Barry Levinson’s John F. Kennedy mystery conspiracy thriller “Assassination” just got a massive injection of talent. Already starring Levinson mainstay Al Pacino, joining what now feels like an all-star ensemble is Academy Award–winner Jessica Chastain (“Eyes of Tammy Faye,” “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Interstellar”), Academy Award-winner Brendan Fraser (“The Whale,” “Killers of the Flower Moon)”, and Academy Award-nominee Bryan Cranston (“Breaking Bad,” “Trumbo”).

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How far will a mother go to seek perceived revenge for the death of her son? That’s the question at the heart of the Hitchcock-ian thriller, “Mothers’ Instinct.”

As seen in the trailer, “Mothers’ Instinct” follows the story of two women who are close neighbors and friends. Their bond is shattered after the son of one of the women dies after a tragic accident. The other mother then begins to believe that she is being targeted for revenge, even though she seemingly couldn’t have done anything to prevent the accident. 

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In what amounts to a kind of career-defining reunion, Jessica Chastain and Al Pacino will star alongside each other in “Lear, Rex,” a new big-screen Shakespeare adaptation of “King Lear” for filmmaker Bernard Rose (“Immortal Beloved”).

Rose will write and direct, Pacino will star as the title character, and Chastain will star as Goneril, the eldest of King Lear’s three daughters.

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Sometimes, a cinematographer works enough with an actor that when they’re set to do their directorial debut, that actor is in. That seems to be the case with “Mother’s Instinct,” the directorial debut of well-renowned French DP Benoît Delhomme. Known for films like Anton Corbijn’s “A Most Wanted Man” and Julian Schnabel’s “At Eternity’s Gate,” he’s also worked with Jessica Chastain a few times on “Lawless,” “Wild Salome,” and some photography work he did for Terrence Malick’s “Tree Of Life.” So perhaps the favor extends to starring in “Mother’s Instinct,” Delhomme’s directorial debut, which will arrive later this year via NEON.

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Typically, when we talk about passionate fandoms in film, we talk about superhero movies. For better or worse, those fandoms are very online. But passionate fans can be found everywhere, especially in the realm of books. And as seen in a recent interview with Jessica Chastain, she’s not getting hounded by comic book fans asking when she’ll show up in the MCU. The actress has been asked a million times if she’ll star in an adaptation of a historical fiction novel.

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Is Anne Hathaway doing some free promotion for us and our recently released 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2024 feature, aka your Christmas list early? We can only dream, right? But in the most recent episode of Happy Sad Confused podcast, in which Hathaway came on to talk about her new alluring new psychodrama “Eileen” opposite Thomasin McKenzie (read our review here), the actress teased three of her main projects likely arriving in 2024.

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Following acclaimed dramas like “New Order,” “Chronic” and “Sundown,” Mexican filmmaker Michel Franco has been gaining more and more international praise. While he’s worked with globally recognized names like Tim Roth (“Chronic,” “Sundown”), Hollywood has finally come knocking in a big way with his latest film, “Memory” which stars Academy Award winner Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard, who won the Best Actor Volpi Cup at the 2023 Venice Film Festival.

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After earning rave reviews after its recent Venice premiere, “Memory” (read our review here) has become one of the most buzzed-about films of the festival season. And it made people anxious to see whether or not Jessica Chastain would reteam with director Michel Franco in the future. Well, not only will they collaborate on a new film, but they already filmed it, and it’s called “Dreams.”

According to a report from THR, Jessica Chastain and Michel Franco went ahead and filmed a brand-new feature, “Dreams,” in secret before the world premiere of “Memory.” Joining Chastain in the film are Isaac Hernandez and Rupert Friend.

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It’s hard to encapsulate the cinema of a particular filmmaker in just one word, but if one were to try their hand at it with Mexican maverick Michel Franco, a word that’d come to mind is violence. The filmmaker’s work is built upon the looming expectation of violent transgression, society standing flimsy atop the fragile idea of cordiality. Such benevolence, sustained by the centuries-old notion of polite society, is easier to break within the intimate confines of the family home, a sentiment Franco explores to the very limits of shock and emotional obliteration within his body of work. 

