The Ukrainian-born model and actress admits she was so happy to have been cast in the movie alongside Robert De Niro and Edward Norton she cried tears of joy.

She said: "I cried when they told me I`d got it. I was so happy that I was able to share more with these two icons."

The 34-year-old beauty confesses the John Curran-directed crime drama was special for her because she often doesn`t get the opportunity to star in such films.

Speaking at the movie`s New York premiere, she added: "You don`t get scripts like this every day. I get to do my little comedies, my big action films, but this movie is very special.

"There were quite a few days on set that I wouldn`t bring my baby and I`d come home in tears, it was so intense."

Milla took to twitter following her appearance at the premiere, noting she had gone straight back to work on the new `Three Musketeers` film - on which she is playing M`Lady De Winter.

She wrote: "Arrived yesterday evening from nyc n went straight 2 a costume fitting 4 "3M". So happy I got 2 go 2 the premiere of "stone" at the Moma!

"But now Milady awaits me. And so do her endless stream of corsets! Lol!(sic)"
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