‘The Help’s Jessica Chastain To Star On Broadway In ‘The Heiress’

COMMENTS (8)

• I like Jessica Chastain and think she’s very talented, but it’s always disheartening to see one of the few roles actually written for a plain girl go to a pretty girl. We have so little. Yes, I know, if she can play the part well, it shouldn’t be an issue, but it’s not like a director is ever going to say, “This character is described as stunningly beautiful, but this ugly girl did a fantastic audition. Let’s give it to her.”

  Comment by Skippy — Thursday January 5, 2012 @ 11:13am PST  Reply to this post

  • Oh, and yes, I did realize how pathetic and self-pitying I sound.

    Comment by Skippy — Thursday January 5, 2012 @ 12:28pm PST  Reply to this post

  • The Plain = the last group that Hollywood can still discriminate against without fear. Even the ugly get parts (see Paul Giamatti) but never the lowly Plain.

    Comment by twist — Thursday January 5, 2012 @ 2:04pm PST  Reply to this post

• This woman is absolutely lovely!

  Comment by pets — Thursday January 5, 2012 @ 11:24am PST  Reply to this post

• Having just spent four hours getting my hair straightened, colored, cut and highlighted, welcome to the reality that the difference between “lovely” and “plain” has a lot more to do with cosmetic ministrations than nature. Jessica Chastain will “plain up” just fine with her face scrubbed and hair pulled back into a spinsterly bun. And I will be first in line to buy tickets to see this exceptionally accomplished actress play such a great role!

  Comment by Margaret Mary — Thursday January 5, 2012 @ 11:51am PST  Reply to this post

• she’s too pretty for the part.

  Comment by fanzango — Thursday January 5, 2012 @ 1:03pm PST  Reply to this post

• Without doubt the most stunningly gorgeous young actress working in Hollywood. I don’t normally go gaga for celebrities I don’t know personally, but in her case I’ll make an exception. Jessica Chastain – you are perfection personified. How about a date?!

  Comment by Jon — Friday January 6, 2012 @ 7:40am PST  Reply to this post

• Amy Adams passed.

  Comment by uh... — Sunday January 8, 2012 @ 11:34am PST  Reply to this post