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Rumour: Jessica Chastain portraying Miss Sinister in X-Men: Dark Phoenix

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Before her casting was officially announced, all rumours pointed towards Jessica Chastain taking on the role of Lilandra, Empress of the Shi’ar Empire, in the next chapter of Fox’s X-Men franchise, X-Men: Dark Phoenix.Chastain subsequently denied these rumours, while the first official image revealed her character was “an otherworldly shapeshifter”, leading to speculation that she […]

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 […]

Jessica Chastain has been cut from Xavier Dolan’s The Death and Life of John F. Donovan

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Bad news for Jessica Chastain fans looking forward to Xavier Dolan’s The Death and Life of John F. Donovan, as the filmmaker has announced on Instagram that Chastain’s character has been completely cut from the film.“What you need to hear from me is that Jessica Chastain’s character, after what was a long period of reflection, […]

The Help duo Jessica Chastain and Octavia Spencer to reunite for road trip comedy

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The Help co-stars Jessica Chastain and Octavia Spencer will be reuniting on the big screen for an upcoming Christmas-themed comedy, Variety reports.While the film has yet to be given a title, release date or official plot details, it is being compared to 1987’s John Candy and Steve Martin-led road trip classic, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, in that […]

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 […]

Movie Review – Molly’s Game (2017)

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Molly’s Game, 2017.Directed by Aaron Sorkin. Starring Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Chris O’Dowd, Jeremy Strong and Graham Greene.SYNOPSIS: Molly Bloom comes from a high-achieving family and becomes an Olympic skier but, when her luck runs out on the piste, she has to find another way of earning money and becomes involved in […]

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 […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix to focus on its female characters

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Last week we got our first look at X-Men: Dark Phoenix, the next – and possibly final, following Disney’s takeover of Fox – instalment of the X-Men franchise, and now we have some further details on the film thanks to writer-director Simon Kinberg, who has revealed to Entertainment Weekly that the movie will see a […]