Grazia Interview
In case you missed it, here’s Natalie’s entire interview with Carrie Buckle for Grazia Middle East, plus a (sort of) new photo from the Paolo Roversi shoot. Thanks to Kitten, via moon-light-world.
Paris
House Hunting in Paris
We've updated the gallery with some new-old candid photos of Natalie and family visiting apartments in Paris back in April. Please note that Aleph is visible in the photos.…
The Euro Focus Poll
With the big news that Natalie will be focusing more on European films, it's high time for that poll to see where her fans stand. Have fun! [polldaddy poll=8189592]…
Changes
This update contains some really big, Natalie world shifting news. However, at the same time, if we really think about it, this change has already occurred and we’ve experiencing it for awhile.
So let’s back up a bit. We know that Natalie has moved to Paris with her family. Given how little acting work she’s done since her Oscar win, and that she’s committed this year to completing her first feature film, we also know that her professional focus may have shifted. And it wasn’t that long ago that we heard she was looking for representation in Europe.
So the news that Natalie has joined premier French agency, Adéquat (is that name ironic?), should not be that big of a shock. What is a surprise is that Natalie is parting ways with long time business partner and manager, Aleen Keshishian. Aleen met Natalie when she auditioned for the Kirsten Dunst part in Interview With A Vampire, and soon after that became her manager. She has been with Natalie from day 1 and is responsible for among other things, Natalie taking on the name “Portman” instead of her birth name, and for taking a chance on SNL.
Natalie and Benjamin Celebrate at Lapérouse
We've updated the gallery with some new candid photos of Natalie celebrating husband Benjamin Millepied's Paris Opera premiere of Daphnis et Chloé with their friends at Lapérouse restaurant last…
Natalie At The Ballet
As we expected, Natalie was in attendance for the opening of Benjamin's ballet opera in Paris last night. This yields an appearance early on in a French TV video…
Opera
As things are quiet for Natalie, at least publicly, no doubt she's working hard on the edit of A Tale Of Love And Darkness, Benjamin is shuffling into the…
Tidbits
Still no major Natalie news so we’ll have to make do with some smaller nuggets of news.
– Let’s begin with The Playlist dropping The Phantom Menace onto their Worst 20 Blockbusters Ever list. Belerofonte has expressed his defense in the comments section. Myself, personally I’d probably have gone for Clones because at least TPM has Duel of the Fates and hands down the best action scene of the series.
– Natalie and Benjamin are house hunting in Paris and Ben, surprisingly, was quite happy to confirm,/a> where they are looking: Saint-Germain des Prés district or Place des Victoires in the center near Palais Royal. Thanks to Melody.
– Finally, Natalie is on the cover of French Elle (sadly not a new photo) and Fanatical has the interview, which you can read after the jump. Hoping a kind French speaker will let us know if there is anything interesting.