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Jessica Chastain Back In ‘Iron Man 3′ Talks

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday April 23, 2012 @ 5:02pm PDTTags: Iron Man 3, Jessica Chastain, Robert Downey Jr.
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: I’m told that Jessica Chastain is back in the mix to play a starring role opposite Robert Downey Jr in Iron Man 3. The role is a sexy scientist every bit as smart as Tony Stark. Chastain, who last year starred in The Tree of Life, The Help, Take Shelter and The Debt, was originally offered the role but it looked like she was going to be preoccupied making a movie with Joel Edgerton and Samantha Morton. I think that movie was The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby. She also had scheduling issues involving the Kathryn Bigelow-directed Sony Pictures film about the hunt for Osama Bin Laden.

Marvel then began lining up meetings with actresses like Diane Kruger, Gemma Arterton and Isla Fisher. But all that has changed as Chastain’s movie has been pushed, the Bin Laden scheduling was worked out, and it looks like she’s going to get the role after all. She will join Downey, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, and potentially Guy Pearce and Ben Kingsley in the third installment of the Iron Man trilogy, this one directed by Shane Black. Chastain is repped by CAA and Mosaic.

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David Strathairn Joins Jessica Chastain In Broadway’s ‘The Heiress’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday March 15, 2012 @ 11:02am PDTTags: Broadway, David Strathairn, Jessica Chastain, The Heiress
Mike Fleming

Producers Paula Wagner, Roy Furman and Stephanie P. McClelland are announcing today that Academy Award® nominee and Emmy® Award winner David Strathairn will play “Dr. Austin Sloper” opposite Academy Award® nominee Jessica Chastain who will play “Catherine Sloper” in

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OSCARS: Jessica Chastain – ‘The Help’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Saturday February 18, 2012 @ 9:45am PSTTags: Awardsline, Jessica Chastain, Oscars, The Help

Has anyone submitted Jessica Chastain to the Guinness Book of World Records? She must have set a record this year for an actor making her feature film debut (The Tree Of Life) and following it up with the most films ever — seven! — to come out in the following six months (Chastain actually shot 11 movies in the last four years). One of two nominees for Best Supporting Actress in The Help (the other is Octavia Spencer), Chastain spoke on the phone from Morocco with AwardsLine contributor Ari Karpel about the whirlwind she’s been on, working with Terrence Malick, and her politely expressed disdain for the lack of roles that aren’t “the wife.”

AWARDSLINE: Considering how prolific you are, I imagine you’re not in Marrakech on vacation.
CHASTAIN: You know what? It is my vacation! I was in Toronto, shooting a movie called Mama, produced by Guillermo del Toro. It was a very long shoot and we were working through weekends, and I finished on Thursday and went straight to the airport to come to Marrakech. This is the first time this year I’m not going somewhere to film something or promote something. I’m with my best friend, Jess, and I’m sitting on the jury of the Marrakech [International] Film Festival, which is so exciting. I don’t really do beach vacations so this is kind of a typical vacation for me — I get to go see movies and talk about them. Read More »

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Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton To Star In Double Feature

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday February 2, 2012 @ 1:23pm PSTTags: Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Myriad Pictures, The Disappearance Of Eleanor Rigby
Mike Fleming

Thursday, February 2, 2012 – Santa Monica…. Academy Award®-nominee Jessica Chastain (The Help, The Tree of Life) and Joel Edgerton (Warrior, Wish You Were Here) have signed on to star in a double-feature film project for Myriad Pictures: The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: His and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Hers.

The love story explores a New York City couple’s relationship during a difficult time in their marriage, from the different perspective of the husband, (Edgerton), a restaurant owner, and of the wife (Chastain), who goes back to college. Academy Award® ‐ winner and 5-time nominee William Hurt (The Kiss of the Spider Woman, Syriana) is in discussion to join the cast.

Ned Benson (In Defiance of Gravity) wrote the two scripts and will direct both films. Cassandra Kulukundis (A Late Quartet, In Defiance of Gravity) is producing. Kulukundis is also Casting Director (There Will Be Blood, Shattered Glass).

