Chastain met lobbyists to prepare for 'Miss Sloane'

Actress Jessica Chastain says she met with 11 women lobbyists to prepare for her role in "Miss Sloane".
"I went to DC and I met with 11 lobbyists, mostly women. I wanted to know what they struggle with and how they became a success in that environment.
"I talked to them about their families and their personal lives. We discussed what it really takes to get a bill passed and the different ways you would go about it. I learned what grass roots and grass tops were and how the various strategies of running a campaign work," Chastain, 39, said about her role in the John Madden-directed movie.

Chastain had long harbored a wish to team up with Madden again after working with him in "The Debt".
"He's so generous on set. Even if someone comes in for one day, John does anything he can to make that person feel a part of the team. That's why people like Christine Baranski and Jake Lacy came in for just a short time. Each day I saw the actors I would be working with and knew I was going to be in the best hands, because John had orchestrated the whole thing."
The actress says she was attracted to the role because it told the story of an "intelligent and ambitious" woman. The movie releases in India this Friday.

"She's incredibly intelligent and ambitious and compulsive in her desire to win, but she's also really vulnerable. Liz Sloane is addicted to winning. The bigger the risk, the bigger the win. That's what entices her. It was a beautiful character to embark on.