Tag: Natalie Portman
Sandra Bullock in Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity?
So we all know that Angelina Jolie turned down Gravity. We also know that the lead role is currently offered to Natalie Portman.
But what we just found out is that the Oscar-winning actress, Sandra Bullock, is a strong possibility for the lead role in Alfonso Cuaron‘s sci-fi drama if Portman (the first choice of the Mexican director) turns down the offer she was given last week.
According to CinemaBlend “Bullock is waiting in the wings if Natalie Portman decides to pass. She’s who Warner Bros. really wants as the lead in “Gravity”, mostly just because she’s really famous and she’s been the lead in a few $100 million dollar movies.
Natalie Portman in Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity?
Finally some word on Alfonso Cuaron‘s sci-fi thriller Gravity, after so many reports where Angelina Jolie denials that she’s part of Cuaron’s 3D project.
Natalie Portman
Jolie passed not once but twice on the film leaving it without a female lead.
Also, there were rumors ( Joile was just one of the many names) that Scarlett Johannson, Blake Lively, Marion Cotillard, Carey Mulligan, Sienna Miller, Sandra Bullock, Naomi Watts, Abbie Cornish, Rebecca Hall, Olivia Wilde (!) were all possible replacements.
But, now we have Natalie Portman in! Actually, she has been offered the lead role.
Black Swan Photo: Natalie Portman and Vincent Cassel
Check out a new photo of Natalie Portman as Nina and Vincent Cassel as Thomas Leroy in psychological thriller Black Swan.
The film also stars Barbara Hershey, Winona Ryder, Mila Kunis, Sebastian Stan, Ksenia Solo and Toby Hemingway.
Directed by Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan follows the story of Nina (Natalie Portman), a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica (Barbara Hershey) who zealously supports her daughter’s professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassel) decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre (Winona Ryder) for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily (Mila Kunis), who impresses Leroy as well.
Joss Whedon on The Avengers
Ok, we can relax now! Black Widow or, if you prefer lovely Scarlett Johansson, will be the only female Avenger, but it’s not like she’s going to be the only female character in the upcoming Joss Whedon‘s The Avengers!
And this update comes straight from director, so take it as an official thing. Check out the rest of details that Whedon shared with all of us:
“It is true that the movie is only going to have one female avenger,” he explained. “But she will not be the only female character.”
Let’s guess, Pepper Potts from the Iron Man franchise, played by Gwyneth Paltrow, or… Betty Ross, the love interest of Bruce Banner played by Liv Tyler in The Incredible Hulk?
Or perhaps, Natalie Portman’s character from Thor, or maybe even Jane Foster?
Black Swan Poster
Fox Searchlight has released the first poster for Darren Aronofsky‘s new film Black Swan, starring Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis and Vincent Cassel.
The dark tale with psychological twists stars Portman as Nina, a technically brilliant ballerina whose life takes some strange turns after being picked as the lead in a New York City production of Swan Lake. Pressures mount as her overbearing mother (Barbara Hershey) pushes her to succeed and her manipulative dance master (Vincent Cassel) commands her to be more seductive and loose in her performance. Complicating matters is the arrival of Lily (Kunis), a sultry dancer who exhibits all the innate ease and sexuality that Nina lacks. Nina begins to fixate on the newcomer as the two forge an unusual relationship.
Black Swan Trailer Hits!
The trailer for Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming psychological thriller Black Swan has appeared online.
Black Swan follows the story of Nina (Natalie Portman), a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica (Barbara Hershey) who zealously supports her daughter’s professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassel) decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre (Winona Ryder) for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily (Mila Kunis), who impresses Leroy as well. Swan Lake requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace, and the Black Swan, who represents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side with a recklessness that threatens to destroy her.
Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, James McAvoy, Natalie Portman in Tom Tykwer’s Cloud Atlas Officially
We already had a little chat about the upcoming Tom Tykwer‘s adaptation of the award-winning novel by British author David Mitchell titled Cloud Atlas, so you all remember that quite interesting names are involved in the whole project.
Today, we’re here to make things official and to report that Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, James McAvoy and Natalie Portman are officially attached to this movie, while Ian McKellan remains a “question mark”.
David Mitchell’s book “consists of six nested stories that take us from the remote South Pacific in the nineteenth century to a distant, post-apocalyptic future. Each tale is revealed to be a story that is read (or watched) by the main character in the next.
Cloud Atlas follows: “A reluctant voyager crossing the Pacific in 1850; a disinherited composer blagging a precarious livelihood in between-the-wars Belgium; a high-minded journalist in Governor Reagan’s California; a vanity publisher fleeing his gangland creditors; a genetically modified “dinery server” on death-row.
Five-Minute Comic Con Thor Trailer!
The first and extended 5-minute trailer for the highly-anticipated Thor, which was debuted at San Diego Comic Con, has now hit the web.
The epic adventure Thor spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the center of the story is The Mighty Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.
Black Swan to Open 67th Venice Film Festival
Anyone interested in something called psychological ballet thriller? Hmm.. Ok then, let us ask you again, anyone interested in Darren Aronofsky‘s psychological ballet thriller, titled Black Swan with gorgeous Natalie Portman?
And if you think we’re overreacting with this, then you should definitely take a look at the new film photos! Now that’s what we’re calling a great transformation!
Black Swan will be the opening film and in competition of the 67th Venice International Film Festival, and it’s a psychological thriller set in the world of New York City ballet.
