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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 […]

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 (Catwoman, […]

First trailer for Woman Walks Ahead starring Jessica Chastain

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The first trailer and a new poster have arrived online for the upcoming biographical drama Woman Walks Ahead. Directed by Susanna White, the film stars Jessica Chastain as artist and activist Catherine Weldon, Michael Greyeyes as Lakota Sioux chief Sitting Bull, and Sam Rockwell as Colonel Silas Grove; take a look below…Based on true events, […]

The Big Sick helmer to direct Jessica Chastain and Octavia Spencer in Christmas-themed comedy

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Back in January it was announced that The Help co-stars Jessica Chastain and Octavia Spencer are to reunite on a new Christmas-themed comedy, and now comes word from Variety that Michael Showalter (The Big Sick) has signed on to direct the project as his next movie.Based on a treatment from Chastain and Kelly Carmichael, and […]

Deadpool 2 helmer David Leitch to direct Jake Gyllenhaal in The Division

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Back in June 2016 it was announced that Jake Gyllenhaal had signed on to produce and star in an adaptation of Ubisoft’s hit video game Tom Clancy’s The Division, and now comes word that the project has found a director.Variety is reporting that David Leitch – co-director of John Wick, and director on the upcoming […]

Jessica Chastain’s X-Men: Dark Phoenix character name revealed

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When Jessica Chastain was first announced as being in talks for 20th Century Fox’s X-Men: Dark Phoenix, initial reports claimed that she would be portraying the character of Lilandra, Empress of the Shi’ar Empire.However, Chastain subsequently denied the report, with later rumours then suggesting that she’ll be portraying a Skrull character. That seemed to have […]

New images from X-Men: Dark Phoenix arrive online

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Empire has revealed four new images in its latest issue for the next instalment in the X-Men movie franchise, X-Men: Dark Phoenix featuring Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), Scott Summers/Cyclops (Tye Sheridan), Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto (Michael Fassbender), Charles Xavier (James McAvoy), and Jessica Chastain in her unrevealed role; check them out here…SEE ALSO: X-Men: Dark Phoenix to focus […]

Movie Review – Molly’s Game (2017)

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Molly’s Game, 2017.Written and Directed by Aaron Sorkin. Starring Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Bill Camp, Brian d’Arcy James, Chris O’Dowd, J.C. MacKenzie, Jeremy Strong, Samantha Isler, Jon Bass, Justin Kirk, and Graham Greene.SYNOPSIS:The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world’s most exclusive high-stakes poker game and […]

First-look images from X-Men: Dark Phoenix

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Following o from its cover reveal, EW has now posted a batch of first-look images from next year’s X-Men sequel X-Men: Dark Phoenix, which includes shots of Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), Professor X (James McAvoy), Nightcrawler (Kodi Smit-McPhee), Cyclops (Tye Sheridan), Storm (Alexandra Shipp), Magneto (Michael Fassbender), director Simon Kinberg and Jessica Chastain’s […]

Jessica Chastain, Aaron Sorkin and Molly Bloom discuss Molly’s Game in new featurette

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STX Entertainment has released a new featurette for Molly’s Game, which sees star Jessica Chastain, writer-director Aaron Sorkin and the real Molly Bloom discussing the biopic of the Hollywood poker princess; check it out here…SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Molly’s Game herehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW7tcIrUEqAMOLLY’S GAME is based on the true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class […]