"Crimson Peak" star Jessica Chastain is all about female empowerment in her roles, and this is why when she joins the sequel for "Snow White and the Huntsman" next year, which is simply titled "The Huntsman," fans can expect that her character will not be someone you can mess with.
"I play Sara, I'm a warrior. A Scottish warrior. And I kick a lot of (expletive) in this movie," she told Screen Rant during an interview. "I can't really tell you much about it, but... it's unlike anything I've ever done, I got to work a lot with Chris Hemsworth and Nick Frost and Rob Brydon and Sheridan Smith and Alexis Broach (and) Emily (Blunt) and I got to work a little bit with Charlize, which - that was fantastic. Because I love her Ravenna."
Chastain earlier criticized that female superhero characters are often overly sexualized, such as Elektra and Aeon Flux. "They have to be in some catsuit," she lamented. "But if you look at the most incredible female roles, like Ripley in 'Alien,' she is a very sexy woman but she's not wearing a lot of make-up. She's in a T-shirt and jeans. What's sexy about her is how capable she is. Same with Jennifer Lawrence in 'Hunger Games' - she's not wearing a catsuit, either."
So even though the actress has talked to Marvel Cinematic Universe about a potential role, the actress is not willing to jump into anything unless they present her with something really good.
"If the female character isn't as interesting as the male character, I'm not interested. Linda Hamilton in 'Terminator 2' was incredible. I remember the opening shot of her in that tank top doing those pull-ups, and I remember being a little girl watching her and thinking, 'This is amazing. I want to be her,'" she told Radio Times.
Meanwhile, the actress is very open to playing varying roles, and she's not afraid to be a villain either. In Guillermo del Toro's gothic romance film "Crimson Peak," Chastain plays Lucille, an intimidating presence.
"When I got this script and I saw that - the first good thing is there's two incredible female roles, which, that usually doesn't happen. And another good thing, if I'm going to play Lucille, Guillermo's the one to do that with because he's going to make sure that it's not just this flat archetype of a character. He's going to make a really layered and - you can kind of understand where she's coming from to make her what she is," she said.
