Jessica Chastain Reveals Her ‘Greatest Prank’. Her Sufferer – ‘Darkish Phoenix’ Co-Star James McAvoy

Jessica Chastain is revealing the sufferer of her finest prank: James McAvoy.

The 2 labored collectively on “Darkish Phoenix” which launched in 2019. It was additionally the proper alternative for Chastain to concoct her masterpiece of a prank.

The actress, who has a little bit of a wild aspect, spoke on “The Kelly Clarkson Present” about how essential choosing the proper goal is for a joke.

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“You gotta actually plan who to prank,” she laughed. “I simply additionally labored with Michael Shannon — most likely not the man to prank.”

“Darkish Phoenix” Director Simon Kinberg helped Chastain along with her plan, coordinating it with the crew. It occurred throughout a stunt with McAvoy being lifted into the air with wires.

“The director stated, ‘Okay, ultimate take, please do it once more.’ In order that they raise him up and he’s performing, you recognize, like he’s being lifted by this magic,” she continued. “And abruptly, the ‘Macarena’ begins taking part in, and the fellows who had been holding the wires had been having him dance the Macarena. There’s no topping it. I believe it was the perfect.”

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McAvoy appeared to take it in good nature and even “leaned in” to the joke, she recalled, “At one level, ’trigger he was on the prime of the steps, he grabbed me and lifted me off the bottom.”

That second was the cue for Chastain to finish the prank as she stated, “And that’s once I was like, ‘Oh, yeah yeah, no no. We gotta cease ’trigger I may now get harm,’ He was good enjoyable.”