Andrew Garfield recalls how Jessica Chastain made sure he could spend time with his mother, Lynn Garfield, before her death from pancreatic cancer in 2019.
Recently, the actor said in an interview people Magazine says he will always be “grateful” for his Tammy Fay’s eyes co-star for her help during that difficult time.
“The surprising thing is [Searchlight Pictures’ David Greenbaum] Jessica rearranged schedule at the last minute – putting filming on hold [in North Carolina] a few days so i can go back [to England] Ten days with my mom,” he said.
Garfield added that he and Chastain “would have deep conversations as we were both getting to know each other. I’m really grateful for that time with her because that was when my mom got very ill and ultimately passed away. time.
The two actors star in the 2021 biopic about the rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, who went on to create the world’s largest religious broadcast network and Christian themes garden. Garfield stars as Jim Barker opposite Chastain’s Tammy.
this we live in time The star also remembers a “beautiful ceremony” he and Christian had while filming the movie, where she would pick him up and they would drive to American Heritage, Buck’s now-closed Christian theme park.
“Every Sunday, we go there,” Garfield told the outlet. “It was a combination of trying to communicate with the spirits of Jim and Tammy and the place where they built the temple, in a way, both for their God and for themselves.”
last month, The Amazing Spider-Man actor told hollywood reporter Currently filming his latest movie we live in timePlaying opposite Florence Pugh was a healing experience after his mother passed away at the age of 69.
“Every living thing on Earth has lost its mother. Young dinosaurs are losing their mothers,” he said at the time. “So from my personal experience, yes, it feels like a very simple act of healing myself and hopefully healing the audience as well.”
