The second revival was in 2012, with an all-star cast, including Jessica Chastain as Catherine and Dan Stevens (fromDownton Abbey) as Townsend (both with their Broadway debut performances), David Strathairn as Catherine""s stern father, and two-time Tony winner Judith Ivey as the busybody Aunt Lavinia.He agreed to take the group to Karnak in exchange for the golden Sceptre of Osiris in their possession: "If you give me that gold stick there, you can shave my head, wax my legs, and use me for a surfboard.Almost every other character in the film was defined by him: his mother Mrs.Venable (Katharine Hepburn) who had illusory beliefs about him, his companion and cousin Catherine (Elizabeth Taylor), and Catherine""s mother Mrs.[Note: The film""s script was more upbeat than Chase""s original story.In the original novel with a darker ending, Dunson""s wound - from Cherry - causes him to collapse, and he soon dies.