Though Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis had a cutthroat rivalry in Black Swan, life didn’t imitate artwork for the actresses, regardless of Darren Aronofsky‘s greatest makes an attempt.
Marking the Oscar-winning movie’s fifteenth anniversary, the trio just lately reunited and reminisced in regards to the director attempting to spark a feud between Portman and Kunis to assist their performances as ballerinas competing for the lead position in a Swan Lake manufacturing.
“My take is that I used to be attempting to be a sneaky director and make them argue,” Aronofsky informed Vogue. “Mila and Natalie each realized in a short time what I used to be doing and made enjoyable of me, so it shortly turned a joke that all of us understood. They’re each very intelligent and have been immediately aware of no matter trick I used to be taking part in.”
When requested in the event that they “keep in mind it in another way,” Portman recalled, “I keep in mind being separated from Mila and that we weren’t in the identical area lots once we weren’t capturing. Darren made some remark early on, like, ‘Ya know, Nat, Mila’s dancing so nicely.’ And I used to be like, ‘After all she is! She’s so fucking gifted and I really like her a lot and I’m joyful she’s doing an excellent job!’”
Kunis added, “Darren would inform me, ‘Nat is working actually, actually arduous. She’s not even taking Saturdays and Sundays off.’ Then I might textual content Nat and she or he’d be like, ‘…No, I’m not?’ I feel that’s how we discovered what Darren was as much as, nevertheless it was all in good enjoyable.”
Natalie Portman in ‘Black Swan’
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No matter Aronofsky’s failed intervention, Portman received the Oscar for Greatest Actress in Black Swan, which additionally earned nominations for Greatest Image and Greatest Director for Aronofsky.
The reunion comes as Black Swan prepares to return to theaters on Aug. 21 and 24 for the milestone anniversary, taking part in for the primary time in Imax in additional than 200 auditoriums in main cities.
