Dutch stars braved the wet red carpet for the world premiere of the remake of Theo van Gogh's , part of a trilogy of van Gogh remakes now being made.
is the story of a meeting between a washed-up political reporter-played by Buscemi-and beautiful megastar Katya, played by Sienna Miller. Buscemi's character is grudgingly assigned to interview Katya, and the rest of the film is spent inside her apartment, where the two engage in an intense battle of the wits and one-upmanship.
opens to general audiences in the Netherlands on Thursday and in the United States in the summer.
On Monday, Buscemi told the audience he felt van Gogh's supportive and inspiring spirit hanging over him while he made the film.
"He loved actors and I'm just sorry I never got a chance to work with him," he said.
Co-producer and van Gogh's friend, Bruce Weiss, said van Gogh would have loved the new film.
"Theo's dream was always to make films in America, and after he died, we wanted to make that dream come true for him," said Weiss. "So this is our way of really continuing his legacy."
Van Gogh was killed by a Muslim extremist in 2004 on an Amsterdam street. His murderer, Mohammed Bouyeri, is now serving a life sentence. He admitted to killing van Gogh out of religious conviction.