Jessica Chastain has signed on for a lead role in HBO’s upcoming limited series « Scenes From a Marriage » opposite Oscar Isaac, Variety has confirmed
Chastain takes over from Michelle Williams, who left the show due to scheduling issues The role reunites Isaac and Chastain, who previously played together in the 2014 feature « A Most Violent Year »
This is Chastain’s latest TV project.It was announced in September that she would star country singer Tammy Wynette in a limited series for Spectrum, Paramount Network and Paramount More She is a two-time Oscar nominee for her work on « The Help » and « Zero Dark Thirty »She was nominated for the Golden Globe Awards for the same two roles, winner for ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ She was also nominated for three other Golden Globes for her roles in ‘A Most Violent Year’, ‘Miss Sloane’ and ‘Molly’s Game « She will then be seen in the action movie » The 355 « in January
The show is a limited-edition English adaptation of « Scenes From a Marriage » by Ingmar Bergman « Bergman’s version aired on Swedish television in 1973, consisting of six episodes Bergman directed the series with Liv Ullmann and Erland Josephson with The New Release Is Said to reexamine the portrayal of love, hate, desire, monogamy, marriage and divorce through the lens of a contemporary American couple
Chastain and Isaac will also be executive producers in addition to playing Hagai Levi will write, direct and executive produce Michael Ellenberg will executive producer via Media Res Amy Herzog, Lars Blomgren, Daniel Bergman and Blair Breard will also executive produce The Media Content Res and Endeavor will produce
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