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Actress Rebecca Hall on why she was drawn to 'Christine'
When Rebecca Hall told her agents she wanted to play the title role in a tiny indie film about Christine Chubbuck, a TV news reporter who committed suicide on live television in 1974, her representation said...are you sure? Hall tells us why she took a gamble on the new film ‘Christine,’ and talks about watching Marvel slash her role in ‘Iron Man 3.’
By Kim Masters • • 29m ListenActress Rebecca Hall's agents were initially less than enthusiastic about her desire to play Christine Chubbuck, a troubled TV news reporter who in 1974 committed suicide on live television. But Hall was unwavering in her decision. She tells us why she was so determined to star in Christine, a film with a small budget and without a big name director. And she talks about having most of her role in a much bigger film -- Marvel's Iron Man 3 -- cut from the script in the middle of production.
Photo: Rebecca Hall as Christine Chubbuck in Christine
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In the new film Christine , actress Rebecca Hall portrays 29-year-old TV news reporter Christine Chubbuck, who on July 15, 1974, shot and killed herself during a live broadcast in Sarasota, Florida. Hall portrays Chubbuck as colleagues remembered her in real life: a serious reporter battling mental-health issues.
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