‘Triangle of Sadness’ producer pays tribute to Charlbi Dean at 2023 Oscars
nypost.com“Triangle of Sadness,” paid tribute to the late actress Charlbi Dean ahead of the 2023 award show.Dean died last August at a New York City hospital after getting bacterial sepsis.
She was 32.The South African actress starred as the lead character, a spoiled influencer named Yaya, in “Triangle of Sadness,” which is up for awards in three categories tonight.“She was a trouper, a very easygoing, cool person,” Hemmendorff told the Hollywood Reporter in an interview ahead of the ceremony.Reflecting back on making the Ruben Östlund-directed movie, Hemmendorff said that Dean immediately came to his mind when they were casting the film. “So we got a hold of her and asked her, ‘Would you come to Sweden for two days because we are not going to give you a role if you don’t do a real casting with Ruben at our office,'” the producer explained. “And she just did it.
She flew over, and I mean, it was there immediately. We have a very specific way of shooting and working. There are hierarchies, but we really work with people who will enjoy working hard in that type of creative environment.”Hemmendorff also said that the actress “made everyone feel great always.”Follow The Post’s Oscars 2023 live coverage “She was always ready for the next one, a professional,” Hemmendorff said. “The nicest, most easygoing person, very hardworking.
She was one of a kind.”The hit film “Triangle of Sadness” premiered last October, just two months after Dean’s tragic death.
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