LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU KNOW MY FIRST GUEST FROM
MOVIES LIKE "NATIONAL TREASURE,"
"INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS," AND "IN THE FADE."
SHE NOW STARS IN "WELCOME TO MARWEN."
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO THE LATE SHOW, DIANE KRUGER!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK!
THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> LAST TIME I WAS HERE, WE WERE DRINKING ROSEÉ.
>> Stephen: I HAVE LIQUOR, IF YOU WANT SOMETHING.
>> I CAN TAKE ANYTHING.
>> Stephen: I WAS GOING TO SAY, WE CAN GET YOU A COCKTAIL,
IF YOU LIKE.
>> REALLY?
>> Stephen: SERIOUSLY.
I HAVE RUM.
>> FOR REAL?
>> Stephen: HONEST TO GOD, YEAH.
I HAVE VODKA, TEQUILA, RUM AND BOURBON.
WOULD YOU LIKE SOME?
>> SURE, WHATEVER YOU TAKE.
>> Stephen: I THINK RUM IS CHRISTMASY.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: IT'S A BIT OF OLD WORLDY.
OH, I SHOULD GET TWO GLASSES.
THAT WAS VERY RUDE OF ME.
VERY RUDE OF ME.
SO YOU JUST HAD A BABY.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: THAT'S WONDERFUL.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) SO YOU --
>> I'M MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME.
>> Stephen: I WAS ABOUT TO SAY, YOU CAN HAVE A COCKTAIL.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: HOW NICE.
O NICE.
>> Stephen: THERE YOU GO.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
>> MERRY CHRISTMAS.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> NO, YOU DID NOT JUST DO THAT.
>> Stephen: I DID.
WOW.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: NOW --
( LAUGHTER ) ( CHEERING )
DIANE KRUGER.
( LAUGHTER ) HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEWS?
>> I KNEW WE WERE GOING TO BE FRIENDS.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: OKAY, SO A BOY OR
A GIRL?
>> IT'S A GIRL.
>> Stephen: IT'S A GIRL?
YES.
>> Stephen: WELL, WE HAVE A LITTLE PRESENT FOR YOUR BABY
HERE.
>> OH.
>> Stephen: I KNOW YOU SPEAK GERMAN AND YOU SPEAK FRENCH AND
ENGLISH, SO WE PUT SOME UMLAUT AND DIACRITICS ON THERE.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU DID YOUR VERY FIRST MOVIE?
>> LIKE 25 MAYBE.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
WHAT WAS THAT?
>> IT'S ACTUALLY A FRENCH FILM.
I PLAY A GIRL WHO'S IN A MENTAL HOSPITAL.
YEAH, SO WE -- SO CENTRAL CASTING.
NO, BUT -- >> Stephen: YOU SAY IT'S TYPE
CASTING TO MAKE YOU A MENTAL PATIENT?
>> BECAUSE YOU HAD TO FILM INSIDE THE ACTUAL HOSPITAL, AND,
SO, I HAD TO LIVE THERE FOR THREE WEEKS AND DO, LIKE,
KITCHEN SERVICE, SIT IN ON ALL THE THERAPY SPEECHES.
>> Stephen: TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO
BE A PATIENT.
>> I'M THE ONLY PROFESSIONAL ACTOR IN THE MOVIE.
EVERYBODY ELSE IS -- >> Stephen: AN ACTUAL PATIENT.
YEAH.
SO THAT WAS AN EXPERIENCE.
>> Stephen: WOW.
A HUMBLING EXPERIENCE.
>> Stephen: MOST FIRST MOVIES AREN'T THAT.
>> NO, IT ONLY GOT BETTER FROM THERE.
>> Stephen: YOU DID TROY IN 2004.
>> THAT WAS MY FIRST BIG HOLLYWOOD MOVIE WITH BRAD PITT.
>> Stephen: ACHILLES WITH THE BICEPS.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: AND YOU WERE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN THE
WORLD, HELEN OF TROY, THE FACE THAT LAUNCHED A THOUSAND SHIPS.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: DID THAT FREAK YOU OUT AT ALL TO BE IN THIS GIANT
INTERNATIONAL MOVIE?
>> IT WAS NUTS, IT WAS COMPLETELY GREEN, I BARELY SPOKE
ENGLISH.
HERE WAS BRAD PITT.
HE WAS SO FAMOUS.
NOT THAT HE'S NOT NOW -- ( LAUGHTER )
-- BUT IT WAS INSANITY.
WE HAD TO CAST DINNER IN THE SMALL TOWN OF MALTA, AND THE
ENTIRE ISLAND CAME TO SEE HIM.
I'M NOT EVEN JOKING.
THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, AND WE WOULD SHOOT ON THE BEACH
AND HELICOPTERS OF PAPARAZZI WOULD HOVER OVER US.
IT WAS JUST NUTS.
>> Stephen: HE WAS VERY BRAD PITT IN THE THAT MOVIE.
>> HE SURE WAS.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
AND YOU.
>> AND I WAS NOT.
>> Stephen: NO, YOU WERE NOT.
BUT WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE?
I WAS GIVEN THIS PHOTOGRAPH AND I'M TOLD THEREBY HANGS A TALE.
>> IT WAS A FUNNY STORY.
I WAS SHOOTING "TROY" AND THEY TOLD ME I WON BEST IN THE FILM
FESTIVAL AND WANTED ME TO GET THE TROPHY.
I COULDN'T GO BECAUSE I WAS SHOOTING TROY IN MALTA.
THEY SAID NO PROBLEM, I'LL SEND YOU A PLANE.
