Not her usual look: She wore jeans and layered tops for the part of Barbara Weston
The Boardwalk Empire star also dressed in a dowdy fashion,
donning a blue shire a brown flared trousers with her hair tied back into a ponytail.
Other stars in the 2013 flick include Benedict Cumberbatch as ‘
Little Charles Aiken and Meryl Streep and Violet Weston.
The IMBd page for the motion picture states that Renée
Zellweger and Andrea Riseborough were considered for a role.
Riseborough was cast but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Juliette Lewis replaced her as Karen Weston.
Chloë Moretz auditioned for the role of Jean Fordham, but lost to Abigail Breslin.
All an act: The group appeared to find something quite funny as they worked with Julianna Nicholson
Her face stripped of makeup and dressed in dowdy clothing,
Julia was transformed as she filmed emotional scenes for August:
Osage County in in Bartsville, Oklahoma.
