News culture “I have to fall in love with the project” This French-speaking actress refused to play in this film with Brad Pitt

Culture news “I have to fall in love with the project” This French-speaking actress refused to play in this film with Brad Pitt

We might think that playing in a film alongside Brad Pitt, and moreover playing his wife, is a golden opportunity. And yet, Cécile de France, actress with a phenomenal career, refused to play in the highly appreciated World War Z by Marc Forster.

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A class anecdote

Cécile de France, starring in Bonnard, Pierre et Marthe since this Wednesday, told a rather funny anecdote on the set of the show As an aside. In the Canal+ program presented by Nathalie Lévy, the actress explained that she had been approached to star in the film which grossed $540 million at the box office, World War Z. However, she turned down the role for a very specific reason.

I worked for American projects as for projects in all other countries, in the same way, that is to say I have to fall in love with the project. This one didn’t make me dream!

But this story did not prevent him from filming with and for American stars. We can cite the film Beyond by Clint Eastwood where she shares the poster with Matt Damon, or even the penultimate film by Wes Anderson, The French Dispatch.

A case far from isolated

This is obviously not the only person to have refused a role in a film which subsequently enjoyed phenomenal success. If we stay in the French-speaking world, we can cite Maurice Barthélémy, renowned French actor and director. He refused to play in Asterix and Obelix Mission Cleopatra and its 15 million admissions, because he wanted to stay with his wife who had just given birth. If we look towards the United States, there are striking examples that come to mind. Will Smith in Matrix, Gal Gadot in Barbie or even John Travolta in Forrest Gump, All these cases show us that it only takes a little thing for a career to take a different turn.