Robin Wright 'is thrilled' ex Sean Penn's movie The Last Face 'bombed'
Sean Penn's latest directorial effort The Last Face was booed and laughed at when it made its debut at the Cannes Film Festival last week.
And according to a new report, no one is more happy about this than his ex-wife Robin Wright.
A source told Page Six's Richard Johnson: 'Robin is thrilled the movie bombed. She has too much class to say so publicly, but this was her baby.'
The publication claims that the 50-year-old House Of Cards star had previously been attempting to develop the film herself for many years. Robin was first planning to star in the movie about an aid worker in Africa who falls in love with a doctor alongside Ryan Gosling, and then Javier Bardem.
Instead, Sean developed the movie after their divorce and kept Javier as the male lead, casting Charlize Theron - who just so happened to be his girlfriend at the time - as the female lead. 'It would have killed [Robin] if Charlize had won an Oscar in the role that was meant for her,' the insider told Page Six.
According to the website, a source said two years ago that Sean's decision to option the script for The Last Face following his split from Robin was 'obviously a vindictive move against his ex-wife'.
DailyMail.com did not receive an immediate response after contacting representatives for Wright and Penn for comment.
Following its premiere in Cannes on Friday, many have hailed The Last Place as the lowest point of Sean's career, with some suggesting Charlize broke up with the 55-year-old after she saw an early edit of the film.
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