Jessica Chastain Needs To Revisit Celia Foote & Octavia Spencer’s Minny Jackson – Deadline

Jessica Chastain has an concept for a sequel to The Assist that would come with reprising her function of Celia Foote and Octavia Spencer’s function of Minny Jackson.

The 2011 movie by Tate Taylor was based mostly on the ebook by Kathryn Stockett about an aspiring younger white journalist who writes a ebook from the viewpoint of two Black maids and the racism they expertise working for white households.

Within the movie, Celia befriends her maid Minny as they each look after one another amid tumultuous marriages. Chastain opened as much as EW’s The Awardist podcast about what she wish to see in a possible sequel.

“You realize who I take into consideration on a regular basis, and I simply want I might play her [again]? Celia Foote. I simply wish to do one thing, Celia and Minny, and see what occurred,” Chastain mentioned. “You realize they ended up dwelling collectively and elevating the child collectively, they have been finest pals. How wonderful would that movie be? I liked her, and I received to be a bit foolish.”

Spencer received an Oscar in 2012 for her function of Minny Jackson profitable within the Greatest Supporting Actress class, for which Chastain was additionally nominated. The forged of the movie additionally included Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Allison Janney, Anna Camp and Bryce Dallas Howard, to call a number of.

“A number of my characters I really feel like I received to expertise quite a bit. Celia, it was such a deep dive for me. I actually threw on that character and I didn’t actually get to mine that a lot materials, as a result of I used to be a supporting a part of that story. That’s a personality I want I might revisit,” Chastain added.