Diane Kruger
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Already, critics who've seen the film quibble that the Helen in Troy is not beautiful enough. This is not the fault of the casting directors, who considered Victoria's Secret models and improbable pop stars alike. How can you find—or, in the case of artists, paint—a woman who everyone will agree is the most beautiful on earth?
[Diane] Kruger admitted that it was flattering to be chosen as the face of Helen from over 1,000 hopefuls but pointed out that it took months for the filmmakers to decide it would be her. They put her through the wringer, she said. ...
Kruger will next appear in the romantic thriller Wicker Park with Josh Hartnett and National Treasure with Nicolas Cage, both set to be released this year.
Diane Kruger, not just skin deep
Diane Kruger was born in Diane Heidkrueger on July 15, 1976 in Hildsheim, Germany. As a girl, she studied with the Royal Ballet in London. When an injury ended her career in dance, Diane returned to Germany where she soon became a top fashion model. ...
Diane Kruger beat established Hollywood stars such as Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts, who were reportedly eager to play Helen in Petersen's $200 million (113.7 million pounds) film based on Homer's epic poem "The Iliad".
"Troy" star has face to launch 1,000 ships
Petersen saw in Kruger an ethereal, slightly melancholy quality that was perfect for the female lead in "Troy," which is based loosely on Homer's "The Iliad."
Movie newcomer Diane Kruger is primed for fame when epic film Troy is released, because she had the educational privilege of witnessing co-star Orlando Bloom's rapid surge in popularity.
Kruger - who plays lead character Helen of Troy in the upcoming movie - was stunned by Orlando's sudden rise to sex symbol status when his film Pirates of the Caribbean topped the box office midway through the shoot.
Kruger Stunned By Suddenness Of Orlando's Fame
Yet, the former model says she was intimated when she shot her love scene in the film with Orlando Bloom -- and she wasn't the only one.
"We had just met, and he had never done a love scene; he was so red," she laughs. "I'd never done anything like that either."
