Berlin prizewinner Pablo Larraín to direct biopic about Kennedy’s courage in the days following her husband’s murder
We may only be a couple of days into the 2015 Cannes film festival,but the 20th-century icons are lining up on the Croisette; 24 hours after news broke that Noomi Rapace is to star in a biopic of the opera legend Maria Callas comes the announcement that Natalie Portman will play Jackie Kennedy in a film about the aftermath of the JFK assassination.
Chilean film-maker Pablo Larraín will direct Jackie, which, and like the Callas film,is being pitched to investors at the Cannes film market. The biopic also reunites Portman with Darren Aronofsky, who directed her Oscar-winning performance in the dark psychological thriller Black Swan, and this time as a producer. The film is already being tipped as the most tall profile of the dozens of fledgling projects looking for backing at this year’s market. Related: Natalie Portman: from Star Wars to star of the reveal Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com