Academy Award Winning Actress Jessica Chastain he’s been in a bunch of great movies and series, including Dark Zero Thirty, The tree of Life, Molly’s game, Scenes from a wedding, George and Tammy, The good nurseand his Academy Award-winning role in Tammy Faye’s eyes. But of all the various parts she’s brought to life, the one she’d like to revisit most is Celia Foote’s The help. She played a sweet woman who was gossiped about by the women in town as she struggled with miscarriages and tried to succeed as a wife and would-be mother in the 1960s Deep South. Her only friend in the film was her maid, Minny Jackson, played by Octavia Spencerwho won his Oscar for this role.
In a recent interview with EW, Chastain opened up about her desire to return to the role alongside Spencer, saying:
“You know who I think about all the time, and I just wish I could play her [again]? Celia Foote. I just want to do something, Celia and Minny, and see what happened. You know they ended up living together and raising the kid together, they were best friends,” Chastain explains. “How awesome would that movie be? I loved her and I had to be a little silly.”
Though both characters have gone through sad circumstances, Chastain says she felt “so happy” playing Celia among the film’s stellar cast, which also included Viola Davis, Emma Stone, Allison Janney, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sissy Spacek, Leslie JordanAND Cicilia Tyson.
Chastain continued:
“A lot of my characters I feel like I got to experience a lot. Celia, it was such a deep dive for me. I really pitched that character and I couldn’t pull a lot of material, because I was a supporting part of that story.” This is a character I wish I could revisit.
In addition to landing her a role in a hit that ultimately grossed $169 million at the domestic box office, Chastain’s performance as Celia earned her her first Academy Award nomination. She would later be nominated again the following year for her starring role in Dark Zero Thirty before winning Best Actress nearly a decade later for Tammy Faye’s eyes.
She was amazing in that role and I’d love to see her do it again. It probably won’t happen, but we can dream.
by Jessica Fisher
Source: Geek Tyrant
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