Jessica Chastain & ‘Memory’ Director Michel Franco Reteam For Teorema’s ‘Dreams’; Rupert Friend Co-Stars In Ensemble

Justin Kroll
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EXCLUSIVE: After showing her strong support for interim agreements while promoting her film Memory on the festival circuit, Jessica Chastain is backing that up with Teorema’s Dreams, which has received a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement. The pic reunites the Oscar winner with her Memory director Michel Franco and recently finished filming in San Francisco, where some 60 actors and 50 below-the-line crew members were employed for the shoot.

Rupert Friend is among those also featured in the pic, which Teorema is producing the pic in association with Freckle Films.

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Plot details are under wraps, and sources said that the script was non-WGA.

Interim agreements have been a topic of conversation during the SAG-AFTRA strike, especially when it comes to talent promoting films. As festival season has ramped up and allowed individuals to speak on the agreements, folks ranging from Chastain to Ferrari star Adam Driver has gotten the opportunity to explain why they are such an important strategy to aid strikes.

“If a majority of independent producers, come forward and sign the Interim Agreement deal it will show the AMPTP how wrong they are when they say our contract terms are unrealistic or unreasonable,” Chastain wrote Sunday on X/Twitter. “These agreements also provide employment opportunities for our crew members who are really struggling during the strike. By doing this, we advance our strike agenda as we keep the pressure on the struck companies in a way that nothing else will.”

She shared a video of Fran Drescher alongside her post, in which the SAG-AFTRA president discusses the interim agreements in an interview.

Chastain and Franco’s Memory is set to make its North American premiere at the Toronto Film Festival tonight.

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