Love and Thunder’ director asked Natalie Portman if she wanted to be in his ‘Star Wars’ movie, forgetting that she starred in the prequel trilogy

• “Thor: Love and Thunder” director Taika Waititi forgot Natalie Portman starred in “Star Wars” movies.

• Waititi advised Rolling Stone he requested Portman if she wished to be in his upcoming “Star Wars” film.

• He stated she reminded him that she performed an essential position within the prequel trilogy as Padmé Amidala.

“Thor: Love and Thunder” director Taika Waititi was so enthusiastic in regards to the likelihood of working with Natalie Portman, that he momentarily forgot her prolonged résumé.

“Natalie stated to me, what do you do subsequent? And I stated ‘I am making an attempt to work on a ‘Star Wars’ factor,” Waititi advised Rolling Stone when recalling how he pitched her on returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the “Thor” sequel. “Have you ever ever wished to be in a ‘Star Wars’ film?’ She stated, ‘I have been in ‘Star Wars’ films.'”

“I forgot about these ones,” Waititi added, laughing.

Waititi was referencing the “Star Wars” prequel trilogy wherein Portman had a vital position not solely as Queen (and later senator) Padmé Amidala, but in addition as Anakin Skywalker’s secret spouse and eventual mom to Luke and Leia Skywalker.

You could possibly argue that there can be no Skywalker Saga with out Padmé.

Not a lot is understood about Waititi’s “Star Wars” undertaking.

First introduced in 2020, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy described Waititi’s movie as “contemporary, sudden, and … distinctive.” In keeping with Vainness Honest, Waititi’s movie will seemingly be the following “Star Wars” film we see in theaters.

In “Love and Thunder,” Portman reprises her position as Dr. Jane Foster, an astrophysicist who, this time round will get to wield the mighty hammer of Thor.

Waititi advised Rolling Stone that he pitched the thought of bringing Foster’s character again into the fold.

“Principally, I used to be like, loads of followers miss Jane Foster, and other people wish to see her once more,” stated Waititi.

In keeping with Waititi, Marvel Studios’ president Kevin Feige was greater than receptive of that concept, saying he wished to determine a technique to deliver Mighty Thor into the movie with Portman within the position.

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“It did not take a lot convincing,” Waititi stated, including, “She had by no means heard of that [Jason Aaron] run of the comedian, so I simply dropped off some comics for her… Anytime you ask, how did we solid so-and-so? We provided them tens of millions of {dollars} they usually stated, ‘Sure!'”

“Thor: Love and Thunder” is in theaters Friday. You’ll be able to learn our overview right here.

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