With Jake Gyllenhaal already in place, Ubisoft game adaptation The Division is upping its star quotient even further. Jessica Chastain is now in the midst of making a deal to join Gyllenhaal.
The new movie will be based on the game's basic story, in which the player becomes an agent off the Strategic Homeland Division, which is looking for the origins of a devastating smallpox outbreak. As the Division begins to rebuild its operation in a dystopian New York City, it'll also have to deal with the crime that has popped up in the wake of the epidemic.
There are no further details on what either acting will be playing, though we'd figure they'll be operatives working for the titular organisation. Ubisoft is putting all the pieces in place (so expect a director to be announced soon enough.) And it's just the latest game-to-film project from the company, which also has Assassin's Creed on the way, starring Michael Fassbender.
Chastain has worked on several films recently, including Miss Sloane and The Zookeeper's Wife. She's attached to star in Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut, Molly's Game.