JESSICA CHASTAIN CAST AS PRINCESS DIANA IN "CAUGHT IN FLIGHT"

Jessica Chastain at TIFF 2011

Although some were saying that both Charlize Theron and Kiera Knightley each were tied to their own respective Princess Diana projects, IndieWire confirms that "It Girl" Jessica Chastain, who currently is in-and-around Toronto filming Horror Mama, has been cast in the coveted (and controversial) role. 

The Film titled Caught in Flight is about a secret Affair which took place between Princess Diana and Dr. Hasnat Kahn prior to her meeting Dodi Al-Fayed, whom she was seeing at the time of her passing in August 1997.

Pre-production is said to begin March 2012 for Ecosse Films;  Oliver Hirschbiege directs.

...as if Chastain's career couldn't get any hotter!

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ENTER TO WIN A JESSICA CHASTAIN-SIGNED "THE HELP" FAN

She was the Darling of TIFF 2011 with two films this year, Take Shelter and Coriolanus. Jessica Chastain will now be calling Toronto her home for the next few months as she begins work on the new Thriller Mama, produced by Guillermo del Toro.

I not only met the beautiful and immensely-talented Chastain once, but three times over the course of TIFF 2011 and she was sweet enough to sign an item to give away for my Readers, a Promo Fan from Disney's The Help in which she stars as the endearing Celia Foote.

Let's re-live the moments again, shall we?

•  Jessica Chastain at Press Conference for Coriolanus
• Jessica Chastain at InStyle Party
• Jessica Chastain at Take Shelter Premiere

To qualify for the win, you must "like" Mr. Will-W.:Pop Maven's Facebook Page and leave a comment under this Post with the answer to the following question, "Is it true Madonna recently presented Jessica Chastain with the Gucci Award for Women in Film during the Venice Film Festival?".  Your deadline is October 22, 2011.  Good luck, Mavenati!

JESSICA CHASTAIN AT TIFF 2011 FOR "CORIOLANUS"

Jessica Chastain at TIFF 2011

One of the names I was most excited to see at TIFF 2011 was Jessica Chastain and I'm thrilled to say I've gotten my chance to meet her.  Appearing in eight films over the span of one year, all eyes are on this new "It Girl" who went from Theatre to starring alongside Brad Pitt and Sean Penn earlier this year in The Tree of Life.

Currently in Toronto promoting Coriolanus, the directorial debut of acclaimed Actor Ralph Fiennes, Chastain also is slated for an appearance at the Premiere of Take Shelter alongside Michael Shannon later this week.  She will be filming Thriller Mama, a Guillermo del Toro production, in a couple weeks' time in the City too!

Chastain was an absolute Sweetheart, making her way through Fans waiting outside her Press Conference today, before being cat-called over by a bunch of Construction Workers and she played it up even, planting a kiss on one lucky Guy's cheek!  Love her!

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JESSICA CHASTAIN TO FILM "MAMA" IN TORONTO

Jessica Chastain

Things like this make me giddy like a School Girl. Tree of Life, The Debt, The Help, Take Shelter, Coriolanus, Texas Killing Fields, Wilde Salome and The Wettest Country in the World are among some of Jessica Chastain's recent projects to receive much critical buzz.  Count 'em - that's eight high-profile releases slated for release within the span of a year. In addition to there being much talk of her being a Front-runner in the Oscars Best Supporting Actress race for her work in The Help, Chastain just won the Gucci Award for Women in Cinema earlier this weekend in Venice.

But get this - the new Queen of Cinema will be filming in Toronto from October to December, in addition to attending the TIFF 2011 Premieres of Take Shelter and Coriolanus. She is set to star in Guillermo del Toro-produced Mama, a Thriller about two Girls who escape a cruel Woman they believe to be there Mother. Mama, which is one of two del Toro Films being produced in Toronto simultaneously (the other is Pacific Rim), will be directed by Andre Muschietti. OMG. Dying here.

(Photo credit: Alliance Films)