Penelope Cruz & Diane Kruger to Star in THIS MAN, THIS WOMAN

According to Deadline, Penelope Cruz and Diane Kruger are in "final talks" to star in the upcoming drama THIS MAN, THIS WOMAN. The film features a script by EYES WIDE SHUT's Frederic Raphael, and will be directed by Isabel Coixet.

The film follows "an estranged man, Matt Heller, and a woman, Martha Parks (Cruz) encounter each other by chance on a plane, and relive memories of their turbulent romantic relationship. Kruger will play Kirsty Sachs, a talk show host who has an affair with Heller and changes the course of his whirlwind relationship with Parks."

A male lead has not been set, though the film is on the "fast track."

Cruz rose to stardom in the 1990s and 2000s with the films Open Your Eyes (1997), The Hi-Lo Country (1999), The Girl of Your Dreams (2000) and Woman on Top (2000). She achieved high recognition for her lead roles in the 2001 films Vanilla Sky and Blow.

She has since built a successful career, appearing in films from a range of genres, including The Comedy Waking Up in Reno (2002), the thriller Gothika (2003), the Christmas movie Noel (2004), and the action adventure Sahara (2005). She has received critical acclaim for her roles inVolver (2006) and Nine (2009) receiving Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for each. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2008 for Vicky Cristina Barcelona. She was the first Spanish actress in history to receive an Academy Award and the first Spanish actress to receive a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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