Chapter 808: Black Swan (1st Update)

"What the hell are these two guys trying to do!?"

In the student dormitory at Harvard University, Natalie Portman looks at the TV screen and grits her teeth.

As one of the representatives of Hollywood's post-80s actresses, Natalie is not in a good mood during this time-

Although she played Matilda in her debut work "This Killer is Not Too Cold", she has not dedicated a similar level of work since then.

Even if she succeeded in winning the role of Queen Amidala, becoming the heroine of the "Star Wars Prequel" series only made her more famous.

In particular, because of her bad relationship with Hayden Christensen, who played Anakin Skywalker before blackening, she and Hayden were even called "the most unmatched couple on the big screen" by the media.

- This is the evaluation that Natalie received after the release of "Star Wars Prequel 2: Attack of the Clones" this year.

This is naturally a very bad experience for Natalie, who has been very smart since she was a child and has been smooth sailing since she entered the entertainment industry.

You must know that as a child star who became famous as a teenager, Natalie's target life template is Jodie Foster, the double Oscar-winning actress -

It is precisely because of this that she will work hard to enter Harvard, just like the other party, and study psychology that is very troublesome.

However, now she is criticized for not even being able to act well in love scenes......

Of course, it's not really a big deal.

And what Hollywood star hasn't been sprayed by the media?

What's more, she participated in the "Star Wars" series of movies.

- The series may be important in the history of cinema, but its plot has always been simple and low, and George Lucas's guidance on the actors' acting skills is often criticized.

— not to mention his retro Shakespearean lines!

In short, no matter how good the actors are in this series, as long as George Lucas is not replaced, it is estimated that the result will not be much worse.

- And without George Lucas's "Star Wars" is still "Star Wars"?

What really made Natalie depressed was that even though she gave up her pursuit of acting skills and wanted to rely on the "Star Wars Prequel" series to gain enough commercial appeal, it didn't work very well -

According to the survey, everyone's perception of Queen Amidala played by her is very average, far less than Anakin Skywalker and Obi King Kenobi.

Even the green-skinned Master Yoda and the villain Count Dooku are a little more popular than her.

- Although Natalie plays the heroine, the entire "Star Wars Prequel 2: Attack of the Clones" is screened, giving people the feeling that she is completely a supporting actress.

Of course, if "Star Wars Prequel 2: Attack of the Clones" can become the first commercial blockbuster of the year, Natalie can bear this kind of popularity problem.

- After all, no matter how you say it, she is also the only heavyweight female character in the Star Wars Prequel series of stories.

The problem is that although "Star Wars", the national IP of the United States, and George Lucas added a lot of new technologies in the production process, "Star Wars Prequel 2" is unlikely to win the North American annual box office champion this year.

- This position seems to belong to someone else at the moment.

- It's Charlotte Booth, who is "storming Las Vegas" in the news reports now.

Natalie is familiar with the name.

In fact, because the films she shoots often occupy the top spot of the annual box office in North America, Charlotte is already the most famous director in Hollywood at present.

Even if Natalie Portman's development route is more inclined to the field of literary films, she will not be unaware of Charlotte's name.

Natalie just didn't expect that George Lucas still didn't overwhelm the other party at the box office even though he got the bonus of the IP of "Star Wars".

This made Natalie somewhat depressed.

And what makes Natalie even more depressed is that the "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Soul Coffin" used by Charlotte Booth to overwhelm "Star Wars Prequel 2: Attack of the Clones", or the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, the position of the heroine was actually quite close to Natalie.

However, by that time, Natalie had already become the heroine of the Star Wars Prequel series, and it didn't seem good to be the heroine of another big commercial series.

In addition, she always felt that although Charlotte Booth was a big director, the movies she made were not particularly thoughtful genres, so they were not her cup of tea......

In short, now that she thinks about it, Natalie has a feeling that an opportunity has slipped away from her eyes.

Of course, even so, Natalie isn't particularly awkward.

What she really hates is actually Charlize Theron.

- No way, an actress who won the Oscar title at the age of 25 is a hateful enemy to other actresses in Hollywood.

Although Natalie is a post-80s actress, she is only 6 years old behind Charlize Theron, who was born in 1975.

This means that if the two sides are not careful, there will be an intersection.

Of course, Natalie, who is just over 20 years old, is not in the same age group as the other party's characters.

However, for Natalie, who is relatively old and thinks a lot about things, this possibility still has to be considered.

What's more, because of various coincidences, Natalie became friends with Rachel Weisz, the heroine of the original "Mummy" series, and Rachel Weisz seemed to dislike Charlize Theron's ......

Natalie Portman at this time, but she didn't know that in the future, she would not only warp the role of Rachel Weisz, but also the other party's boyfriend for a chance to hit the Oscars......

In short, Natalie at this time is still very close to each other.

Of course, the friendship of girlfriends is only what makes Natalie's position leaning towards Rachel Weisz.

She would follow the news of Charlotte and Charllotte's "storming of Las Vegas", mainly because she was looking for a topic for her graduation thesis.

- Although, as a Hollywood star, there are a lot of privileges when you are studying in college. But in order to ensure that the basic reputation of the school does not fall, this privilege is not unlimited.

At the very least, Natalie still has to write her dissertation well.

And Natalie is majoring in psychology, so she naturally wants to find some material from Hollywood, which she knows best.

Thereupon......

However, just as Natalie was racking her brains to ponder the psychological purpose of Charlotte Booth and Charlize Theron's "capture of Las Vegas", her mother called her -

"What, Ghost Party Studios invited me to their new movie, 21 Points!?"

- By the way, Natalie Portman's mother is also her agent.