Diane Kruger will play Abraham Lincoln's stepmother in the upcoming film Green Blade Rising.
The film will focus on Abraham Lincoln's youth in Kentucky and is being produced by Terence Malick.
Kruger will take on the role of Sarah Bush Lincoln and she has said her character is, "The woman who enticed him to read and put him on the journey to becoming a great man, a great thinker and president"
She says the role will be a challenge: "It's a very American role, something very different for me. I have been spending all summer trying to tackle a rural Kentucky accent from the 19th century, so that will be a huge challenge."
