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Natalie Portman asks director to cut nude scenes

Natalie Portman has revealed she asked Mike Nichols, the director of her upcoming movie Closer, to cut out the nude scenes of her.

Portman, 23, plays a stripper in the movie and filmed scenes featuring her romping nude in a topless club.

However, she said she became nervous about seeing the footage on the big screen asked Nichols to cut out the topless shots.

Nichols agreed and Portman tells Entertainment Weekly, "He wants to see my bare ass much less than even my father would.

"He's as or more protective of me than my parents are. So doing sexual, physical stuff for him felt very uncomfortable."

 

[MrAngryFace]

Reasons to see this movie are gone!

 

[Escape Goat]

Its a good thing she decided not to play a stripper...

 

[Suerte]

Seems like a good way to sell the DVD!

 

[DaCocoBrova]

Quiet is kept, I don't think she's all that, but I have a very strong feeling that she looks good nude. A nice rack anyway. One can hope.

 

[tedtropy]

PORTMANNNNNNNNN!!!!!

Dammit, guess we'll have to live with those beach crapparzi pictures for a little longer. At least now we know (with the right director) she's willing to show more. Bog help them is these scenes aren't DVD extras...

 

[Baconäger]

I have mixed feelings about this. A girl as classy as Portman shouldn't be showing her body to the rest of the world like this. On the other hand, I really want to see her naked.

Oh well, there's always paparazzi beach pics...

 

[Che]

Movie is useless now.

 

[DarienA]

PORTMANNNNNNNNN!!!!!

Dammit, guess we'll have to live with those beach crapparzi pictures for a little longer. At least now we know (with the right director) she's willing to show more. Bog help them is these scenes aren't DVD extras...

ROTFLMAO!

I have mixed feelings about this. A girl as classy as Portman shouldn't be showing her body to the rest of the world like this. On the other hand, I really want to see her naked.

Oh well, there's always paparazzi beach pics...

Link?

 

[AlphaSnake]

A nice rack anyway.

I really doubt that. She's a small B at most.

 

[tedtropy]

Either way, she's looking spanktacular in this movie....

 

[duderon]

HAWT

 

[Dan]

Nichols agreed and Portman tells Entertainment Weekly, "He wants to see my bare ass much less than even my father would.

"He's as or more protective of me than my parents are. So doing sexual, physical stuff for him felt very uncomfortable."

Uh huh. So why did Nichols film it to begin with? Something doesn't make sense here.

 

[Ramirez]

She's hot,but she has no boobs,so what's the big deal?

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

she's a pretty girl but she has no body. what's the loss?

 

[ZombieSupaStar]

her feet are manly therefore she is for the lose

 

[Ristamar]

Uh huh. So why did Nichols film it to begin with? Something doesn't make sense here.

Not that I really give a damn about this one way or another, but on top of what Dan said, why would Portman take a role for a "profession" that exposes your body for entertainment value if she isn't comfortable exposing her body for entertainment value? Seems kinda odd.

 

[maharg]

Lame.

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

Not that I really give a damn about this one way or another, but on top of what Dan said, why would Portman take a role for a "profession" that exposes your body for entertainment value if she isn't comfortable exposing her body for entertainment value? Seems kinda odd.

Maybe to work with one of the most celebrated and successful directors of our generation?

Just a wild-assed guess.


Also could have been a great script, great part, whatever.

 

[etiolate]

PUT IT IN THE DVD!

 

[shuri]

more stupid stealth marketing bullshit hidden as a report, just to get the name of the movie in the medias and people's mind and the OMG LOOK BOOBIEZ, MAYBE?! factor going.

 

[belgurdo]

Judging from those screens, we ain't missing much. Eat something, girl

 

[Dan]

Maybe to work with one of the most celebrated and successful directors of our generation?

Just a wild-assed guess.


Also could have been a great script, great part, whatever.

Sure, but her reasoning for this is bogus. Nichols is protective of her more than her parents? Yet they still filmed these scenes? Something just doesn't add up, and I would assume it's on her part.

