Jessica Chastain gives update on A Most Violent Year sequel: 'She's ready to be let out of her cage'
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Another Most Violent Year could soon be on the calendar.
After Jessica Chastain first tweeted in January 2020 about a potential sequel to filmmaker J.C. Chandor's 2014 thriller co-starring Oscar Isaac, the Academy Award-winning actress tells EW's Awardist podcast that she's actively anticipating a screenplay for the project.
"Here's the reality, and we'll see if this ever happens, because this is a script I'm waiting to get written. Waiting on," the Emmy-nominated George & Tammy actress explains (in an interview conducted prior to the start of the SAG-AFTRA strike). "It's a story about capitalism using this family, [it's] the American story. J.C. has a really good... when I first met with him, he pitched me this whole idea, and I think it's amazing, so I'm waiting. I'm just waiting to get a script."
The Eyes of Tammy Faye star admits that she wants to know "what happens to Anna Morales 10 years later," referencing A Most Violent Year's plot following a trucking company owner (Isaac) who, alongside his ruthless wife (Chastain), fights to protect their family amid a growing threat in 1981 New York City.
"You know she's ruling the roost," Chastain says before pointing out a few of Anna's key moments from the film. "You know she grew up in a not great situation, she's got the gun in her purse, she's ready, she shoots the deer, like, no problem. She's ready to be let out of her cage."
Moviestore/Shutterstock Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain in 'A Most Violent Year'
A representative for Chandor did not immediately respond to EW's request for comment.
Though the Oscars largely ignored A Most Violent Year despite significant critical acclaim, the film has garnered a sturdy cult following. Its stars also went on to appear opposite each other in HBO's 2021 miniseries Scenes From a Marriage, which Chastain also said altered their friendship.
"Scenes From a Marriage was very tough. And I love Oscar [Isaac], but the reality is, our friendship has never quite been the same," Chastain told Vanity Fair. "We're going to be okay, but after that, I was like, I need a little bit of a breather. There was so much 'I love you,' 'I hate you' in that series."
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— Reporting by Gerrad Hall
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