After gathering two Academy Award nominations and having starred in some of the best reviewed films of the last few years, Jessica Chastain's Meryl Streep comments come as a bit of a shock, as the famous redhead hinted that the 3-time Oscar winner has been taking up all the roles for her age group, leaving women like Jessica Lange on the side. However, Jessica Chastain's Meryl Streep admiration isn't any less powerful: she just thinks it's time for writers and directors to give other actresses a chance as well.
Chastain will be the cover of November's Glamour, which will feature an exclusive photo shoot. Also enclosed in the November issue is an interview to the 'The Help' actress, where Chastain opens up on what she feels about strong female leading roles, for all ages. This is where Meryl Streep came up, who is considered one of the greatest film actresses of all time.
Jessica Chastain and Meryl Streep have no problems with each other, but the younger actress' comments could be taken to heart by some of Hollywood's most sensitive crowds: however, it seems the 'Zero Dark Thirty' actress meant no harm by her words.
Basically, Jessica Chastain's Meryl Streep comments were all about her saying that it seems Streep is the one taking all the good roles for females in her age group, and, though she finds the 'August: Osage County' actress to be "incredible," Chastain said she's "the only one in her age group who gets those parts." As The New York Daily News reports, she feels actresses like Lange, Susan Sarandon or Viola Davies could be seeing more big roles like the ones Streep gets.
Chastain's had a very busy couple of years, with films of all types - as a matter of fact, just this fall she has three new movies coming out. In any case, Jessica Chastain's Meryl Streep comments are just a hint to Hollywood producers to take their pick among some of the other great actresses the medium has to offer.
