Natalie Portman was both worried and excited when she joined Star Wars with her key role in the prequel trilogy.Starting with Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace in 1999, Natalie Portman played Queen Padmé Amidala of Naboo, the mother of Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker. Given the popularity of the franchise, it was a major opportunity for Portman, but that doesn’t mean taking the role didn’t come with a lot of apprehension. Looking back on the first installment of the prequel trilogy in honor of The Phantom Menace’s 25th anniversary, Portman shared (per Empire) how she was concerned that becoming a Star Wars star would result in getting pigeonholed for the rest of her career.The new comments from Natalie Portman are from an upcoming issue of Empire that will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. Other stars of the prequel trilogy are also interviewed for the issue, including names like Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi), Liam Neeson (Qui-Gon Jinn), Ian McDiarmid (Palpatine), Samuel L. Jackson (Mace Windu), Brian Blessed (Boss Nass), Matt Doran (Elan Sleazebaggano), and more. It was also announced ahead of the issue hitting newsstands on Feb. 15 that The Phantom Menace will be coming back to theaters just in time for May the Fourth weekend this year.
Natalie Portman was both worried and excited when she joined Star Wars with her key role in the prequel trilogy.
Starting with Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace in 1999, Natalie Portman played Queen Padmé Amidala of Naboo, the mother of Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker. Given the popularity of the franchise, it was a major opportunity for Portman, but that doesn’t mean taking the role didn’t come with a lot of apprehension. Looking back on the first installment of the prequel trilogy in honor of The Phantom Menace‘s 25th anniversary, Portman shared (per Empire) how she was concerned that becoming a Star Wars star would result in getting pigeonholed for the rest of her career.
The new comments from Natalie Portman are from an upcoming issue of Empire that will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. Other stars of the prequel trilogy are also interviewed for the issue, including names like Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi), Liam Neeson (Qui-Gon Jinn), Ian McDiarmid (Palpatine), Samuel L. Jackson (Mace Windu), Brian Blessed (Boss Nass), Matt Doran (Elan Sleazebaggano), and more. It was also announced ahead of the issue hitting newsstands on Feb. 15 that The Phantom Menace will be coming back to theaters just in time for May the Fourth weekend this year.
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