The Eyes of Tammy Faye, a biopic starring Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield as the couple who created a Christian variety show, a theme park, and an empire is set for a September release.
And the trailer is out now.Jim ascribed to the same religious dogma as noted homophobes Jerry Falwell (Vincent D’Onofrio in the film) and Pat Robertson (Gabriel Olds), but Tammy Faye was known to be open-hearted and accepting of LGBTQ+ people.
As is depicted in the film, and to her husband’s dismay, she once featured an AIDS patient, Steve Pieters, on their show. Chastain, who disappears into the role under the subject's infamous makeup, said that was the piece of Tammy Faye’s story that influenced her to take the role.“That's really why I wanted to.