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Kathryn Bigelow’s Bin Laden Movie Looking To Add Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong And Edgar Ramirez To Killer Cast

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday January 5, 2012 @ 4:32pm PSTTags: Bin Laden, Edgar Ramirez, Jessica Chastain, Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Mark Strong
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: While the Republicans keep kicking Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal’s Bin Laden movie around like a political football, Annapurna Pictures and Sony Pictures are ready to get the mission underway. I’m told that Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong and Edgar … Read More »

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

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday January 5, 2012 @ 10:00am PSTTags: Broadway, Jessica Chastain, The Heiress
Mike Fleming

BREAKING: After wrapping up a year that saw her turn in lauded performances in the films The Help, Tree of Life, Take Shelter and The Debt, Jessica Chastain is now turning her sights on Broadway. She will star in The … Read More »

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Jessica Chastain, Howard Shore To Be Feted By Palm Springs Film Festival

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday December 28, 2011 @ 12:47pm PSTTags: Jessica Chastain, Palm Springs International Film Festival

Jessica Chastain will be honored with the Spotlight Award and composer Howard Shore will receive the Frederick Loewe Music Award at the 23rd annual Palm Springs International Film Festival. Chastain will be recognized for her roles in The Help, … Read More »

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UPDATE: ‘The Artist’ Is NY Film Critics Circle Best Picture; Meryl Streep Best Actress For ‘Iron Lady’, Brad Pitt Best Actor

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday November 29, 2011 @ 10:17am PSTTags: Aaron Sorkin, Albert Brooks, Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain, Michel Hazanavicius, Steven Zaillian, The Artist, The Tree of Life

New York Film Critics Jump The Gun, Unveil New November Awards Voting Date

The NY Film Critics Circle has just bestowed its Best Picture award for 2011 to Michel Hazanavicius’ black-and-white silent film The Artist, putting the Weinstein Co drama … Read More »

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Brits Dominate BAFTA’s Orange Rising Star Longlist

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Sunday November 27, 2011 @ 2:45pm PSTTags: BAFTA Awards, Chris Hemsworth, Chris O'Dowd, Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston

The longlist for BAFTA’s 2012 Orange Rising Star Award has been announced. The group is made up of 4 Brits, 2 Americans, an Irishman and an Aussie who are seen as the hottest up-and-comers of the year – though some … Read More »

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Castings: Jessica Chastain Joins Tom Cruise In Apocalyptic Drama; Eric Bana Is ‘Brilliant’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday September 26, 2011 @ 5:28pm PDTTags: Disney, Eric Bana, Film Castings, Jessica Chastain, Lakeshore Entertainment, Oblivion

Jessica Chastain will star with Tom Cruise in the untitled Universal film that Tron: Legacy helmer Joseph Kosinski will direct. The film was developed at Disney under Oblivion and retitled Horizons, but the sci-fi action film is currently untitled. Cruise … Read More »

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Nicolaj Coster-Waldau Lands Male Lead In Universal’s ‘Mama’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday September 12, 2011 @ 1:08pm PDTTags: Guillermo Del Toro, Jessica Chastain, Universal Pictures

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has been cast opposite Jessica Chastain in Mama, the horror film that Guillermo del Toro is producing for Universal. Coster-Waldau, who currently plays Jamie Lannister on HBO’s Game of Thrones and is in Toronto for his film Headhunters, … Read More »

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Hot Trailer: ‘Texas Killing Fields’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday August 19, 2011 @ 7:59am PDTTags: Chloe Moretz, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jessica Chastain, Michael Mann, Sam Worthington
Mike Fleming

A trailer has been released for Texas Killing Fields, the drama that is directed by Ami Canaan Mann and produced by Michael Mann. The gritty drama stars Sam Worthington, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chloe Moretz and Jessica Chastain. A New York and local detective team to investigate a series of murders.  … Read More »

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UK Actress Ruth Wilson In Talks For Female Lead In Disney’s ‘Lone Ranger’

