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  • Natalie Portman quits ‘Days Of Abandonment’, HBO pulls the plug on TV movie

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: Oscar winner Natalie Portman has stepped down from HBO Films’ “The Days of Abandonment” due to “unforeseen personal reasons”.

    The project, which was announced in April this year, was based on Italian author Elena Ferrante’s 2005 bestselling novel of the same title.

    It was due to begin filming soon in Sydney, Australia.

    In a statement issued to The Hollywood Reporter, the premium cable network said they have decided to not move forward with the TV movie.

    “Due to unforeseen personal reasons, Natalie Portman has stepped down from HBO Films’ ‘Days of Abandonment’ prior to the start of filming. Unfortunately, the production will not move forward. We are very sorry we won’t be able to bring this beautiful story to the screen with our talented writer/director and cast. We send our sincere thanks to our cast, producers, and crew for all their passion and hard work,” HBO said in a statement.

    The film, which was in pre-production earlier this year, was set to be written and directed by Maggie Betts.

    The cast also featured actors Rafi Spall and Mary-Louise Parker. 

  • Mary-Louise Parker joins Natalie Portman in ‘The Days of Abandonment’

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: Actor Mary-Louise Parker will feature alongside Oscar winner Natalie Portman in HBO Films’ “The Days of Abandonment”.

    The film is an adaptation of Italian author Elena Ferrante’s 2005 bestselling novel of the same title, reported Variety.

    Portman will star as Tess, a woman who abandons her own dreams for a stable home life but is in turn abandoned by her husband.

    To be written and directed by Maggie Betts, the movie will delve into the mind of a woman in crisis, who “confronts the norms of motherhood and female identity as Tess traverses the darkest reaches of her own psyche”.

    Parker, known for movies like “Grand Canyon”, “Fried Green Tomatoes” and “The Portrait of a Lady”, will play an unnamed character.

    Her character is being called “Mysterious Woman”, a mesmerising but elusive woman Tess starts encountering everywhere she goes, causing Tess to question her sanity.

    Portman, who won an Oscar for her performance in 2010 psychological drama “Black Swan”, will also serve as executive producer alongside Betts, Ferrante, Sophie Mas, Celine Rattray, Trudie Styler, Len Amato, Domenico Procacci and Maria Zuckerman.

    HBO Films will produce the movie in collaboration with Medusa.

  • Natalie Portman to lead HBO Film’s ‘The Days of Abandonment’ adaptation

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: Oscar winner Natalie Portman is set to headline “The Days of Abandonment”, an upcoming movie from HBO Films.

    The project, which is currently in pre-production, is an adaptation of Italian author Elena Ferrante’s 2005 best-selling novel of the same title, reported Variety.

    Portman, 39, will star as Tess, a woman who abandons her own dreams for stable home life, is in turn abandoned by her husband.

    To be written and directed by Maggie Betts, the movie will delve into the mind of a woman in crisis, who “confronts the norms of motherhood and female identity as Tess traverses the darkest reaches of her own psyche”.

    Portman, who won an Oscar for her performance in 2010 psychological drama “Black Swan”, will also serve as executive producer alongside Betts, Ferrante, Sophie Mas, Celine Rattray, Trudie Styler, Len Amato, Domenico Procacci and Maria Zuckerman.

    HBO Films will produce the movie in collaboration with Medusa.