The US actor Jessica Chastain, a vocal supporter of the Time’s Up movement and women in film, has come under fire for hypocrisy after the Australian Matthew Newton was selected to direct and write a new film, Eve, which Chastain is co-producing.
Chastain has been an advocate for gender equality in Hollywood since 2016, when she launched Freckle Films, the all-female production company which will co-produce Eve.
Newton said: “I have always admired Jessica Chastain’s work.
In response, Newton said: “It is absolutely intolerable to harm women, it is intolerable to harm men, it is intolerable to harm anyone.