Chastain will both star and produce Eve using her production company Freckle Films and Voltage Films.
This will be a reunion between director and actress as Taylor and Chastain previously worked together on the Oscar-nominated film The Help in 2011.
While details on the plot of Eve are scarce, the film is said to be a character study that revolves around a female assassin.
The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Tate Taylor has taken over directing duties for two-time Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain’s action film Eve following the departure of original helmer Matthew Newton, who vacated the position following a backlash when accusations of assault and domestic violence came to light.