Jessica Chastain News

Collin Farrell has signed on to join Anthony Hopkins in the upcoming supernatural thriller SOLACE, Deadline has announced.

The producers of the new Broadway revival of THE HEIRESS have just announced that the production will recoup its $3 million capitalization during the final week of performances. The final performance is on Saturday, February 9th at 7:00 p.m. (note the new early curtain time) at Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre (219 W. 48th St. NYC). THE HEIRESS will have played 27 previews and 117 regular performances.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center has announced that Golden Globe winner and two-time Academy Award nominee actress Jessica Chastain will appear on Friday, February 8th at 3:00pm at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center Amphitheater for a conversation on film in a special free-to-the-public event.

The cast of Broadway's THE HEIRESS was increased by one at this past Saturday's matinee performance. Deep into the drama's second act, at perhaps the most climactic point of the show, an adorable three legged dog unexpectedly pranced onto the stage.

Seventeen of the 20 nominees in the acting categories will be among more than 160 Oscar nominees who will gather at noon on Monday, February 4, at the Beverly Hilton when the Academy honors this year's Oscar contenders at its annual Nominees Luncheon.

According to Variety, Jessica Chastain has been confirmed as the lead in Liv Ullmann's film adaptation of Miss Julie, alongside Colin Farrell and Samantha Morton.

In the spirit of Tom Hooper's success with the movie musical Les Miserables, People spoke with SAG stars on the red carpet last night at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards to find out which television show they thought should be made into the next musical sensation. The results: Homeland, Breaking Bad, Downton Abbey and more. Watch the interview montage HERE.

The 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards aired last night live on TNT and TBS, from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center.

Jude Law was named as a presenter at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Executive Producer Jeff Margolis announced today.

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The producers of the new Broadway revival of THE HEIRESS have announced that the production will now play its final performance on Saturday, February 9 at 7:00 p.m. (note the new early curtain time). The previously scheduled Sunday, February 10 closing performance has been cancelled to enable Jessica Chastain, who plays the title character, to attend the BAFTA Awards (the British equivalent to the Academy Awards) where she is nominated for Best Actress on Sunday, February 10th in London. Ms. Chastain is nominated for an Academy Award and has already received Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards for her performance in the film Zero Dark Thirty. THE HEIRESS is currently playing at Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre (219 W. 48th St. NYC).

According to the Daily Mail, One Man, Two Guvnors star James Corden and Dominic Cooper are set to reunite in a production by the National Theatre. Artistic Director Nicholas Hytner is still searching for the right script, which includes having asked writers to create new shows or adapt classics. The Mail guesses the collaboration will begin in 2014.

Rose Byrne, Bryan Cranston, James Marsden, Alfred Molina, Dev Patel, Amy Poehler and Noah Wyle will be presenters at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, Executive Producer Jeff Margolis announced today.

On last night's episode of THE COLBERT REPORT, Academy Award-winning director Kathryn Bigelowstopped by to talk about her latest film, ZERO DARK THIRTY. In the extended interview, Bigelow defends the firsthand accounts which informed her film and its portrayal of enhanced interrogation tactics. Check out the extended interview below!

On last night's episode of THE COLBERT REPORT, Academy Award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow stopped by to talk about her latest film, ZERO DARK THIRTY. Check out her interview with host Stephen Colbert below!

Alan Arkin, Jessica Chastain, Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, John Goodman, Damian Lewis and Julianne Moore will be presenters at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, Executive Producer Jeff Margolis announced today.

Jessica Chastain stars in the top two films at this weekend's box office, the horror film 'Mama' and the Oscar-nominated 'Zero Dark Thirty.' The actress, who recently picked up a Golden Globe award for Best Actress in a Drama, is currently starring on Broadway in the 'The Heiress.'

On last night's episode of LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON, Jessica Chastain, Josh Gad, and Alan Zweibel stopped by. Check out a look back at their interviews, below!

Jessica Chastain stopped by the TODAY show this morning to talk about her latest film 'Mama.' The actress recently picked up a Golden Globe Award for her role in 'Zero Dark Thirty,' and admitted she has to fight the temptation to show off her prize everywhere she goes. Check out the appearance below!

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