Jessica Chastain Wants ‘The Help’ Sequel With Octavia Spencer, Says She Didn’t ‘Mine That Much Material’ in First Film as a Supporting Actor

Naman Ramachandran Mexican auteur Michel Franco’s latest film, “Memory,” starring Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard, world premieres in competition at the Venice Film Festival. The film is his third successive bow on the Lido after “New Order” (2020), which won the grand jury prize, and “Sundown” (2021). “Memory” follows Sylvia (Chastain), a social worker who leads a simple and structured life revolving around her daughter, her job and her AA meetings.

The stars are stepping out in style!

Adele has babies on the brain! The 35-year-old British chart topper recently helped out two of her fans during her Las Vegas residency show and revealed some personal information in the process. In videos circulating on TikTok over the weekend, Adele approaches a fan at her show who asks the «Easy on Me» singer to help her pick a name for her future daughter. «I really want to be a mom again soon, so every time I see a name I like, I write it down in my phone,» Adele reveals to the fan.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent It’s official: Adam Driver, Caleb Landry Jones, Mads Mikkelsen and Jessica Chastain are among the stars set to attend the upcoming Venice Film Festival. Following multiple unsourced reports, the festival has confirmed that Driver is expected on the Lido’s red carpet to promote Micheal Mann’s “Ferrari,” in which he plays the titular character, Italian car racing pioneer Enzo Ferrari; Landry Jones is coming for Luc Besson’s “Dogman”; Mikkelsen will make the trek for Danish director Nikolaj Arcel’s “The Promised Land” and Chastain for Mexican auteur Michel Franco’s “Memory,” her first role since her Oscar-winning performance in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.” Also expected on the Lido are Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi, who play Priscilla and Elvis Presley in Sophia Coppola’s “Priscilla.” as well as Priscilla Presley herself.

Octavia Spencer Ron Cephas Jones was one of the most skilled actors I’ve ever worked with. To be in a scene him, you had to be present for the emotion that would naturally come. When we were filming together [on the 2019-2023 Apple TV+ series “Truth Be Told”] Ron would come to work with the pages that we were working on that day with the front and back of every page filled with notes.

Hailey and Justin Bieber are definitely a power couple.

Love Island's Malin Andersson has been rushed to hospital and said she is "fed up" from being in "so much" pain. Malin, 30, revealed her trip to accident and emergency to her followers on Instagram as she shared a picture and wrote: "Back at the hospital. "Bad stomach pain again, getting fed up it hurt so much and making me feel depressed." Her trip to the hospital comes just weeks after she was hit with a stomach bug while on holiday.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large One of my favorite categories this year, however, is lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie. And here’s the top reason: This is the only acting category this year that features not a single previous Emmy winner among its nominees. As a matter of fact, half of them have never been nominated at all.

Jessica Chastain has had her share of memorable acting roles recently, including “The Eyes Of Tammy Faye,” “The Good Nurse,” and “George & Tammy.” But there’s one role she’s itching to return to, if her co-star is up to it: Celia Foote from 2011’s “The Help.” READ MORE: ‘The Savant’: Jessica Chastain To Produce & Star In A New Apple TV+ Series People reports (via EW’s Awardist podcast) that Chastain spoke about how much she’d love to reprise her role from Tate Taylor‘s 2011 film.

It’s been nearly a decade since J.C. Chandor released his drama, “A Most Violent Year.” Since then, there have been rumblings about an eventual sequel.

Jessica Chastain has one character from her past that she would love to revisit. During an appearance on 's podcast — recorded before the SAG-AFTRA strike-- the Oscar-winning actress revealed that she would love to reprise her role as Celia Foote from 2011's .«You know who I think about all the time, and I just wish I could play her [again]? Celia Foote,» Chastain, 46, said.Celia was a housewife who bonded with her housekeeper, Minerva «Minny» Jackson (played by Octavia Spencer), after suffering a series of miscarriages and receiving condemnation from her husband.

Jessica Chastain wants to bring back one of her most iconic roles.

Jessica Chastain has an idea for a sequel to The Help that would include reprising her role of Celia Foote and Octavia Spencer’s role of Minny Jackson.

Jessica Chastain is opening up about the sequel movie she’d love to make and it would reunite her with longtime friend. Octavia Spencer.

THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED PRIOR TO THE ACTORS’ STRIKE.

Octavia Spencer’s “heart is broken” for friend Sandra Bullock following Bryan Randall’s death.

Octavia Spencer is offering support to her good friend Sandra Bullock following the death of her longtime partner, Bryan Randall.

Octavia Spencer is sending love to her friend and former costar Sandra Bullock following Bryan Randall’s death.

Sandra Bullock's close friends is sharing her support for the Oscar winning star in the wake of the death of her longtime partner, Bryan Randall. On Tuesday, Octavia Spencer took to Instagram to pay tribute to Randall and to mourn his tragic death after a private three-year battle with ALS. Randall was 57.

Josie Gibson has excitedly confirmed her new romance with her secret boyfriend and said she has the 'flutters'. The This Morning star made the comments during the latest episode of Shopping With Keith Lemon.