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How Darren Aronofsky Tried To Turn Mila Kunis & Natalie Portman Against Each Other
If you can believe it, it's nearly been 15 years since Black Swan came out. Now, celebrating the milestone in an interview with Vogue, the stars behind the classic have spilled some behind-the-scenes details. For context, the 2010 movie stars Natalie Portman as Nina, a top ballerina who is preparing to play both the White Swan, Odette, and the Black Swan, Odile, in Swan Lake. As she struggles to tap into her darker side for Odile, Nina risks losing the part to another top ballet dancer named Lily, who is played by Mila Kunis. The film got five Academy Award nominations and earned Natalie an Oscar for Best Actress in 2011. If you've seen it, you'll know Nina and Lily have a complicated rivalry in the film, and speaking to Vogue, director Darren Aronofsky recalled his attempts to bring some of that tension into the real world. 'I was trying to be a sneaky director and make them argue,' he said, when asked about a claim that he 'tried to pit Natalie and Mila against each other.' 'Mila and Natalie both realized very quickly what I was doing and made fun of me, so it quickly became a joke that we all understood. They're both very clever and were instantly privy to whatever trick I was playing.' On X, Darren's quotes have received a bit of backlash, with people suggesting that his 'manipulative' and 'weird' scheme sought to undermine Natalie and Mila's skills as actors. 'they should be equipped enough to create any necessary rivalry on screen,' one user wrote. 'there's no need for mind games behind the scenes when they are meant to ACT like there is drama or tension.' 'What a bizarrely cutesy sheen this language puts on 'I tried to gaslight the two women working for me into fighting cause I thought it would make my movie better and didn't care at all about their actual human psyches,'' someone else wrote, adding that 'two less experienced actresses might have fallen for it.' Despite this, Mila and Natalie's recollections of the situation indicate that there was no harm done, and that they both enjoyed working with Darren very much — despite his reputation as a 'scary' and 'intense' director. 'I remember being separated from Mila and that we weren't in the same space a lot when we weren't shooting,' Natalie remembered. 'Darren made some comment early on, like, 'Ya know, Nat, Mila's dancing so well.' And I was like, 'Of course she is! She's so fucking talented and I love her so much and I'm happy she's doing a great job!'' 'Black Swan was the first time I felt like I had a mind meld with a director, where each of us always knew exactly what to say,' she continued. 'Every time we talked it felt like he gave me a little key that unlocked a scene for me.' Similarly, Mila knew better than to fall for the mind games. 'Darren would tell me, 'Nat is working really, really hard. She's not even taking Saturdays and Sundays off.' Then I would text Nat and she'd be like, '...No, I'm not?'' she recalled. 'I think that's how we figured out what Darren was up to, but it was all in good fun.' 'I remember doing press for Black Swan and every journalist wanted to know how scary Darren was: 'How intense was his set? How intense was he?'' Mila went on. 'I would say, 'He's actually a really kind, lovely guy who took us to see Twilight one time because we had the day off.' And journalists were always so disappointed that he wasn't some tortured soul who treated us like garbage.' At numerous points in the interview, Mila and Natalie highlight their close friendship, which dates back years before they even starred together in Black Swan. In fact, it was Natalie who first suggested Mila should be cast alongside her. And Darren really thought he could get these two to hate each other? Think again. Do you love all things TV and movies? Subscribe to the Screen Time newsletter to get your weekly dose of what to watch next and what everyone is flailing over from someone who watches everything!
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Cambridge Dictionary adds 'skibidi' and 'tradwife' among 6,000 new words
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Danny Boyle Opens Up About His One Regret After Leaving JAMES BOND Behind — GeekTyrant
When Danny Boyle walked away from directing James Bond 25 back in 2018, it was a surprise and a shock because a lot of fans wanted to see how he would handle the franchise. Now, years later, the Oscar-winning director is looking back on that decision, and while he's not second-guessing it, he admits there's one thing that still lingers. Speaking to Business Insider, Boyle made it clear that returning to Bond isn't in the cards, especially now that the franchise has a new home with Amazon. 'That ship has sailed,' he said. Boyle then revealed that he still regrets leaving behind the script he was developing with his longtime collaborator John Hodge (the duo behind Trainspotting and T2 ). 'The script was really good. John Hodge is a wonderful writer.' That's the part that stings him, not the big-budget, globe-trotting spectacle or the pressure of following up Spectre, but abandoning a story he and he and Hodge believed in. Before Cary Joji Fukunaga stepped in and No Time To Die became Daniel Craig's swan song, Boyle and Hodge had cooked up something that reportedly involved a Russian villain and Bond's death, which did eventually happen in the final film. According to the report, that element was already baked into Craig's contract. So even though Boyle's version never made it to screen, some of its DNA may have survived. Boyle's original take could've given us a radically different Bond finale, one with his signature visual flair and subversive storytelling. But creative clashes with producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson ultimately led to his departure. Broccoli, speaking before Amazon's acquisition of the franchise, was adamant about protecting the core of the character: 'There have been so many erroneous rumours about the future of Bond. Amazon is committed to keeping the spirit of Bond alive and that means he has to be British or from the Commonwealth – and he has to be male.' So while the future of 007 remains wide open, and Amazon undoubtedly has plans, don't expect Boyle to be part of it. His Bond moment passed, but I sure would love to read that script that Hodge wrote!
