Photography by Peter Hapak Styling by Dora Fung "I wanted to play Dick Cheney," explains the actress Jessica Chastain. In it, Chastain plays Anna, the daughter of a small time mobster who is married to Abel, played by Oscar Isaac, a successful Hispanic immigrant who is trying to run her father's fuel company but also stay above the fray. Isaac evokes Al Pacino's iconic Michael Corleone in The Godfather, with his soulful eyes and his push-pull struggle to do the right thing. She knows she's cooking the books." Watching The Godfather for inspiration would be too obvious for Chastain, who is known for her immersive approach to researching roles.