Actors all but vanishing into roles is nothing new, but it takes a specific kind of talent. And from the looks of the trailer for The Eyes Of Tammy Faye, Andrew Garfield and particularly Jessica Chastain are diving deep into character as the infamous married televangelists. Check out the footage...
The Big Sick's Michael Showalter is in the director's chair here, with Abe Sylvia on script patrol. Tammy Faye promises an intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.
In the 1970s and 80s, Tammy Faye and her husband, Jim Bakker, rose from humble beginnings to create the world’s largest religious broadcasting network and theme park, and were revered for their message of love, acceptance and prosperity. Tammy Faye was legendary for her indelible eyelashes, her idiosyncratic singing, and her eagerness to embrace people from all walks of life. However, it wasn’t long before financial improprieties, scheming rivals, and scandal toppled their carefully constructed empire.
Cherry Jones, Sam Jaeger and Vincent D'Onofrio (the latter playing firebrand pastor Jerry Falwell) are also among the cast for the drama, which land in the US on 17 September. There's no official sign of a UK date yet, but it should be around the same time. The real question is, will the main pair be seen as truly unrecognisable like this guy?