By PATRICK HIPES, Managing Editor | Tuesday July 12, 2011 @ 3:49pm PDTTags: Abbie Cornish, Armie Hammer, Film Casting, Gore Verbinski, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jessica Chastain, Johnny Depp, Lone Ranger, Ruth Wilson, Walt Disney Co

EXCLUSIVE: Ruth Wilson is in negotiations to play the female lead in Disney’s Lone Ranger, the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced film that stars Armie Hammer as the Masked Man and Johnny Depp as Tonto. Details of her role are sketchy, but it … Read More »

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Fox Searchlight’s ‘Tree Of Life’ Release Branches Out To UK

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday June 7, 2011 @ 1:06pm PDTTags: Bill Pohlad, Brad Pitt, Fox Searchlight, Jessica Chastain, Nancy Utley, Sean Penn, Stephen Gilula, Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: After opening Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life in the U.S., Fox Searchlight presidents Nancy Utley and Stephen Gilula have acquired the U.K. rights to the film from Bill Pohlad’s River Road Entertainment, which financed the film. They’ve dated … Read More »

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CANNES: ‘Take Shelter’ Wins Critics Week Prize, ‘The Giants’ And ‘Breathing’ Win Directors’ Fortnight

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday May 20, 2011 @ 12:20pm PDTTags: Cannes, Cannes Film Festival, Directors' Fortnight, Jeff Nichols, Jessica Chastain, Michael Shannon, Take Shelter
Mike Fleming

While the big Cannes Film Festival awards get handed out this weekend, Take Shelter, the Jeff Nichols-directed Michael Shannon-Jessica Chastain drama, took the Grand Prix Nespresso, the top prize at Cannes Critics Week. Sony Pictures Classics bought the film before … Read More »

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CANNES: Q&A With Bill Pohlad, Producer And Financier Of Terrence Malick’s ‘The Tree Of Life’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday May 16, 2011 @ 1:52am PDTTags: Bill Pohlad, Bob Berney, Brad Pitt, Cannes, Fox Searchlight, Jessica Chastain, River Road, Sean Penn, Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Mike Fleming

What a difference a year makes. On the eve of 2010 Cannes, Bill Pohlad’s plan to build Apparition into a powerhouse specialty film distributor was dashed by Bob Berney’s stunning decision to take an out in his contract, just as … Read More »

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CANNES: Halfway With Major Contenders

By PETE HAMMOND | Sunday May 15, 2011 @ 6:12pm PDTTags: Cannes, Cannes Film Festival, Harvey Weinstein, Jessica Chastain, Take Shelter, The Artist, The Tree of Life, The Weinstein Company
Pete Hammond

Harvey Weinstein’s little gamble may just pay off. After this morning’s very warmly received 8:30 AM press screening of The Artist, a black-and-white silent movie from French director Michel Hazanavicius, some in the media here were starting to predict Palme … Read More »

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Al Pacino Brings ‘Wild Salome’ To Venice, Will Receive Glory To The Filmmaker Prize

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday May 4, 2011 @ 2:00am PDTTags: Al Pacino, Jessica Chastain, Sylvester Stallone, Takeshi Kitano, Venice International Film Festival
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: If you’re an Al Pacino fan and are attending the Venice International Film Festival, circle Sunday, Sept. 4 on your calendar. On that day, Pacino will be awarded the Jaeger-Le … Read More »

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Berlin Day 3: FilmNation Takes ‘Shelter’; ATO Buys ‘The Woman In the Fifth’

By TIM ADLER in London | Saturday February 12, 2011 @ 8:41am PSTTags: 61st Berlin Film Festival, 61st Berlin Film Festival Deals, Berlin Film Festival, Blue Lake Entertainment, Ethan Hawke, FilmNation, Jessica Chastain, John Carpenter, Michael Shannon, Movie Deals, Movies, Sony Pictures Classics, Take Shelter, The Ward

FilmNation has taken overseas rights to Jeff Nichols’ Take Shelter, which Sony Pictures Classics bought early on at the Sundance Film Festival. Michael Shannon stars opposite Jessica Chastain as a man haunted by his dreams who obsessively starts building a storm shelter in his backyard. But what he can’t tell … Read More »

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