Diane Kruger to Star in Tarantino’s “Inglorious Bastards”

By Jenny Huntington
16:42, September 2nd 2008
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Diane Kruger to Star in Tarantino’s “Inglorious Bastards”

German actress Diane Kruger will be joining the cast of Quentin Tarantino's World War II movie "Inglorious Bastards," in the role of a German actress who helps a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Bastards" that go around scalping and killing Nazis infiltrate a movie premiere.

“Inglorious Bastards,” which also stars Brad Pitt (in the role of the group’s leader), Mike Myers (a British general who joins the group’s cause) and Eli Roth, is scheduled to begin filming on October 13 in Germany. The director hopes to present the movie in May at the Cannes Film Festival.

Kruger’s character, Bridget Von Hammersmark, was originally rumoured to be portrayed by Nastassja Kinski, but Tarantino and she did not manage to reach a deal during their meeting in Germany.

Diane Kruger, 32, a former fashion model, gained international recognition with her roles in the movies “Troy,” an adaptation of Homer’s famous epic, in which she played Helen, “Wicker Park,” “Joyeux Noel” and “National Treasure,” where she portrayed Doctor Abigail Chase.

In 2003, she won the Cannes Film Festival Chopard Trophy.

As for her personal life, she married French actor and director Guillaume Canet, whom she had been dating since 1999, on September 1, 2001. The couple divorced five years later.

Til Schweiger, who played Cynric in “King Arthur” has also landed a part in “Inglorious Bastards,” as a member of “The Basterds.”

The movie is being co-financed and co-presented by The Weinstein Company and Universal, having Lawrence Bender as the producer and Erica Steinberg, Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein as execs.



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