“I think when I started, it felt like that. That was Hollywood #DianeKruger #opens #inappropriate Diane Kruger details the “inappropriate and uncomfortable” screen test she experienced during the Troy casting process. The German-born actress revealed that she “definitely hit the Weinstein of Hollywood” during a recent screening of her upcoming show Swim with Sharks at the Variety SXSW studio. She played a ruthless movie executive in the 1994 Hollywood film and television reboot of the same name, directed by George Wong and starring Kevin Spacey. Krueger, who plays Helen in Troy, says that when she auditioned for Wolfgang Peterson’s 2004 historical drama, she auditioned for ‘the head of the studio’ in full costume and made her feel ‘like meat’ “. She told Variety: “I remember doing tests for Troy and having to go to the studio manager in costume. When I was looked up and down and asked ‘Why do you think you should play that?’ I felt like a Meat.” “I think when I started, it felt like that. It was Hollywood,” she continued, “plus, my background is modeling, and trust me, they have their moments.” Kruger declined to name the head of Warner Bros. studios, who had asked her to come in for a screen test. The Independent has contacted Krueger’s representatives for comment. Kruger as Helen of Troy in the 2004 film while Brad Pitt as Achilles (IMAGENET) The 45-year-old actress admitted that for her role in the women’s rerun of Swimming with Sharks, Krueger reflected on
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