Jessica Chastain, Aaron Sorkin, & Anne Hathaway Defend Succession’s Jeremy Strong Over 'Distorted’ Viral Profile

The New Yorker is responding to all of the backlash surrounding their recent profile on Jeremy Strong.

New Yorker profile, with celebs like Anne Hathaway and Adam McKay calling the Emmy and SAG Award-winner on his “powerful intelligence and extraordinary sensitivity.”Strong was the subject of a lengthy and revealing New Yorker profile earlier this week that dug deep into his biography and career… and also provoked astonishingly intense, heavily divided reactions from Strong’s fans and friends, with some even declaring the profile a hit piece.Brian Cox, who plays Strong’s father on the HBO series,

Succession’s Jeremy Strong. The story in The New Yorker provided an entertaining if not somewhat troubling look at the actor’s eccentric approach to getting into character.

Anne Hathaway is the latest star to speak out with support for Jeremy Strong after his acting method was criticized on social media.

Succession actor Jeremy Strong following a divisive profile in The New Yorker.Speaking about playing Kendall Roy in the HBO series, Strong said: “To me, the stakes are life and death. I take him as seriously as I take my own life.”Those claims were backed up in the article – written by Michael Schulman – by Strong’s co-star Brian Cox, who said: “I just worry about what (Strong) does to himself.

The New Yorker, slamming the piece as a “distorted picture” in a lengthy statement posted online. “After reading Michael Schulman’s profile of Jeremy Strong — a profile in which I participated — I wanted to speak up,” Sorkin wrote.

Aaron Sorkin is speaking out after reading the New Yorker profile on Jeremy Strong.

Aaron Sorkin posted an open letter today disputing what he calls the “distorted picture” of actor Jeremy Strong created by a recent New Yorker profile. Strong is currently receiving raves for his work on HBO’s Succession, to which the profile is pegged.

Jeremy Strong’s approach to acting has his co-star worried.

Brian Cox is speaking out in response to the viral New Yorker profile on his Succession co-star Jeremy Strong.

Jessica Chastain is standing up for Jeremy Strong.

“The Big Short.” “Molly’s Game.” “The Gentlemen.” “Masters of Sex.” “The Trial of the Chicago 7.” “Succession.” This isn’t just a listing of some of the most interesting films and TV shows of the last 5 years. Instead, this is just a sampling of the filmography of Jeremy Strong, who is easily one of the most intriguing actors working today.

Jessica Chastain is not only one of the best actors working today, she is also one who chooses really interesting projects to work on. Earlier this year, she appeared as Tammy Faye Bakker in the biopic “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” where she is almost unrecognizable as the infamous televangelist.

The New Yorker published an article by journalist Michael Schulman titled On Succession, Jeremy Strong doesn’t get the joke.The piece features quotes from his Succession co-stars Brian Cox and Kieran Culkin, who both discuss Strong’s very serious approach to his character, Kendall Roy.Cox, who plays Logan Roy, said: “The result that Jeremy gets is always pretty tremendous. I just worry about what he does to himself.