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Jessica Chastain wraps filming on It: Chapter Two

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Jessica Chastain has taken to Instagram to announce that she has wrapped filming on New Line Cinema’s horror sequel It: Chapter Two, next year’s follow-up to the blockbuster Stephen King adaptation. It: Chapter Two reunites Chastain with her Mama director Andy Muschietti; she is playing the adult version of Beverly Marsh, and is joined in […]

Director Matthew Newton exits Jessica Chastain action thriller Eve due to backlash

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Actress Jessica Chastain came in for criticism this past week when it was announced that she had signed on to produce and star in Eve, an action-thriller from writer-director Matthew Newton. Newton has a long history of domestic violence and alleged assault allegations, and given Chastain’s involvement with the Time’s Up campaign and #MeToo movement, […]

Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne circling thriller The Good Nurse

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Deadline has reported that Jessica Chastain (Interstellar) and Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) are close to finalizing deals to star in the serial killer thriller The Good Nurse. The film is based on Charles Greaber’s novel and has been adapted by Krysty Wilson-Cairns (Penny Dreadful) with Tobias Lindholm (A Hijacking) making his English-language feature film […]

Jessica Chastain to produce and star in action thriller Eve

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Jessica Chastain has signed on to produce and star in Eve, an action-thriller from writer director Matthew Newton (Who We Are Now), Variety has revealed. Matthew is wonderfully adept at crafting complex and relatable characters,” reads a statement from Chastain and her prodcuing partner Kelly Carmichael of Freckle Films. “We’ve been fans of his work and are […]

Jessica Chastain shares It: Chapter Two ‘passing of the red balloon’ picture

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With filming well underway on Andy Muscheitti’s It: Chapter Two, we’re starting to see more and more pictures emerge from the Derry stand pipe, and Jessica Chastain has just shared a rather  nice one via her Twitter account. The snap (created by @shaunwatson87) shows the cross generational iterations of Beverly Marsh – Chastain and Sophia Lillis […]

It: Chapter Two Comic-Con footage description floats online

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It isn’t just Jason Momoa’s Aquaman emerging from the water at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, because one of the first big panels of 2018’s event was to herald the return of Pennywise the Clown from the murky sewers below Derry, as IT: Chapter 2 showcased some footage from the blockbuster sequel. SEE ALSO: […]

James McAvoy shares It: Chapter Two set photos as Jessica Chastain teases Beverly Marsh transformation

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With filming now underway on It: Chapter Two, the follow-up to last year’s smash hit Stephen King adaptation, new cast member James McAvoy – who is portraying the adult Bill Denbrough – has taken to Instagram to tease the horror sequel with some behind-the-scenes polaroids featuring co-stars Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa and James Ransone, and […]

Teach Grant and Jess Wiexler join It: Chapter Two as Henry Bowers and Audra Phillips

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As It: Chapter Two continues its Toronto production, Variety has revealed two additional castings to the film in fairly important major roles, with Teach Grant (Altered Carbon) and Jess Wiexler (Chained for Life) the latest to join the horror sequel. Grant will portray the adult Henry Bowers, the bully to The Losers back in their teenage years. […]

Universal secures rights to Jessica Chastain’s all-star female spy thriller 355

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Last week Jessica Chastain spoke passionately about taking her idea for spy-thriller 355 to sell at the Cannes Film Festival. Now Deadline is reporting that the film has been bought by Universal Pictures for a whopping $20 million. Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Dark Phoenix) is set to direct 355, “a large-scale espionage film” that will feature […]

Jessica Chastain, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Fan Bingbing and Lupita Nyong’o set for spy thriller 355

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Deadline is reporting that Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Dark Phoenix) is set to direct 355, “a large-scale espionage film” starring Jessica Chastain (Molly’s Game), Marion Cotillard (Allied), Penelope Cruz (Murder on the Orient Express), Fan Bingbing (X-Men: Days of Future Past) and Lupita Nyong’o (Black Panther). The star-studded female ensemble has been written by Theresa Rebeck […]