>> Stephen: SENT YOU A PRIVATE PLANE TO PICK YOU UP IN MALTA.
>> ME.
I WAS A NOBODY.
I SAID, THIS IS GREAT.
QUHOOLD IS AMAZING.
ONLY IN THE PLANE, I HAD A WIG ON IN TROY, AND I WORKED SO LATE
THAT IT DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO SHOWER AND TAKE IT ALL OFF.
SO THEY SENT A HAIR DRESSER IN THE PLANE WITH A DRESS I NEVER
TRIED ON, TWO SIZES TOO BIG, AND MY HAIR LOOKED LIKE IT WAS GLUED
TO MY HEAD BECAUSE THAT'S ALL HE COULD DO WITH GLUE FROM THE WIG.
I WAS SUPER LATE, EVERYBODY IS FREEBLGING OUT.
THEY PICKED ME UP AT THE AIRPORT, DID MY MAKEUP IN THE
CAR, PUT ME IN THE DRESS, AND THEY SAID, HERE'S DIANE KRUEGER,
AND APPLAUSE, AND MY AGENT STEPS ON MY DRESS AND I FALL FLAT FACE
FIRST IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY.
>> Stephen: BEFORE OR AFTER THIS MOMENT RIGHT HERE?
>> THIS IS AFTER, I THINK.
>> Stephen: WOW.
BECAUSE YOU LOOK GOOD HERE.
>> KEEPING FACE.
KEEPING FACE.
>> Stephen: WELL, HERE'S ANOTHER OUTFIT.
THIS IS A LITTLE MORE FASHION FORWARD, A LITTLE MORE
AVANT-GARDE.
THIS IS YOU IN PERFORMANCE CAPTURE SUIT FOR THE MOVIE
"WELCOME TO MARWEN."
>> YES.
>> Stephen: LESLIE MANN WAS ON HERE YESTERDAY AND SHE SAID IT
WAS SORT OF CHALLENGE TO WEAR ONE OF THESE SUITS.
HAD YOU WORN A MOTION CAPTURE SUIT BEFORE?
>> NO, I HAVEN'T.
AND THEY'RE ALL MADE OF VELCRO SO EVERYTHING STICKS TO YOU.
AND THEY'RE REALLY UNFLATTERING, AS YOU CAN TELL.
>> Stephen: NO, YOU LOOK GREAT!
>> IT'S ONE OF THOSE FUNNY THINGS, YOU PUT THEM ON AND
PEOPLE PUT THESE SENSORS ON YOU AND YOU GO INTO A ROOM, EVERY
DAY SAME DRILL, AND YOU HAVE TO DO ALL THESE EXERCISES SO THEY
SCAN ALL THE CAPTURES, I GUESS, ON YOU.
>> Stephen: SO THEY CAN MAKE, IN THE MOVIE, YOU ACTUALLY END
UP BEING DOLLS.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: ALL THE CAST IS TURNED INTO G.I. JOE OR
BARBIE-SIZED DOLLS.
>> YES, AND WE'RE PERFORMING ON A GREEN SCREEN WHICH IS
TERRIFYING.
>> Stephen: LIKE WITH A TENNIS BALL.
>> YES, MOST OF MY SCENES ARE WITH A TENNIS BAVMENT HOW DO I
PROFESS MY UNDYING LOVE TO A TENNIS BALL?
ANAND THEN I REALIZED THE TENNIS BALL WILL ALWAYS LOVE ME.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: HOW DOES A TENNIS
BALL ALWAYS LOVE YOU?
>> WELL, IT CAN'T TALK BACK.
>> Stephen: THE TENNIS BALL JUST LISTENS.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE TO FIND A MAN WHO'S LIKE A TENNIS BALL.
>> TELL ME ABOUT IT.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: IN THE MOVIE STEVE
CARELL'S CHARACTER SUFFERS A TERRIBLE ATTACK AND HE'S AN
ARTIST WHO CAN NO LONGER DRAW AND HE RECOVERS AND FINDS HIS
ARARTISTRY BY CREATING A TOWN WI THESE DOLLS.
WHO ARE YOU?
>> I PLAY THE BELGIAN WITCH OF MARWEN, AND STEVE IS OBSESSED
WITH MY CHARGE.
HE BELIEVES THAT HE CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT HERE, AND I'M SORT OF A
METAPHOR FOR EVERYTHING THAT'S BAD IN LIFE -- BAD
RELATIONSHIPS, BAD DRUGS, DEPENDENCIES.
I KNOW.
CHEERS.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: AND WHAT'S
HAPPENING RIGHT HERE?
>> SO, IN THIS SCENE, I PROCESS MY UNDYING LOVE FOR HIM AND I
BASICALLY TELL HIM THAT HE CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT ME, HE WOULD BE
DOOMED P HE LET GO OF ME.
IT WAS A TENNIS BALL.
>> YOU CAN NEVER GO TO THE COURTROOM BECAUSE YOU ARE THE
GUILTY ONE.
WHAT HAPPENED WAS YOUR FAULT.
THAT IS WHY YOU ARE UNLOVED, MY LOVE.
I AM YOUR ONLY HOPE.
THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN REMOVE THE PAIN.
THE ONLY ONE.
WHO CAN GRANT YOU FREEDOM FROM SHAME -- SHAME -- SHAME --
>> Stephen: YOU'RE THE BAD GUY.
>> YEAH.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WELL, WITH CHEERS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AGAIN.
NO EL.
"WELCOME TO MARWEN" IS IN THEATERS FRIDAY DECEMBER 21.
DIANE KRUGER, EVERYBODY.