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Jessica Chastain on 'Molly's Game': TIFF Interview

Jessica Chastain and director Aaron Sorkin stopped by the Variety Studio Presented by AT&T at the Toronto Film Festival on Saturday to discuss their new film, “Molly’s Game.” Chastain plays…

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Jessica Chastain and director Aaron Sorkin stopped by the Variety Studio Presented by AT&T at the Toronto Film Festival on Saturday to discuss their new film, “Molly’s Game.” Chastain plays real-life self-made “poker princess” Molly Bloom.

“The scene that Kevin and I have outside, I said to Aaron, ‘This is the best scene I’ve ever had the chance to do on film,'” Chastain said about a scene she shot with Kevin Costner.

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