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Manori Ravindran International EditorJessica Chastain turned down a fee for her surprise cameo as Donald Trump’s politician sister, Maryanne Trump, in James Gray’s “Armageddon Time” — but she had one condition.The actor told Variety that she agreed to play a small part in the Focus Features movie, but only if her involvement was never formally announced.“Armageddon Time” is based on writer-director Gray’s own childhood in the early 1980s at the Kew-Forest School in New York City — where Donald Trump also attended in his youth. Co-starring Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong as the film’s young protagonist Paul’s parents, and Anthony Hopkins as his grandfather, the film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last month where Chastain’s cameo surprised audiences. “When James reached out to me, I hadn’t read anything yet, and I was like, ‘Yeah, I’ll do it,’ because he told me it’s his story.

Jessica Chastain surprised audiences at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday, when she appeared in an unannounced cameo in the 1980s coming-of-age drama “Armageddon Time” as Maryanne Trump, Donald Trump’s sister.Chastain’s role is small but effective. As Maryanne Trump, she appears as a guest lecturer at an austere private school where the film’s young protagonist, Paul (Banks Repeta), matriculates mid-film. She lectures the privileged boys and girls about the value of ambition in a Phyllis Schlafly-esque beehive.

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Ellise Shafer editorThe cast and creators of the FX on Hulu limited series “Mrs.

watch it now on Netflix. (★★★★☆)This FX on Hulu miniseries does a little time-hopping itself, back to the ’70s and the incipient struggle for the Equal Rights Amendment, notably the war of words (and baked goods) between conservative nightmare Phyllis Schlafly and her minions and the queens of women’s rights Gloria Steinem, Bella Abzug, and Shirley Chisholm, who slowly, tortuously attempt to get the ERA ratified.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterCate Blanchett and her Dirty Films production company have signed a first-look TV deal with FX Productions.Dirty Films is headed by Blanchett along with Andrew Upton and Coco Francini. News of the deal comes after Blanchett and Francini served as executive producers on the FX on Hulu limited series “Mrs.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office Editor“We were in a very intense post on Captain Marvel and had no interest in reading or committing to doing anything at that particular moment,” says Mrs.

Despite the positive changes to address the balance, Blanchett insisted that the push towards equality is "not just a fashionable moment in time". On the work front, she will be seen in the role of Phyllis Schlafly in the series "Mrs America". It tells the story of the movement for the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s, and the backlash led by conservative Schlafly. "This show is like Groundhog Day.

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticIn the biggest panel of all 44 shows in Deadline’s Contenders Television virtual event, all seven key female stars of FX’s Mrs.

Rose Byrne was delighted to be able to keep some of her outfits from her TV show Mrs. America.

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Cate Blanchett’s new limited-series examines a pivotal moment in American history.

Social media has come to the defence of Rose Byrne after a comment she made about her new show was taken out of context.

Cate Blanchett’s role as 1970s anti-feminist Phyllis Schlafly has opened her eyes to the slow progress of the women’s rights movement.

Mrs. America, which debuted this week via FX on Hulu, is one of the most anticipated series of 2020.

If there is one thing Mrs. America is hell bent on showing its audience, it's that feminism is complex, messy, and extremely divisive among women — too discordant to even result in much progress. It's a slippery hill to die on, but the new FX on Hulu series aims to chronicle the modern history of feminism in the U.S. with all its jagged imperfections.

is taking audiences back in time with Cate Blanchett leading a star-studded ensemble about the real-life battle over the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. The two-time Oscar and Golden Globe winner portrays Phyllis Schlafly, a conservative constitutional lawyer and opponent of the proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution intended to grant equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex. 

The Equal Rights Amendment to the US Constitution was on its way to ratification — until Phyllis Schlafly went on the attack.

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On Wednesday, an FX series will bring out the bellbottom pants, aviator glasses and polyester power suits. It isn’t just a retro runway — the throwback is for Mrs.

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If there is one thing Mrs. America is hell bent on showing its audience, it's that feminism is complex, messy, and extremely divisive among women — too discordant to even result in much progress. It's a slippery hill to die on, but the new FX on Hulu series aims to chronicle the modern history of feminism in the U.S. with all its jagged imperfections.

The ambitious limited series, also starring Rose Byrne as Gloria Steinem, paints an impressive historical picture while struggling to get a grip on its central characters.

Mrs. America, debuting in April via FX on Hulu, is one of the most anticipated series of 2020. Why, you ask? First of all, it stars Cate Blanchett, the two-time Oscar and three-time Golden Globe winner in her first series regular role. Second, Mrs. America provides a sweeping view of the modern feminist movement, as it traces the story of the push to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment in the early 1970s. And did I mention Cate Blanchett?

Cate Blanchett stars as Phyllis Schlafly, a conservative activist in the 1970s who fought against the Equal Rights Amendment. (Yes, you read that right.) Schlafly goes against Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan, and others to try to prevent the legislation from passing. And you won’t have to wait that long to binge this one—the limited series drops mid-April.

Cate Blanchett as Phyllis Schlafly — Photo: FX

FX truly went all out when it came to casting its upcoming drama, Mrs. America.