If it doesn't affect the film then I don't really care. The fact that it was filmed however and is now being cut, well, I hope he can get around without them since they were obviously filmed for a reason.

I just hate seeing footage get cut that has nothing to do with something external to the film itself. Rarely, and only coincidentally, does anything anything good come from that.

 

[Ristamar]

Sure, but her reasoning for this is bogus. Nichols is protective of her more than her parents? Yet they still filmed these scenes? Something just doesn't add up, and I would assume it's on her part.

Exactly. It'd be more understandable if they had never filmed the scenes to begin with. Sounds like she got cold feet when she saw the footage, which is fine, it's her body, her choice... but I agree, it's a little weird.

 

[aoi tsuki]

i wonder how long it'll be until video or at least stills of the scenes are leaked.

 

[tehrik-e-insaaf]

is she still going to school or what? so many people i know claim they have seen her walking around harvard square, but i went there routinely and never ever saw her or anyone of any significance (unless you count noble laureates who spend 20 hours a day working on physics experiments)

 

[Dan]

is she still going to school or what? so many people i know claim they have seen her walking around harvard square, but i went there routinely and never ever saw her or anyone of any significance (unless you count noble laureates who spend 20 hours a day working on physics experiments)

She graduated June of 2003 according to her info at IMDB.

 

[LizardKing]

Those scenes better be leaked to the internet. Internet we're counting on you!

 

[The Bookerman]

that is hot.

 

[Dan]

that is hot.

With that hair she reminds me so much of Laura Linney.

 

[Mashing]

Not that I really give a damn about this one way or another, but on top of what Dan said, why would Portman take a role for a "profession" that exposes your body for entertainment value if she isn't comfortable exposing her body for entertainment value? Seems kinda odd.

I think it's just a publicity stunt. Next thing you know she'll be releasing a 'home movie' on the Internet and cry foul about it.

 

[Ripclawe]

Demi Moore ought just slap her.

"You're playing a stripper.. SHOW THE BITTIES!"

 

[LakeEarth]

Those scenes better be leaked to the internet. Internet we're counting on you!

We love you internet!

 

[Mejilan]

LUCAS! It's all up to you now! ;p

 

[MASB]

Reasons to see this movie are gone!

That's pretty much on target.

It seems weird that these scenes were even filmed in the first place if she and the director were supposedly uncomfortable making them. They could have easily changed the script to eliminate those scenes. That happens all the time.

 

[Saki]

What?
IMDB says:

Actress Natalie Portman ordered director Mike Nichols to remove her full frontal nude scenes from her latest movie Closer - despite playing a stripper in the film. Nichols is very protective of the 23-year-old beauty and agreed the topless footage was acceptable, but decided raunchy shots of her fully nude were gratuitous and should be deleted from the drama. Portman explains, "He wants to see my bare ass much less than (even) my father would. He's as or more protective of me than my parents are. So doing sexual, physical stuff for him felt very uncomfortable."

So it seems the topless shots are still in...

 

[RaymondCarver]

 

[Saki]

Are you retarded?

 

[Kon Tiki]

Thought this was about star wars. Might of gave me a reason to se EP III.

 

[mrklaw]

What?
IMDB says:

So it seems the topless shots are still in...

Sure, but now we know there are full nudey shots out there, so thats even worse!

Doesn't say if its muff shots or not - just mentions arse. But then says full nude. Surely arse isn't that bad, less than boobs anyway. Show us the booty!

 

[Vibri]

Boobs schmoobs - what's this about them shooting her bare ass.... and not not showing it?

I can't believe somewhere out there is hi-def film of the little chick from Leon's ass. That makes me feel funny.

 

[Socreges]

You win this round, Portman.

 

[Saki]

Sure, but now we know there are full nudey shots out there, so thats even worse!

Doesn't say if its muff shots or not - just mentions arse. But then says full nude. Surely arse isn't that bad, less than boobs anyway. Show us the booty!

Well they exist... it's just a matter of time...

 

[Che]

What?
IMDB says:

So it seems the topless shots are still in...

God loves me.