Black Swan Almost Killed Natalie Portman
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Fox Searchlight, Drama, Thrillers, Casting, Celebrity Gossip, New Releases,
“It was the first time I understood how you could get so wrapped up in a role that it could sort of take you down,” Natalie Portman explained in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly. “There were some nights that I thought I literally was going to die.”
Portman revealed this and more details of what it was like to film Black Swan, a unique thriller set in the mysterious world of the professional ballet.
The actress trained for the role, in which she plays professional ballet dancer Nina, for one year. She lost a great deal of weight, fell in love and delivered a performance that’s making many critics take notice. She is currently nominated for a Golden Globe for her work in the film.
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VIDEO: Natalie Portman in Black Swan Trailer
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Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis play rival ballerinas in Black Swan, but this film isn’t made for little girls.
The dark thriller revolves around a New York ballet company which is staging a performance of Swan Lake. Portman’s character is picked to dance the lead role, but the arrival of a new dancer (Kunis) creates new tension and competition.
Kunis stretches her villain chops in the flick, which will be released December 1.
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First Look: Natalie Portman as the Black Swan
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Fox Searchlight, Drama, Thrillers, Upcoming Releases,
The Wrestler‘s Darren Aronofsky focuses his sights on a completely different stage for his upcoming film Black Swan.
In this thriller from Fox Searchlight, Natalie Portman stars as Nina, a prima ballerina in New York who has been chosen to star in a production of Swan Lake. The pressures of the role plus the arrival of a new dancer (Mila Kunis) lead to the film’s psychological twists and turns.
Swan - also starring Winona Ryder, Barbara Hershey and Vincent Cassel - has just been selected to open the Venice Film Festival. It will debut in the US later this year.
You can see another pic of Portman in character after the jump.
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