Demult nu am fost atat de entuziasmata sa scriu despre un proiect! 355 va fi un nou thriller cu spioni regizat de Simon Kinberg (Dark Phoenix) despre un grup de femei care lucreaza in diferite agentii secrete de pe glob si care vor incerca sa impiedice o organizatie periculoasa sa intre in posesia unei arme care ar produce haos in lume.

Jessica Chastain (Molly’s Game), Marion Cotillard (Allied), Penelope Cruz (Murder on the Orient Express), Fan Bingbing (X-Men: Days of Future Past) si Lupita Nyong’o (Black Panther) vor juca rolurile spionilor, cele 5 actrite aflandu-se pe Coasta de Azur pentru a promova si vinde mult ravnitul proiect la Cannes.

Ideea acestuia provine chiar de la Jessica Chastain, care joaca in primul film regizat de Kinberg, Dark Phoenix; aceasta a declarat pentru Deadline ca se gandeste la un astfel de proiect inca din perioada in care a lucrat numai cu femei la filmul The Help (2011), dorindu-si o asemenea distributie si intr-un film cu spioni. “I love the Bourne movies, the Mission: Impossible films, and wondered why, except for Charlie’s Angels, there hadn’t been a true female ensemble action-thriller spy film. That got my wheels going, along with the idea of casting actresses from all over the world to truly make it an international project. I realized the incredible creative freedom we would have with that. I brought the idea to Simon, told him about the actresses I was thinking of, and he was so sweet. He said, ‘I want to do it with you.’”

Chastain le-a sunat personal pe Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Fan Bingbing si Lupita Nyong’o, oferindu-le rolurile si primind un raspuns pozitiv imediat. Titlul filmului, 355, vine de la unul dintre primii spioni din S.U.A., in timpul Revolutiei Americane, care a fost tot o femeie; Agentul 355 a ramas asadar un apelativ pentru femeile agenti secreti din CIA, lucru pe care Jessica Chastain l-a aflat pregatindu-si rolul din Zero Dark Thirty (2012).

The action genre has long been dominated by male heroes, and it’s so exciting to be part of a film that will allow for not just one female action hero but a whole ensemble of very capable, fierce female characters that reject tired stereotypes,” a declarat frumoasa actrita. “Characters that liberate from the confines of stereotypical traits. That is something that excited me about this, the opportunity to create different types of female heroes.