“This is hard. This is destroying me”: Jessica Chastain Was Reduced to Tears Filming ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ When the Filming Got a Bit Too Real
Now 47, Jessica Chastain is an Oscar winner with a portfolio which can make any Hollywood bigwig green. While her Academy Award win came for a remarkable performance as Tammy Faye in The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Chastain has remained active in recent years as well.
However, her toughest role came in Zero Dark Thirty, which was released back in 2012. In it, Chastain portrayed Maya, a CIA operative tasked with tracking Osama bin Laden. During an interview, Chastain revealed the harrowing toll the film took on her mental and emotional well-being.
Jessica Chastain’s toughest role came in Zero Dark Thirty Jessica Chastain in Zero Dark Thirty | Credits: Universal Pictures
Jessica Chastain described Zero Dark Thirty as the toughest project of her career. “There were so many times that I thought, This is hard. This is destroying me,” she admitted. (via Vulture) The shoot, which involved intense torture scenes and culturally challenging environments,...
However, her toughest role came in Zero Dark Thirty, which was released back in 2012. In it, Chastain portrayed Maya, a CIA operative tasked with tracking Osama bin Laden. During an interview, Chastain revealed the harrowing toll the film took on her mental and emotional well-being.
Jessica Chastain’s toughest role came in Zero Dark Thirty Jessica Chastain in Zero Dark Thirty | Credits: Universal Pictures
Jessica Chastain described Zero Dark Thirty as the toughest project of her career. “There were so many times that I thought, This is hard. This is destroying me,” she admitted. (via Vulture) The shoot, which involved intense torture scenes and culturally challenging environments,...
- 1/10/2025
- by Rishabh Bhatnagar
- FandomWire
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