Untitled Tammy Faye Bakker Biopic (Starring Jessica Chastain & Andrew Garfield)

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Originally Posted by CelluloidPal

Yeah, I remember this clown show when it all went down. Don't think Chastain and Garfield look anything like Jim and Tammy Faye respectively.

Funny thing is that there was a made for TV movie about those two with
Kevin Spacey as Jim and Bernadette Peters as Tammy Faye.

Actually, I think Garfield could do very well portraying Jim Bakker. Spacey did fine, and I think Garfield would be even better. As for Chastain, I was afraid she'd be too tall to play Tammy Faye, but she's only an inch taller than Peters, who was fine. (Although Tammy Faye herself was 4 inches shorter.) With the right makeup -- a LOT of makeup! -- Chastain could pull it off.

I had always thought, how did Peters, as a wonderful singer, feel being asked to play someone who wasn't particularly noteworthy for her musical talents?