MONTREAL, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Academy Award winning actress Jessica Chastain is said to be considering a role in Canadian director Xavier Dolan's first english language film.
Sources close to the situation told Indiewire blog Bent, Dolan mentioned pitching the movie to Chastain while introducing his upcoming project "The Death and Life of John F. Donovan." "It dawned on me that I should ask Jessica about playing the 'villain' role in 'John F. Donovan,'" Dolan said. "And I reached out to Jessica and she read the script. She loved it, and we got along like hotcakes. That's basically it. I can already foresee all the pleasure we'll have working together."