The Daily Beast has published a new interview with Jessica, made by phone last weekend, to talk about Molly’s Game. But, obviously, talking about the current wave of sexual abuse allegations in Hollywood took a good part of the interview due Jessica’s very outspoken activism on Twitter.

“I feel hopeful. I feel happy,” Chastain says by phone this past Sunday when asked about her state of mind regarding the stories of Hollywood harassment and assault that have recently dominated the headlines. “I know it’s devastating, it’s terrible, it’s heartbreaking. These stories that are coming out are just so sad. But what makes me hopeful is that people are taking responsibility for their silence, their inaction. In no way should we, as a society, look at the victims and show any sense of blame. But anyone involved in an industry where there is abuse like this, you are part of the problem. And your inaction makes you complicit. So what’s happening now is… I think everyone is starting to look at where they fit in this industry.”

About Molly’s Game – and, specifically about Aaron himself – Jessica said she was surprised about his choice on first subject to direct.

“When he sent me the script, I was so blown away. He’s someone who could have told any story he wanted. Let’s be honest: he’s a successful white man in our industry who anyone would have listened to. And he chose to tell the story of this woman, and her trying to find some sense of success in a patriarchal society,” she says. “Success in her household, where her father made all the rules and was the moral authority. Success in an industry where rich, powerful men made all the rules, and changed them depending on their whims. And finally, success in a governmental system where they also changed the rules, by saying, ‘Hey, we’ll give you your money back—just give us the gossip.’ The idea of this woman trying to navigate that and find power, it is so profound.”

And, obviously, the interviewer asked her about Brian Singer, producer of her upcoming movie X-Men: Dark Phoenix that she personally called out on her twitter recently.

“I do not feel beholden to anything. I’m going to speak my mind about any injustice that I see. I’m not afraid of anything in terms of that. And I think the greatest myth that an industry can create is to make people feel like they’re easily replaceable. I’m not going to allow that into my life.”

As a woman myself, I also have to say you’re doing amazing, Chastain!

You can read the full interview on Daily Beast, and also added in our Press Archive. Molly’s Game opens limited in December 25.

November 8, 2017   Luciana