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Natalie Portman May Play Jackie Kennedy in Biopic ‘Jackie’

Years ago, Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky was developing a biopic of former first lady Jackie Kennedy with his then-wife Rachel Weisz set to star. The appropriately titled Jackie fell on the wayside when the two separated but it looks like Fox Searchlight is looking to revive the project.

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Michel Hazanavicius In Talks To Direct Tom Hanks ‘In The Garden Of Beasts’; Natalie Portman Circling Role

Oscar-winning director Michael Hazanavicius (The Artist) is eyeeing an adaptation of In the Garden of Beasts, the 2011 non-fiction book by Erik Larson. Tom Hanks would star as William Dodd, the United States’ ambassador to Nazi Germany prior to World War II.

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What Are Natalie Portman & Christian Bale Doing in Latest Set Pics from ‘Knight of Cups’?

Bruce Wayne (aka Christian Bale) and Nina Sayers (aka Natalie Portman) are goofing around on a beach in what appears to be some pre-production work for Terrence Malick’s next movie Knight of Cups. Take a look after the jump!

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Natalie Portman to Star in Lynne Ramsay’s Western ‘Jane Got A Gun’

Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman hasn’t exactly rushed back to work after taking Golden Statue home for her excellent performance in Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan. THR now has wind that she has signed on to star and produce the western Jane Got a Gun.

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Jeremy Renner, Natalie Portman, Javier Bardem in Talks to Join Ridley Scott’s ‘The Counselor’

Last month, we brought you word that Ridley Scott tapped rising actor Michael Fassbender to star in his upcoming project The Counselor and it looks like the director is wasting no time casting the roles around the titular character. Twitch reports that Jeremy Renner, Natalie Portman and Javier Bardem are all in talks to appear in the movie.

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Natalie Portman Joins Terrence Malick’s ‘Lawless’ & ‘Knight Of Cups’

While this is no surprise, it’s still interesting to note that Terrence Malick’s casts for his back-to-back films Lawless and Knight of Cups are getting ridiculously star-heavy. Deadline reports that Academy Award-winning actress Natalie Portman has committed to both movies, her first two post-Oscar roles since her acclaimed performance in 2010′s Black Swan.

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The Wachowskis Want Natalie Portman for ‘Jupiter Ascending’

While the Wachowskis are currently busy developing Cloud Atlas, they are not wasting time lining up their next project, a science-fiction film titled Jupiter Ascending. According to 24 Frames, the directing duo have reached out to Natalie Portman for the lead role.

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DVD Review: Paris, Je T’Aime (2006)

In the 18 short films of Paris, Je T’Aime there are three kinds of love. There is the love of the city. There is the love of love itself. And, above all, there is the love of film. It’s an earnest, almost naive kind of love, that is usually only found in student films. And, just like a good student film, every short is unrestrained, simple, and very, very quirky.

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DVD Review: “Heat” (1995)

None of his contemporaries and few of his predecessors, if I may be so bold, capture the intimate, intricate details quite like Michael Mann, nor shape their stories so not even the slightest indispensable stroke is missing. Is it any wonder then that this sprawling saga of Cops and Robbers focuses on two protagonists who are obsessed with the details?

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