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Thursday, April 7, 2011

'I smoked weed in college, but I'm too old now': Natalie Portman on her 'stoner' past as she stars in TWO comedies about the drug

By Andrea Magrath

Stoner past: Natalie Portman discusses her fondness for marijuana back in her college days

With an Oscar for Black Swan under her belt, perhaps Natalie Portman feels it's time to put her feet up and relax with some less serious roles for a change.

The actress, who has long received critical acclaim for her dramatic roles, is set to star in two upcoming 'stoner comedies'.

The first, Your Highness, is released this month, while the just-announced Best Buds will have to wait until after the birth of her first child this summer.

And Natalie, 29, says it's an area she has quite a bit of experience in, from her days at Harvard University.

'I love stoner comedies. I smoked weed in college, but I haven’t smoked in years,' she has told Entertainment Weekly.

'I’m too old. I wish I was that cool, but I’m like an old lady now. I’m in bed by 10 p.m. I can’t do that anymore.'

Her comments were made before she announced her pregnancy this year.

The actress graduated from Harvard in 2003 with a B.A. in Psychology.

During her education there she only made two films, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones and a small role in Cold Mountain.

She told the New York Post at the time: 'I don't care if college ruins my career. I'd rather be smart than a movie star.'

But it appears Natalie did more in her dorm room than just studying.

And she has enjoyed reliving her 'stoner' days in Your Highness, the medieval comedy in which she stars alongside James Franco and Danny McBride.

High times: The actress stars in Your Highness, a medieval comedy about brothers with a weed habit on a quest

She plays Isabel, a mysterious warrior, who joins brothers Thadeous and Fabious in their quest to rescue Fabious' bride Belladonna from an evil sorcerer.

Their efforts are hindered by lazy Thadeous' fondness for smoking weed.

Natalie will produce and star in Best Buds. She will play a bride-to-be who blows off her wedding for a marijuana-fuelled road trip to San Diego with her two best friends.

Bad habit: Natalie will also produce and star in Best Buds, about a bride who ditches her wedding to go on a marijuana-fuelled road trip with her friends

source:dailymail

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Oscar winner Natalie Portman goes from ballet swan to medieval archer in action comedy Your Highness

By Daily Mail Reporter

What a change: Natalie Portman and Danny McBride appear together in Your Highness, a change from her Oscar-winning performance in Black Swan

Her haunting portrayal of a mentally fragile ballet dancer in Black Swan won her the coveted best actress Oscar last month.

But Natalie Portman is not one to be typecast, and her new film sees her tackling an action comedy as a fearless female archer.

In Your Highness the actress stars alongside James Franco, who also won an Oscar nod for his dramatic role in 127 Hours.

Taking aim: Portman plays the archer in Your Highness

But the pair are perhaps unlikely to repeat their Oscar success with their new movie, which sees them embark on a quest to rescue a kidnapped royal bride, played by Zooey Deschanel.

Your Highness is a comedic action/adventure set in medieval times, and also stars Danny McBride and Justin Theroux.

With the same director of Pineapple Express, the movie is unlikely to win any more Oscar nominations, although it is sure to have a broad appeal.

Not one for an Oscar: Portman stars alongside James Franco, Danny McBride, Justin Theroux and Zooey Deschanel

Game for a laugh: Zooey Deschanel plays the royal bride, who is kidnapped by an evil wizard, sparking a quest

The trailer for the movie shows Portman in a plunging low-cut version of a medieval costume, while Deschanel is in an equally revealing red corset dress.

The movie has yet to hit screens but has already caused a stir after Portman's pert derrière was covered up by bosses with a digital bikini.

An original trailer showed the actress wearing a thong bikini beside a lake, but to lower the age rating her behind was digitally covered in a sensible pair of brown bikini bottoms.

James Franco arrives for the Late Show With David Letterman in New York last night

source:dailymail

Monday, March 7, 2011

Natalie Portman, ten things you did not know about it

Natalie has just won his first Oscar for best actress for her performance in the film "The black swan." The actress, currently awaiting a child with her boyfriend Benjamin Millepied choreographer, has one of the most intriguing biographies. Get the details best kept, their confrontations with the press, their past romances and his social activism.

1. Environmental activist. She not only follows a vegetarian diet since she was eight, but also has a green shoe line, not using any type of animal skin. What raises the actress with this business, environmental organizations and donates to animal welfare.

2. Eccentric boyfriend. He was engaged to the singular musician Devendra Banhart. Portman took part in a fun video of the musician and that is where she met him. The song that gives rise to the romance and the video called "Carmensita."

3. Multilingual. She can speak five languages: Hebrew, Japanese, Chinese, French and English.

4. Portman welcomed the surname (maiden name of her grandmother) as his stage name. The real name of the actress is Natalie Hershlag.

5. Jealous rage. Natalie, in 2007, turned up to Buenos Aires and interrupted a dinner with her boyfriend Gael Garcia back then, and Dolores Fonzi. Confronted the couple and assaulted a journalist out of Argentina. Their suspicions, however, were confirmed. After the actor announced his engagement to Fonzi.

6. She was a member of the jury of Cannes Film Festival in the 2008 edition.

7. Past "music? Could call it that. She was a member of a band called The World Patrol Kids, before his career started his film career. Not the best of his biography that participation.

8. Disappointment for the fans. Portman prohibited by contract to do nude scenes in his movies.

9. Born in Jerusalem. At one point there was some confusion over whether or not it had to do compulsory military service in the Israeli army.

10. His favorite actor is Ben Kingsley.