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Robin Wright 'is thrilled' ex Sean Penn's movie The Last Face 'bombed' at Cannes... because SHE had been trying to develop it before him

Published: 11:04 EST, 26 May 2016 | Updated: 13:29 EST, 26 May 2016

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Sean Penn's latest directorial effort The Last Face was booed and laughed at when it made its debut at the Cannes Film Festival last week.

And according to a new report, no one is more happy about this than his ex-wife Robin Wright.

A source told Page Six's Richard Johnson: 'Robin is thrilled the movie bombed. She has too much class to say so publicly, but this was her baby.'

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'Thrilled': Robin Wright is apparently happy that ex-husband Sean Penn's movie The Last Face was panned by critics, because she had been trying to develop it first. She is pictured left in April 2015, he is seen last week

The publication claims that the 50-year-old House Of Cards star had previously been attempting to develop the film herself for many years.

Robin was first planning to star in the movie about an aid worker in Africa who falls in love with a doctor alongside Ryan Gosling, and then Javier Bardem.

Instead, Sean developed the movie after their divorce and kept Javier as the male lead, casting Charlize Theron - who just so happened to be his girlfriend at the time - as the female lead.

'It would have killed [Robin] if Charlize had won an Oscar in the role that was meant for her,' the insider told Page Six.

Panned: The film was laughed at and booed during its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. It stars Javier Bardem and Charlize Theron, who was dating Sean during filming for it

According to the website, a source said two years ago that Sean's decision to option the script for The Last Face following his split from Robin was 'obviously a vindictive move against his ex-wife'.

DailyMail.com did not receive an immediate response after contacting representatives for Wright and Penn for comment.

Following its premiere in Cannes on Friday, many have hailed The Last Place as the lowest point of Sean's career, with some suggesting Charlize broke up with the 55-year-old after she saw an early edit of the film.

'This was her baby': Robin had apparently been trying to get financing for The Last Face before her split from Sean, after which he optioned the script. The former couple are pictured in January 2009

Sean has already responded to the overwhelming criticism, saying: 'I stand by the film as it is, and everyone is going to be entitled to their response.'

The film, which has received several one-star ratings, was off to a bad start when it opened with a block of text comparing the civil war in South Sudan to 'the brutality of a love, between a man... and a woman.'

Several audience members are reported to have burst out laughing, and things apparently just got worse from there - with the film finishing to boos.

Debut: (L-R) Jared Harris, Jean Reno, Charlize Theron, Javier Bardem, Adele Exarchopoulos, director Sean and Zubin Cooper premiered the film on May 20

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That's awkward: Charlize and Sean reunited for the premiere almost a year after she allegedly 'ghosted' him

Sean and Charlize had an awkward reunion at the French film festival a year after they split, with claims that she 'ghosted' him.

The actor and director - who last helmed Into The Wild in 2007 - dated the Mad Max: Fury Road star from early 2014 until June of last year.

Sean was married to Robin from April 1996 until they split in August 2009 and finalised their divorce the following year, and they share daughter Dylan, 25, and son Hopper, 23, together.

He was previously married to Madonna from 1985 to 1989.

Flashback: It's now a year since they appeared a couple on the red carpet outside Palais des Festivals (pictured) to celebrate her leading role in Mad Max: Fury Road