Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne went to nursing school to prepare forThe Good Nurse

“No one would have survived under my watch,” Redmayne admits with a laugh. “But Jess was quite brilliant.” In a life-threatening medical situation, don’t ever trustEddie Redmayneto successfully give CPR. Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain in ‘The Good Nurse’.Courtesy of TIFF “I was always useless at biology and Jessica had a mind that was incredibly capable. But Jess was quite brilliant. She had more of a natural instinct for it.”...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 240 words · Gregory Thompson

Jessica Chastain and Michael Shannon unpack their fears about playing George Jones and Tammy Wynette

The suggestion that she could play the singer, though, got her curious. “And I have a whole new appreciation for that songwriting ‘cause it feels like diary entries. It feels so exposed and vulnerable.” Michael Shannon as George Jones and Jessica Chastain as Tammy Wynette in ‘George & Tammy’.Dana Hawley/SHOWTIME Is there any relief in getting to focus on something more specific or contained? Or do you still get to play around a bit?...

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 683 words · Jenna Tate

Jessica Chastain brought the HIV activist from Tammy Faye's 1985 interview to Oscars luncheon

it’s possible for you to check it all out atThe Awardist. Jessica Chastaincontinued Tammy Faye’s legacy of championing LGBTQIA+ rights through to Monday’sOscars luncheon. Jessica Chastain and Steve Pieters at the 2022 Oscars luncheon.Momodu Mansaray/WireImage Jessica Chastain in ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’.Searchlight Pictures

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 44 words · Timothy Thompson

Jessica Chastain explains refusing to sign fan'sEvelyn Hugobook in video amid movie rumors: 'It feels wrong'

If you press links we provide, we may receive compensation. A TikTok video showed the Oscar-winning actress declining to autograph a copy of the Taylor Jenkins Reid book. Chastain then addressed the clip Wednesday in a two-part Twitter thread. Jessica Chastain.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic That doesn’t mean I’ve read a bad script." just don’t read too much into a video. There is no news about anything. Except that I’m onstage until June 10th....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 79 words · Jamie Little

Jessica Chastain reveals toe-tapping 'Macarena' prank she pulled on James McAvoy onDark Phoenixset

“There’s no topping it. It was the best.” Beware, fellow actors: The odds ofJessica Chastainpranking you mid-take are low, but never zero. Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy.Ian West/PA Images It involved Los del Rio’s ’90s dance craze the Macarena. “I’ve worked with James McAvoy. “You gotta really plan who to prank.” “He does the scene and it’s good,” Chastain recounted to hostKelly Clarkson. “The director said, ‘Okay, fine. Roll take, let’s do it again....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · Cole Ward

Jessica Chastain says she'd skip Oscars red carpet to supportTammy Fayemakeup team

A lot of people don’t understand how beyond an actor a performance is. Look at this incredible makeup team, Tammy Faye goes through three decades." “I will be 100 percent present.” Jessica Chastain as Tammy Faye Bakker in ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye.'.Searchlight Pictures “I disagree with the decision made by the executive committee. I feel very strongly that this is perhaps the most collaborative medium in the world. All of us areonthe same line bringing the best of us to tell the best stories we possibly can....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · Leroy Kim

Jessica Chastain stumbles on the stairs as she wins SAG Award

The George & Tammy star paid tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman in an emotional speech. Luckily, a man in the front row quickly jumped up to give her a helping hand. It really shocked me because it was like he brought it into being. Jessica Chastain at the 2023 SAG Awards.Kevin Winter/Getty Images You’re one job away. I look forward to working with you. I’ll see you on set." The 2023 SAG Awards are airing live Sunday night from the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · Thomas Ross

Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne star in chilling trailer for true crime dramaThe Good Nurse

Jessica Chastainis ready to portray a new kind of superhero one that actually exists in the real world. And I was incredibly impressed with Amy Loughren because without her it would’ve continued to go on." “We make so many movies about superheroes,” she adds. Netflix “I couldn’t believe I didn’t know more about it,” Redmayne tells EW. “The script itself and then Charlie Graeber’s book were an astonishing revelation. He was hiding in plain sight....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 167 words · Leslie Acosta

Jessica Henwick based herGlass Onioncharacter on her time as a production assistant

Henwick once walked off a set after a horrible all-nighter. Jessica Henwickwas determined to never be an assistant again. Until she had to play one in a film. Jessica Henwick.Kanya Iwana for EW The actress, who began her career behind the camera, had plenty of personal experience to draw from. I was like, I’m done.'" “We finished the full day of work. and the wedding was the next day and the tanks hadn’t come....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Destiny Valencia

Jessica Wild had sweet season 2 reunion with Raven onRuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 8set

and she was like, ‘You too, bitch!’ “She was always looking at me like [she was] so proud. because of her expression.” Raven on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 2 and Jessica Wild for EW.Paramount+; EW She continues, “It’s crazy to be in front of Raven. That is my season 2 sister and kind of the winner of every season she’s on. I have a beautiful relationship with Raven’s mother. Jessica Wild for EW....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 121 words · Dustin Cohen

Jessie Buckley on her singular, brilliant turn inI'm Thinking of Ending Things

“For me, it was a shattering of particles. There’s no ground. We’re all pieces of things that are collected and changed and transformed and transgressed. Jesse Plemons and Jessie Buckley in ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’.Mary Cybulski/NETFLIX With that note, you’ve got to let yourself float in the wind and not try and control. Let yourself be whatever you are in that moment.” The whole project was a labor of love, completed in an unimaginably tight four weeks....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 165 words · Roy Owen

Jessie J says Meniere's disease left her temporarily deaf and unable to walk properly

Jessie Jis thankfully on the mend after a scary incident sent her to the hospital on Christmas Eve. The “Bang Bang” singer shared a video of herself singing, seemingly in good spirits on Saturday. “Basically I got told I had Meniere’s syndrome.” Credit: Don Arnold/WireImage “Now’s the first time I’ve been able to sing and bear it. I just miss singing so much and being around anyone.” Jessie continued, “It could be way worse, it is what it is....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 165 words · Robert Garcia

Jim Belushi and Tupac nearly collaborated on a cover of Frank Sinatra's 'Fly Me to the Moon'

The veteran actorturnedcannabis farmer also tells EW how his love of hip-hop inspired a popular Saturday Night Live sketch. WhenTupac Shakurarrived late to a rehearsal for the filmGang Relatedin 1996, his costarJim Belushicalled him out. “So I brought myThe Golden YearsCD [to set] and we listened to it in the trailer. Jim Belushi and Tupac Shakur in ‘Gang Related’.Everett Collection We worked on it between scenes.” Belushi wasn’t new to the rap game when he and Shakur starred in theJim Koufdirected project....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 639 words · Caitlyn Clark