Jessica Chastain risks the ire of Donald Trump by filming new movie in Ireland
HOLLYWOOD star Jessica Chastain is set to irk Donald Trump by filming her new movie outside the US in Ireland.
The Oscar-nominated actress is not only appearing in a film set in America but the cars used in her upcoming horror flick Grandma's House also have American number plates.
Our picture shows the 48-year-old Californian on location on her Irish shoot in Dunboyne Co Meath, sporting dyed dark brown hair rather than her natural redhead.
She's seen cradling a teenage actress playing the role of Bela in the flick, surrounded by dozens of coloured balls.
The star has been filming here for a couple of weeks, primarily around Dublin, especially indoors at Violet Hill in Killiney, and is due to wrap up on June 9.
Jessica Chamberlain filming in Ireland
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The Rob Savage directed film also features Jay Duplass and is based on a script Nathan Elston adapted from Josh Malerman's eponymous novel 'Incidents Around the House.'
The tale follows eight-year-old Bela, who loves her family, including mum and dad and Grandma Ruth, with all her heart.
However, there is also 'Other Mommy', an otherworldly entity who always asks Bela if she can go inside her heart, with horrifying events starting to occur within the house.
President Trump earlier this year announced a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the US, saying the American movie industry was dying a "very fast death" due to the incentives that other countries were offering to lure filmmakers.
"This is a concerted effort by other nations and, therefore, a National Security threat. It is, in addition to everything else, messaging and propaganda," Trump said on Truth Social.
He added: "WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!"
Chastain has starred in numerous hit films, including Zero Dark Thirsty, The Help and The Martian.
She won an Oscar in 2022 for Best Actress in the Eyes of Tammy Faye, a true story about the controversial American's televangelism career.
The vegan is married to Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo, an Italian count of the Passi de Preposulo noble family, who is an executive for the fashion brand Moncler. The couple have a young son and daughter and live in New York.
The actress has worked in Ireland on multiple occasions, including filming the movie Memory and the film Miss Julie.
She previously spoke of her love for Guinness and her habit of stocking up on a specific snack when traveling, while in Ireland.
Partly of Irish descent, Chastain heard that she would find many more redheads in Ireland but was disappointed when she finally made the trip.
"When I went there first, I was expecting to see like, a sea of redheads, and there weren't half as many as I'd hoped," she recalled.
While filming Miss Julie in Co Fermanagh she was also taken aback by the weather.
'I love the people there,' she exclaimed. 'And I bought so much incredible crystal. But the weather? In winter? Holy smokes, it's cold.'
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