Freckle Films
Type | Private |
---|---|
Industry | Production company |
Founded | 2016 |
Founder | Jessica 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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Filmography
Films
Year | Film title | Director | Gross (worldwide) | Notes |
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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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Source: "Freckle Films", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 9th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freckle_Films.
Further Reading

Diane Kruger

Édgar Ramírez

Fan Bingbing

Andrew Dominik

Jessica Chastain

Tate Taylor

List of British films of 2015

List of British films of 2016

STX Entertainment

Jessica Chastain on screen and stage

The 355

The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021 film)

List of British films of 2021

George & Tammy

The School for Good Mothers
References
- ^ a b Mcnary, Dave (18 February 2016). "Jessica Chastain Launching Freckle Films Production Company". Variety.
- ^ "Spying on Jessica Chastain's Spy Movie, 355, at Cannes". Vanity Fair. 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ Siegel, Tatiana (2018-05-12). "Cannes: Universal Lands Jessica Chastain-Led Female-Fronted Spy Film '355'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Netflix Buys Jessica Chastain-Jake Gyllenhaal Film 'The Division'". Variety. 10 June 2019.
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