In the title role, Chastain stars as a lobbyist on the brink of personal and professional burnout.
For Madden, that was a big part of what drew him to the project.
The central character might be familiar to audiences had that person been a man, the director says.
In this case, its a woman and the movie is totally framed around that character.
She is the engine of the movie.
And Madden delighted at the opportunity to work with Chastain again.
The first moment I read the script I thought that the role belonged to Jessica, he says.
From tremendous strength and drive on the one hand and fragility and vulnerability on the other.
And the scale on this film calls for both of those two things.