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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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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. But over the past few years, we haven’t heard much at all. According to Jessica Chastain, the idea for the sequel is great, but everyone is just waiting on a script for the sequel.

READ MORE: A Mostest Violent Year?

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On a pivotal day for Hollywood’s work stoppage, some actors, writers, and creatives had something to celebrate. A quick respite of joy from the picket lines (or potential picket lines) in the form of 2024 Emmy Award nominations. Here are the latest reactions from this year’s Emmy class.

READ MORE: Emmy Nominations 2024: Snubs and Surprises Include “Jury Duty,” Rachel Weisz and “The Traitors”

“Ahhhhhhhh fxxx yeah! This is amazing! To be nominated once is insanity, twice is nuts but for this to be a hat trick feels silly and proof that we live in a simulation.

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In today’s episode of ⁠Bingeworthy⁠, our TV and streaming podcast, guest host Joe Scott explores the lives of star-crossed lovers as well as love-crossed country music stars in the award-winning Showtime miniseries “George and Tammy.”

Created by Abe Sylvia (“Nurse Jackie,” “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” “Hap and Leonard,” and “The Affair“), all six episodes of the miniseries were directed by Australian filmmaker John Hillcoat.

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There is only one stone-cold lock for a nomination in this year’s Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie category. That would be for Jessica Chastain‘s SAG Award-winning turn as Tammy Wynette in “George and Tammy.” After that, well, this is one Emmy race that gets very interesting, very quickly.

READ MORE: Limited Series or Anthology Series Emmys 2023 Predictions and Contenders

Chastain could be joined by fellow SAG Award nominee Emily Blunt for her work in “The English,” Ali Wong for her celebrated work in “Beef,” and fellow Oscar-winner Rachel Weisz who does double in an addictive new version of “Dead Ringers.” After those four, Riley Keogh has a shot for “Daisy Jones and the Six” (which is a bit of a hit on Prime Video and two-time Emmy nominee Kathryn Hahn will deservedly earn some attention for “Tiny Beautiful Things.” Then the question is whether voters remember another two-time nominee, Vera Farmiga, who starred in “Five Days at Memorial” last summer (eons ago), or Lizzy Caplan from “Fleishman is in Trouble” this fall (or is she over-shadowed by her co-stars?).

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Earlier this year, folks were obsessed over the Apple TV+ ads featuring Timothee Chalamet, which basically feature the actor lamenting over the fact that nearly every A-list actor has a project in the works for the streamer except him. Well, poor Timmy isn’t going to be happy to learn that Jessica Chastain is the latest to get an Apple TV+ project.

READ MORE: Jessica Chastain To Star In Director Misha Green’s Sci-Fi Horror ‘I Am Not Alone’ For Netflix

According to THR, Jessica Chastain is set to star in and produce a new Apple TV+ series titled “The Savant.” The show is based on a Cosmopolitan article from writer Andrea Stanley about the true story of a person, called the Savant, who is an investigator tasked with taking down violent criminals before they’re able to commit the attacks they’re planning.

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Film project auctions are some of the more interesting deals made in Hollywood, as you’ll see studios/streamers throwing around a lot of money to outbid each other if there is intense competition. Netflix, of course, has plenty of original movies cooking at any moment. However, they are still always putting out feelers to find just the right thing that could help coax considerable talent to attach themselves to support the marketing of it. A report from Deadline reveals that the streaming giant is closing in on a big deal to secure the film rights to a short story from Chris Hicks called “I Am Not Alone,” beating out its main rival Warner Bros.

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Country music is brimming with stories of love and loss, whether in the storytelling lyrics or the famous figures who went on to become legends. George Jones and Tammy Wynette’s romance first captured hearts (and wallets) in the 1960s, and the decades-long collaboration is an emotional roller coaster ripe for the biopic treatment. Ever since “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” accurately lampooned this genre, it has made it more challenging to portray the real figures.

