Diane Kruger is opening up about how she landed her role in David Cronenberg‘s arthouse horror film The Shrouds.
The 47-year-old actress joined the filmmaker and co-stars Vincent Cassel, Guy Pearce, Sandrine Holt, and Elizabeth Saunders at a photo call during the 2024 Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday (May 21) in Cannes, France.
Diane wasn’t the original actress to be cast in the movie. She replaced Lea Seydoux!
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“I got a call saying that Léa Seydoux had fallen out of his film and that David Cronenberg wanted to offer me the movie,” Diane told Deadline at the festival.
She continued, “I just got the script, and David just happened to be in Paris, so we met and, well, I’d say we immediately hit it off. We talked for hours about the script and why he wanted to make this movie. To be honest, I felt very moved that he asked me to be — basically — his wife in the film.”
Make sure to see photos from the red carpet premiere from the night before!
FYI: Diane is wearing a Jason Wu dress.
