If her portrayal of Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy opened the doors of cinema wide for her when she was only 18 years old, her image of an inaccessible queen will haunt fans for a long time, and will undoubtedly always pursue her. Proof if any were needed with the release of The Phantom Menace in 1999, when Natalie Portman, just an adult, met the one who was still only a princeduring the premiere of the film. A meeting to be marked with a milestone for the heroine of Star Warswho remembered not without humor this funny question asked by the son of the late queen.
Facing the prince, the actress Sex Friends had a hard time hiding her surprise when the latter asked her if she had participated in the original films of the Star Wars franchise. On the set of the American show, Benjamin Millepied’s wife recounted, amused: “I had to explain to him that I was only 18 at the time”arousing hilarity from the audience. Before declaring that he had found the future king “very friendly” during this unprecedented meeting.
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A possible return to Star Wars?
An improbable anecdote which allowed the 42-year-old actress to return to her link with the emblematic science fiction franchise. If her character Padmé had a tragic end in Revenge of the Siththe futuristic epic tends to bring its characters to life. Is the mother of Aleph and Amalia preparing a big comeback in Star Wars ? According to the actress, “no one asked him”but it would nevertheless be “open to the idea”. She also has very good memories of the different shoots, since she learned to work digitally, on a green screen. “It was a whole new skill set to learn and a whole new world to enter”she explained on the set.
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