Tár director Todd Field says he crashed his car trying to cast Cate ...

Todd Field has revealed that he crashed his car while trying to cast Cate Blanchett in their new collaboration, Tár.

The Oscar-nominated filmmaker, 58, speaking to Variety in a joint interview with the actress, 53, said that he was chatting with Blanchett’s agent Hylda Queally in September 2020 when the unfortunate accident took place.

He said that prior to the crash, Queally had informed him that the Academy Award-winning actress was committed to other projects over the next three years.

The latest: Todd Field, 58, has revealed that he crashed his car while trying to cast Cate Blanchett, 53, in their new collaboration, Tár

'I think because Hylda felt sad for me doing that, she agreed that if I wasn’t in too bad a physical condition, I could get home and send her the script, and she would read it,' Field told the outlet.

In the interview, the Australian actress said that she was drawn in by the script Field wrote for the film, as it piqued her interest in a way others didn't.

'I read scripts very, very slowly, but this one I read incredibly quickly,' she said. 'I knew from the get-go that it was about really big things - metaphysical, existential things that I was interested in - so I read it very quickly and said yes immediately.'

According to a synopsis from producers, the motion picture is 'set in the international world of Western classical music,' and 'centers on Lydia Tár, widely considered one of the greatest living composer-conductors and the very first female director of a major German orchestra.'

The filmmaker and Oscar-winning actress spoke to Variety about their new drama 

In the interview, the Australian actress said that she was drawn in by the script Field wrote for the film, as it piqued her interest in a way others didn't 

The actress said, 'I knew from the get-go that it was about really big things - metaphysical, existential things that I was interested in - so I read it very quickly and said yes immediately'

Blanchett told the outlet that she listened to recordings of Susan Sontag to model her voice for the role, describing the late author as 'a really razor-sharp, absolutely authentic public intellectual.'

The Melbourne native said of her accent, 'When I go home and I see my family, I sound much more Australian. It's so embarrassing. My kids go, "Just stop it!"'

Field said that premise of his film, unfortunately is a 'fairy tale,' as there has not been 'a female leading conductor for a major German orchestra, or for one of the big five orchestras - and that’s, frankly, appalling.'

Blanchett said that she was initially 'heartbroken and depressed' by the ending but felt 'elated and joyful' as she performed it.

The film also stars Noémie Merlant, Nina Hoss and Sophie Kauer.

Field said that premise of his film, unfortunately is a 'fairy tale,' as there has not been 'a female leading conductor for a major German orchestra, or for one of the big five orchestras - and that’s, frankly, appalling'

The Melbourne native said of her accent, 'When I go home and I see my family, I sound much more Australian. It's so embarrassing. My kids go, "Just stop it!"'

The Oscar-winning star was seen at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards at TAO Downtown