Jessica Chastain To Enter The Haunted House Of Guillermo del Toro's Crimson Peak

5 April 2013 1:10 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

Fresh off her second Oscar nomination and a long string of roles that prove she can do just about anything, Jessica Chastain is finding yet another way to stretch her talents. Variety reports that she's the latest actor to join Crimson Peak, the next project from director Guillermo del Toro that's described as a haunted house thriller. A long list of impressive names have been added to the cast in recent days, including Benedict Cumberbatch, Charlie Hunnam and Emma Stone. Though a haunted house thriller feels like a far cry from Chastain's Juilliard training and Zero Dark Thirty role, she's already worked with del Toro once in a spooky story, starring in this year's surprise horror hit Mama, which del Toro executive produced. Because it came out in the doldrums of January Mama didn't get a ton of attention, but it's currently the fourth-highest grossing film of the year, with »

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