In an interview on Entertainment Weekly’s “The Awardist” podcast, Chastain shared her idea for a sequel that would include the return of her and Spencer’s characters
Jessica Chastain earned her first Oscar nomination a decade ago for her role in The Help, and now she’s ready to return to the character that made her famous.
An adaptation of Kathryn Stockett’s novel about a white reporter and two black maids in Jackson, Mississippi in 1963, the film was the big box office hit of the year, earning over $216 million at the box office. Chastain played Celia Foote, a pregnant housewife dealing with the stress of her miscarriage and marriage through her friendship with her maid, Minnie Jackson, played by Octavia Spencer.
In an interview on Entertainment Weekly’s “The Awardist” podcast, Chastain shared her idea for a sequel that would include the return of her and Spencer’s characters.
“I just want to do something, Celia and Minnie, and see what happened,” Chastain said. “You know they ended up living together and raising the baby together, they were best friends. How amazing would this movie be? I loved her and I got a little emotional.”
The film, directed by Tate Taylor, helped boost the careers of Emma Stone, Bryce Dallas Howard and Viola Davis, who also earned an Academy Award nomination for her lead role as Aibileen Clarke.
Chastain also said that the role of “Celia, it was a deep dive for me. I really fell head over heels for this character, but I didn’t really get much material out of him because I had a secondary role in the story. That’s a character I wish I could play again.”
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