How Garfield's Spider-Man Helped Jessica Chastain On Their New Movie
Jessica Chastain has recently revealed that Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man helped the two in a unique way while they worked on The Eyes of Tammy Faye. The Eyes of Tammy Faye, which was released in September of 2021, follows the true story of the rise and fall of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker (Chastain) and her husband Jim (Garfield). The film draws heavy inspiration from the documentary (which is also titled The Eyes of Tammy Faye) which was released back in 2000.
The real Tammy and Jim Bakker were famous for not only hosting their incredibly successful television program (The PTL Club), but also for opening their own Christian theme park called Heritage USA. Followers of the Bakker's church can still attend service here, though it is now called Morningside Church. Reportedly, both Chastain and Garfield would covertly attend service at the church every Sunday while filming, for research on their respective roles.
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In a recent interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Chastain revealed that Garfield was able to inadvertently get the two out of an awkward situation during one of the services the two actors attended. According to Chastain, Garfield had recognized one of the church attendees as someone who had appeared in the documentary from 2000. Chastain went on to describe how when the pair introduced themselves to this man, he went silent for a moment before saying only «come with me.» Apparently, Chastain thought she and Garfield may have gotten themselves into trouble by coming to the church, stating, «we're going to get busted. We're going to get thrown out of here. I don't know what's happening.» Things looked worse when the pair were
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