del Toro is finalizing the guest list for his haunted-house thriller “Crimson Peak” as Jessica Chastain is final negotiations to co-star in the Legendary Pictures movie.

She joins Benedict Cumberbatch, Emma Stone and Charlie Hunnam with Guillermo del Toro set to direct. Plot details are unknown at this time as del Toro and Lucinda Coxon work through a rewrite on a script del Toro and Matthew Robins originally penned.

“Crimson Peak” will reteam Chastain with del Toro, who exec produced the horror film “Mama,” in which she starred.
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Watch Jessica Chastain's Audition For Lena Dunham's Girls

At first glance, you might not think that the War on Terror drama Zero Dark Thirty and edgy HBO sitcom Girls have very much in common, aside from both centering on a female protagonists. But as both are also directed (predominantly) by women, and offer controversial portrayals of contemporary women and the worlds they live and work in, there are actually some unexpected areas of crossover. Source URL: http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Watch-Jessica-Chastain-Audition-Lena-Dunham-Girls-36169.html

'Zero Dark Thirty's' Jessica Chastain on women defined by work

It didn't dawn on Jessica Chastain until after she saw "Zero Dark Thirty" that her character in the film, a driven CIA agent named Maya, had a few things in common with the movie's director, Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow.

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Exclusive Video: Jessica Chastain on 'Zero Dark Thirty'

Jessica Chastain discusses her Oscar-nominated role in 'Zero Dark Thirty' with the L.A. Times' Glenn Whipp.

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Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell & Samantha Morton To Star In 'Miss Julie'

During press conference for "Mama" reporters asked what was next for the "Zero Dark Thirty" actress. "It hasn't been announced but it might be a Strindberg thing. It hasn't been announced yet," she said. Being that many of us understand what that means, we asked, does that mean the adaptation of "Miss Julie" that Ingmar Bergman's muse Liv Ullmann was scheduled to direct? And yes, Chastain essentially confirmed with a physical gesture.
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'Mama': A Good Old-Fashioned Horror Movie

In an age of werewolves, hormonal vampires and endless sequels, horror movies have lost some edge. But Mama, starring Jessica Chastain, is an entertaining step in the right — which is to say backward — direction.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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Jessica Chastain: Kathryn Bigelow's Snub 'An Arrow In My Heart'

Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain felt like she had been shot through the heart after learning director Kathryn Bigelow had missed out on a Best Director Academy Award nomination for their gritty dram...

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'Argo,' 'Silver Linings Playbook' win at Critics Choice

(Reuters) - Ben Affleck's Iran hostage drama "Argo," "Lincoln" star Daniel Day-Lewis and "Zero Dark Thirty"'s Jessica Chastain were among big winners at the Critics Choice Movie Awards on Thursday, taking honors for best picture, actor and actress, with Affleck nabbing the prize for best director.

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'Argo,' 'Silver Linings' win at Critics' Choice

Ben Affleck, snubbed by Oscar nominations earlier Thursday, named best director.

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