The FX drama series The Bridge, adapted from the Scandinavian series Bron, is a present-day crime thriller that explores the tensions on the U.S.-Mexico border. When an American judge known for her anti-immigration views is found dead on the bridge connecting El Paso and Juarez, El Paso P.D. Detective Sonya Cross (Diane Kruger) must work with her Mexican counterpart, Detective Marco Ruiz (Demian Bichir), to catch a serial killer operating on both sides of the border. The show also stars Ted Levine, Annabeth Gish, Thomas M. Wright and Matthew Lillard.
During this recent interview to promote the series premiere, actress Diane Kruger talked about playing a cop with Asperger’s, making sure she correctly represents the condition, how much she loved the original series, how similar in tone this adaptation is, the research she did into the border conflict aspect of the show, working with co-star Demian Bichir, what she’s most looking forward to viewers getting to see, that they will wrap up this case in the 13-episode first season, and what led her to television. Check out what she had to say after the jump.
Your character, Sonya Cross, is both a person with Asperger’s and a cop. What was the hardest thing for you, as an actor, in putting those two aspects together?
DIANE KRUGER: Well, it’s about how someone who has a condition, such as Asperger’s, can really excel at being such a good cop. That’s really what drew me to the project. Yes, she has this condition. There are so ...
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