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Jessica Chastain and Abe Sylvia‘s long-in-the-works “George & Tammy” limited series finally has a real home, Showtime. And it will be getting a “Yellowstone”-powered kickoff when the first episode is simulcast following the episode of that Paramount Television Network hit on December 4. Showtime timed the announcement with the program’s first trailer, which is embedded in this post.

READ MORE: “Death Becomes Her”: Jessica Chastain says she’s spoken to Anne Hathaway about a remake

Originally intended as a Spectrum Originals release, the John Hillcoat-directed series chronicles the romantic and professional relationship between Tammy Wynette (Chastain) and George Jones (Michael Shannon).

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Filmmaker James Gray’s “Armageddon Time” opens in limited release this weekend, Friday, October 28. A soulful, melancholy drama about family, friendship, loss, privilege, and more, it’s also a movie, like many of Gray’s films about class and America, and how its 1980s-set Ronald Regan-era echoes back to where we are today.

Based on his own childhood in 1980s New York, “Armageddon Time” centers on the Graffs, a middle-class Jewish family living in Queens, with the story mainly being told through the eyes of 9-year-old Paul Graff (Banks Repeta).

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It’s not controversial to call Jessica Chastain one of the best actors working today. She has numerous awards, has been a part of massive films, and is generally great in just about anything she does. Chastain is also an accomplished producer, getting a ton of movies and TV series greenlit over the past several years. So, as a superstar performer and a powerful producer, she could likely get just about anything made, even her dream remake of “Death Becomes Her.”

Yes, you read that right—Jessica Chastain is, uh, dying to get “Death Becomes Her” remade, and she even has her perfect co-star already picked out.

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Jessica Chastain and Michael Shannon first costarred together in 2011’s “Take Shelter.” Now, they’ll costar again in a very different project: “George & Tammy,” a miniseries about country music legends Tammy Wynette and George Jones for Paramount Network. The series is a long-time passion project for Chastain, who first signed onto the project in 2011 when creator Abe Sylvia wanted to make it a film.

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It would be empty hyperbole to declare Eddie Redmayne our worst living actor; in all likelihood, the honor belongs to someone nobody’s ever heard of, so bad that they never became famous in the first place. But in Tobias Lindholm’s new drama “The Good Nurse,” Redmayne still makes a bold argument for some qualified version of the statement. 

During the early stretches that see him in one of his two settings as a performer – so anemic and withdrawn that he appears to be trying to stop existing – one might wonder whether he’s merely the worst of his Hollywood class.

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Nurses are supposed to make sure their patients are comfortable and well-taken care of. But what if that kindly nurse, who you expect to do what’s best, is actually trying to kill you? That’s the question that is asked in the new Netflix thriller, “The Good Nurse.”

As seen in the trailer for “The Good Nurse,” the film follows the astonishing true story of a nurse who is suspected of poisoning his patients, leading to their untimely deaths.

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Like so many true-crime tales, it’s a story too gruesome to believe. Over a 16-year career, a male nurse murders his patients by administering lethal doses of insulin and other drugs. He works at nine different hospitals and kills over 40 patients (and possibly up to 400) until a co-worker finally catches him. It’s crazy, but it’s all too real, and it’s the basis of “The Good Nurse,” coming to Netflix this Fall.

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John Michael McDonagh hasn’t had a film out since 2016’s “War On Everyone.” Now, the director behind “Calvary” and “Ned Kelly” returns with a class-based thriller in Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains.

READ MORE: ‘The Forgiven’: Ralph Fiennes Shines In John Michael McDonagh’s Latest Effort [TIFF Review]

“The Forgiven” stars Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain as a wealthy couple on the way to a lavish party that have a chance accident on the road and must deal with the consequences when their attempt to cover it up goes wrong.

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