72 new production images from Tree of Life have surfaced online, and while they contain no major reveals about the film, they do emphasize one major revelation that some may have missed in the trailer: The redhead beauty Jessica Chastain is about to be a major star. We've already called this, but for my money, these photos pretty much put the case to rest. While Sean Penn and Brad Pitt's expressions mostly range from pensive to really pensive, Chastain's ethereal presence infuses the stills with a dynamic range of emotion and um... life. Click through and get ready to start reading her name on almost every shortlist.
Chastain will also be seen this year in John Madden's The Debt, and she's also set to star in Malick's next next movie and John Hillcoat's hopefully-amazing The Wettest County in the World.
UPDATE (March 14, 1:50 p.m. EDT): An "owner of rights in and to The Tree of Life motion picture" who shall not be named issued a demand to remove the publicity stills from this highly complimentary bit of publicity for the lovely Miss Chastain and her film. She should really keep better company, seriously.