According to The Daily Mail, Natalie has left Wuthering Heights. This makes me very disappointed. Here is a little of the article. Click on the link for the rest.
Hollywood star Natalie Portman has walked out of a big-screen version of Wuthering Heights, throwing the production into chaos. Her decision to withdraw from the British film has infuriated its backers because, far from being wooed for the role, she actively pursued the plum part of Emily Bronte’s tragic heroine Cathy Earnshaw.
The movie’s director John Maybury and producers Ecosse Films and HanWay were blinded by Portman’s dazzling “come-on”. Neither film company would comment yesterday.
Portman pursued the part vigorously and was so passionate about it that she asked for and received casting approval for Heathcliff. An insider on the film said: “It’s fair to say we were seduced by her and we should have been on our guard.”
I added 408 screencaps from the Free Zone DVD to the gallery. Natalie plays Rebecca and it is the film that she famously cries for about seven minutes straight at the beginning! Captures from the special features/interview coming soon.
First update of May! First of all, I added a few events from 2007 and 2008 to the gallery tonight. Included are photos from the set of the segment of New York, I Love You that Natalie is directing. Thanks to NataliePortman.com for posting them! Here are the gallery links of the other events I added.
Natalie will be part of the jury in this year’s Cannes Film Festival, which you can read more about here.
The winners and losers from the Competition will be picked by a jury that is headed by Sean Penn and includes Natalie Portman, Italian director-screenwriter Sergio Castellitto, German actress Alexandra Maria Lara, Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron and French director Rachid Bouchareb, whose “Days of Glory” was a festival favorite when it screened in 2006.
 
 
 
 
 
