Jessica Chastain Talks About Tom Cruise's Classy Move That Allowed Her to Star in ZERO DARK THIRTY
Zero Dark Thirty contains my favorite Jessica Chastain performance, but in an interview with THR, the actress explains that she almost wasn't allowed to star in Kathryn Bigelow's drama. She earned the lead role in that movie through her own talent, of course, but at that time she was contractually obligated to star opposite Tom Cruise in Oblivion. Listen to her tell the story about how Cruise facilitated the switch below.
Regardless of what you think about Cruise's personal beliefs, I've heard countless stories like this about the guy being a total class act — not to mention one of the hardest, most focused workers in the industry. I'm glad this played out the way it did, because Chastain is incredible in Zero Dark Thirty.