by Murtada
Remember when Natalie Portman’s Jackie appeared seemingly out of nowhere in competition at the 2016 Venice Film Festival and put her on the top of the best actress Oscar list? Two years later Portman might have a similar scenario in store for us.
Vox Lux is her new film, directed by Brady Corbet and co-starring Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Stacy Martin. It will be playing Venice next month in competition and will probably appear at some other fall festivals as well. While it remains without distribution, it will sure be snapped up if it's warmly recieved. This time however Portman is not playing an Iconic American but rather a pop star. The film charts its lead character's rise to superstardom.
Rooney Mara was first cast when the film was announced 2 years ago, with Sia providing the music...
No word yet if Sia is still involved. Interestingly Portman will again be competing against Emma Stone, as The Favourite is also in the Venice competition, for the best actress Volpi Cup. Last time Stone won for La La Land (2016).
And that’s not all from Portman this week. She recently started production on Pale Blue Dot, the fictionalized but based on true events story of a NASA astronaut (Portman), who drove 900 miles from Houston to Orlando with a knife and a BB gun in order to confront her former lover and fellow astronaut (Jon Hamm), and his new girlfriend (Zazie Beats). The stacked cast also includes Ellen Burstyn and Dan Stevens. The film is Noah Hawley's first foray into features after his success on TV with Fargo and Legion. Reese Witherspoon is a producer. Here’s your first look at Portman in character.
Repost #NataliePortman: In character as Lucy Cola. 📷: @HilwithoneL #sneakpeek pic.twitter.com/r9gICIEW5z
— Fox Searchlight (@foxsearchlight) July 25, 2018
What do you think of these two looks for Natalie?