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Freckle Films
TypePrivate
IndustryProduction company
Founded2016; 7 years ago (2016)
FounderJessica Chastain
Headquarters,
United States
Key people
Clemens Pongratz, Leili Gerami (executive producers) Kelly Carmichael (president of production and development)

Freckle Films is an American film and television production company. It is owned by Jessica Chastain.[1]

History

In February 2016, it was reported that Chastain had launched her company.[1] In May 2017, Kelly Carmichael became a president of production and development. Carmichael, who had previously worked at Miramax and at The Weinstein Company as a production executive.

In 2018, Chastain and a group of international actresses travelled to Cannes Film Festival to pitch an all female ensemble spy film, The 355.[2] Universal Pictures acquired the rights to the film at $20 million.[3] It was released on January 7, 2022. Their first film, Ava, was released on September 25, 2020.

In Autumn 2022, the company entered production on The Eyes of Tammy Faye, starring Chastain and Andrew Garfield. The film was released on September 17, 2021. It went on to win several awards including: Screen Actor Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Makeup & Hair, Critics Choice Award for Best Actress & Best Makeup, Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role & Best Makeup & Hair. In 2022, the company purchased the rights to adapt the novel The School for Good Mothers as a television series.[4]

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The Weinstein Company

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Cannes Film Festival

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The 355

The 355

The 355 is a 2022 American action spy thriller film directed by Simon Kinberg from a screenplay by Theresa Rebeck and Kinberg, and a story by Rebeck. The film features an ensemble cast, starring Jessica Chastain, Penélope Cruz, Fan Bingbing, Diane Kruger, and Lupita Nyong'o as a group of international spies who must work together to stop a terrorist organization from starting World War III. Édgar Ramírez and Sebastian Stan also star. The title is derived from Agent 355, the codename of a female spy for the Patriots during the American Revolution.

Universal Pictures

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Ava (2020 film)

Ava (2020 film)

Ava is a 2020 American action thriller film directed by Tate Taylor written by Matthew Newton and produced by Chastain's production company, Freckle Films. The film stars Jessica Chastain, John Malkovich, Common, Geena Davis, Colin Farrell, Ioan Gruffudd and Joan Chen.

The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021 film)

The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021 film)

The Eyes of Tammy Faye is a 2021 American biographical drama film directed by Michael Showalter from a screenplay by Abe Sylvia, based on the 2000 documentary of the same name by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato of World of Wonder. The film tells the story of Tammy Faye Bakker, from her humble beginnings growing up in International Falls, Minnesota, through the rise and fall of her televangelism career and marriage to Jim Bakker. Cherry Jones and Vincent D'Onofrio also star. The film is produced by Chastain's production company, Freckle Films.

Andrew Garfield

Andrew Garfield

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The School for Good Mothers

The School for Good Mothers

The School for Good Mothers is a 2022 debut novel by American writer Jessamine Chan. The novel concerns a woman, Frida, who is sentenced to a period at an experimental facility intended to rehabilitate mothers accused of even minor parenting infractions.

Filmography

Films

Year Film title Director Gross (worldwide) Notes
2020 Ava Tate Taylor N/A
2021 The Eyes of Tammy Faye Michael Showalter N/A
2022 The 355 Simon Kinberg N/A

Television series

Year Film title Network Notes
2022 George & Tammy Showtime Miniseries

Upcoming projects

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Tate Taylor

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The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021 film)

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The Eyes of Tammy Faye is a 2021 American biographical drama film directed by Michael Showalter from a screenplay by Abe Sylvia, based on the 2000 documentary of the same name by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato of World of Wonder. The film tells the story of Tammy Faye Bakker, from her humble beginnings growing up in International Falls, Minnesota, through the rise and fall of her televangelism career and marriage to Jim Bakker. Cherry Jones and Vincent D'Onofrio also star. The film is produced by Chastain's production company, Freckle Films.

Michael Showalter

Michael Showalter

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The 355

The 355

The 355 is a 2022 American action spy thriller film directed by Simon Kinberg from a screenplay by Theresa Rebeck and Kinberg, and a story by Rebeck. The film features an ensemble cast, starring Jessica Chastain, Penélope Cruz, Fan Bingbing, Diane Kruger, and Lupita Nyong'o as a group of international spies who must work together to stop a terrorist organization from starting World War III. Édgar Ramírez and Sebastian Stan also star. The title is derived from Agent 355, the codename of a female spy for the Patriots during the American Revolution.

Simon Kinberg

Simon Kinberg

Simon David Kinberg is a British-born American filmmaker. He is best known for his work on the 20th Century Fox X-Men film franchise, and has also written such films as Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Sherlock Holmes. He has served as a producer on others including Cinderella and The Martian, the latter which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. His production company Genre Films had a first-look deal with 20th Century Fox. Kinberg made his directorial debut in the 2019 X-Men film Dark Phoenix from a script he also wrote.

George & Tammy

George & Tammy

George & Tammy is an American drama television miniseries created by Abe Sylvia and directed by John Hillcoat, which premiered on Paramount Network, Showtime and CMT on December 4, 2022, with Showtime as its primary network. It stars Jessica Chastain and Michael Shannon as country music legends Tammy Wynette and George Jones, chronicling their tumultuous relationship and intertwined careers.

Showtime (TV network)

Showtime (TV network)

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Source: "Freckle Films", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 9th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freckle_Films.

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References
  1. ^ a b Mcnary, Dave (18 February 2016). "Jessica Chastain Launching Freckle Films Production Company". Variety.
  2. ^ "Spying on Jessica Chastain's Spy Movie, 355, at Cannes". Vanity Fair. 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  3. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (2018-05-12). "Cannes: Universal Lands Jessica Chastain-Led Female-Fronted Spy Film '355'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  4. ^ White, Peter (3 January 2022). "Jessica Chastain's Freckle Films To Adapt Jessamine Chan's 'The School For Good Mothers' As Series With Jude Weng & Endeavor Content". Deadline. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Netflix Buys Jessica Chastain-Jake Gyllenhaal Film 'The Division'". Variety. 10 June 2019.
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