Natalie Portman has spoken out about her debut function in Léon: The Skilled, describing the movie as “cringey.” In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Portman mentioned the 1994 Luc Besson-directed film wherein she performed Mathilda Lando, a 12-year-old woman who befriends Léon, her neighbor and an Italian hitman. She mentioned that whereas the movie is beloved, there are features of it that are actually cringeworthy. Portman’s appearing debut was within the movie, having been forged at age 11.
Over time, the film confronted criticism for its undertones implying a sexual relationship, and in 2018, Besson was accused of raping Dutch-Belgian actress Sand Van Roy over a two-year interval. A number of different ladies additionally described “inappropriate sexual habits” by the director however didn’t file costs. Portman addressed the allegations in opposition to Besson within the interview and mentioned it was devastating, including that she didn’t know something about it when she was a child engaged on the movie and didn’t need to invalidate anybody’s experiences.
Portman will subsequent seem in Todd Haynes’ Might December with Julianne Moore and Charles Melton, which can premiere on the Cannes Movie Pageant on Might 20.
In different information, Chris Tucker revealed that Prince turned down a job in Besson’s 1997 film The Fifth Component as a result of he didn’t just like the costumes.
American actress Natalie Portman and French actor Jean Reno on the set of the movie “Leon”, directed by Luc Besson. (Photograph by Patrick CAMBOULIVE/Sygma by way of Getty Photographs)
Actress Natalie Portman, sporting a “Time’s Up” T-shirt, marches within the thirty third annual Kingdom Day Parade honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., January 15, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Credit score: ROBYN BECK/AFP by way of Getty Photographs
Originally posted 2023-05-16 15:28:25.