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Natalie Portmanlast appeared in aStar Warsfilm in 2005, but she’s not saying “no” to a return to the space opera franchise.
While Portman, 41, took part in aGQvideo seriesin which she responded to fan questions, the actress came across a Reddit post in which aStar Warsfan wondered whether the actress may reprise her role as Padme in a future project.
“I have no information on this. No one’s ever asked me to return, but I’m open to it,” Portman said.
Though the character plays an important role in that trilogy as a love interest to Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) and eventual mother to twins Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa, Padme’s death at the end of 2005’sRevenge of the Sithhas kept her out of projects set later in the franchise’s history.
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During theGQvideo segment, in which Portman discussed herOscar-winning role as a ballet dancer inBlack Swanand her role as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in 2016’sJackie, she also recalled that herThor: Love and ThunderdirectorTaika Waititionceforgot she ever starred inStar Warsaltogether.
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Waititi, 47, admitted to the slip-up in an interview withRolling Stonelast July, during which he said he and Portman had discussed working together again during production on the fourthThormovie.
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“Natalie said to me, what do you do next? And I said ‘I’m trying to work on aStar Warsthing. Have you ever wanted to be in aStar Warsmovie?’ She said, ‘I’ve been inStar Warsmovies,’ " Waititi recalled of their conversation.
“I forgot about those ones,” he told the outlet at the time.
Though Lucasfilm announced in April that it will produce a new series ofStar Warsfilms — includingDaisy Ridley’sreturn to the franchise— the studio does not appear to have any films in the works set that could see Portman return as Padme.
Portman’s new movieMay Decembermade its world premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival on Sunday.
source: people.com
