Jessica Chastain Reveals Her Idea for 'The Help' Sequel With Octavia Spencer
etonline.comJessica Chastain has one character from her past that she would love to revisit. During an appearance on 's podcast — recorded before the SAG-AFTRA strike-- the Oscar-winning actress revealed that she would love to reprise her role as Celia Foote from 2011's .«You know who I think about all the time, and I just wish I could play her [again]?
Celia Foote,» Chastain, 46, said.Celia was a housewife who bonded with her housekeeper, Minerva «Minny» Jackson (played by Octavia Spencer), after suffering a series of miscarriages and receiving condemnation from her husband. — which also stars Viola Davis and Emma Stone — is a story of a college student who returns to her Southern town to tell the story of Black housekeepers, who have taken care of rich white families.
Chastain was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar, which ultimately went to Spencer.If she takes on the role again, Chastain said that she already has the premise for the film, which if she had a choice, would expand on her and Spencer's characters. «I just want to do something, Celia and Minny, and see what happened,» she said. «You know they ended up living together and raising the baby together, they were best friends.
How amazing would that film be? I loved her, and I got to be a bit silly.»She added, «A lot of my characters I feel like I got to experience a lot.
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