The Funny Text Jeremy Strong Sent Jessica Chastain After Other Mommy ‘Spanked’ The Social Reckoning

Actors Jessica Chastain and Jeremy Strong shared a lighthearted text exchange regarding the box office performance of their respective films, 'Other Mommy' and 'The Social Reckoning.' The two have a long-standing friendship dating back to their early careers in New York.
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This human-interest story highlights the personal dynamics between high-profile Hollywood actors amidst the competitive nature of the film industry.
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This past weekend, audiences were way more interested in going out to see Jessica Chastain's creepy horror turn over Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Reckoning . Other Mommy had a great box office debut, while The Social Reckoning stumbled. And as it turns out, the movies' leads had a funny text exchange about it.
Chastain and Strong are actually longtime friends who met while establishing their careers in New York City over 20 years ago. They've also been in multiple films together over the years. Here's their text chain about the weekend box office, as shared by Chastain on Instagram :
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