The stars are stepping out in style!
15.08.2023 - 20:15 / etcanada.com
Jessica Chastain wants to bring back one of her most iconic roles.
Appearing on Entertainment Weekly‘s “Awardist” podcast, the Oscar-winning actress revealed her desire to star in a sequel to 2011’s “The Help”.
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“You know who I think about all the time, and I just wish I could play her [again]? Celia Foote,” she said of her character in the film. “I just want to do something, Celia and Minny, and see what happened. You know they ended up living together and raising the baby together, they were best friends.”
She added, “How amazing would that film be? I loved her, and I got to be a bit silly.”
Minny, who was Celia’s maid in the film, was played Octavia Spencer.
Both Spencer and Chastain were nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars for their roles, with Spencer taking home the award.
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“A lot of my characters I feel like I got to experience a lot,” Chastain said. “Celia, it was such a deep dive for me. I really threw on that character, and I didn’t really get to mine that much material because I was a supporting part of that story. That’s a character I wish I could revisit.”
Based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett and written and directed by Tate Taylor, “The Help” earned over $216 million at the box office and earned numerous Oscar nods, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Viola Davis.
The stars are stepping out in style!
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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.
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Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jessica Chastain announced on Entertainment Weekly’s “The Awardist” podcast (recorded prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike) that she is interested in reprising the role of Celia Foote in a sequel to the 2011 Oscar-winning drama “The Help.” Celia was an ostracized housewife grief stricken over several miscarriages, who forms a friendship with her maid, Minerva “Minny” Jackson (played by Octavia Spencer in an Oscar-winning role). “You know who I think about all the time, and I just wish I could play her [again]? Celia Foote,” Chastain said. “I just want to do something, Celia and Minny, and see what happened.
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