Natalie Portman is set to star in the upcoming biopic entitled "Jackie," a film based on the life of former United States' First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. This was first announced during the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, which Portman attended for her diretorial debut of "A Tale Of Love And Darkness" that she both directed and starred in.
"Black Swan" actress Natalie Portman will be starring in the film that is to be directed by Chilean director Pablo Larrain. The script of the biopic is said to be written by Noah Oppenheim. According to reports, the plot of the film will center on the next four days of the former first lady after her husband, former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, was assassinated.
"Jackie" will be based on the 1963 event and will tackled how the former first lady became an icon despite losing her husband and almost everything she had in her life. The film is said to have been at a bidding war during the 2015 Cannes Film Festival as a lot of production companies want to gain rights in order to distribute the movie in cinemas all over the world.
The production of the movie is set to start later this year and will be produced by Darren Aronofsky, the same producer who made the acclaimed film "Black Swan." According to other reports, Portman has been set to star in the film since 2012.
Aside from the "Jackie" biopic, Portman also signed in for the biopic about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg entitled "On The Basis of Sex." The said biopic is rumored to be directed by Marielle Heller as negotiations are still ongoing.
Portman also debuted her directing skills in the flick "A Tale Of Love And Darkness," an adaptation from the memoir of Israeli author Amos Oz. "A Tale of Love and Darkness" is about the story of the author while growing up in Israel and how his life changed after World War Two.
Other projects for Portman for her onscreen return include "Weightless," "Knight of Cups," and "Jane Got A Gun." "A Tale Of Love And Darkness" is set to premiere at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
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