Congratulations are in tall order for spotlight-shy Natalie Portman and her dancer-choreographer beau Benjamin Millepied.

The pair, who have largely kept their relationship under wraps, reportedly wed this past Saturday in an intimate Jewish ceremony in scenic Big Sur, Calif.

Portman, 31, and Millepied, 35, said “I do” around 8 p.m. Saturday before a gathering of family and friends, among them bold-faced names like Ivanka Trump, People reports.

Other details of the hush-hush ceremony are not available.

The nuptials may come as a surprise to some fans who had assumed that the pair had already wed earlier this year. Both Portman and Millepied turned up to February’s Academy Awards with big grins on their faces and shiny bands on their ring fingers.

“They were made with recycled platinum and conflict free diamonds,” jeweler Jamie Wolf confirmed about the rings that he’d designed. “Ben was exceptionally thoughtful and dedicated and patient to make sure we had everything right.”

The happy couple originally met on the set of 2010′s “Black Swan,” which Portman starred in and Millepied choreographed.

In February 2011, a pregnant Portman thanked Millepied during her acceptance speech for giving her “the most important role of my life (motherhood).”

Their son Aleph was born in June.

Portman recently spoke out to France’s Madame Figaro magazine about what having a family has meant to her amid the zaniness that is Hollywood.

“Nothing is more important than my personal life,” Portman told the magazine. “It’s something which comes first, always makes sense, and compared to the happiness of a successful family life, everything else is practically superficial.”

Source: NY Daily News

Dior have stuck to a winning formula with their new advertising campaign by getting stunning actress Natalie Portman to pose naked.

The Oscar-winner de-robed for the photo shoot with photographer Mario Sorrenti to promote the brand’s new Diorskin Nude range.

In one picture, she is draped topless over a chaise lounge pulling her hair off her face. In another close-up shot, she faces the camera with her arms and hair covering her chest to protect her modesty.

Dior promise their foundation, which will be on sale nationwide from 14 September, will give wearers a natural, radiant glow.

As well as the foundations, priced at £31, lip and nail shades in a nude palette are also available. Natalie wears one of the Rouge Dior Nude shades in the adverts.

Dior said the lipsticks, which cost £25, are innovative because they don’t colour lips but ‘blush’ them for a more natural look

This isn’t the first time Natalie has posed topless in her role as the face of Dior beauty. Last year wore just a black headband to promote the brand’s fragrance Miss Dior Cherie.

After seeing these latest pictures, millions of her fans will be disappointed to hear that she is now officially off the market.

The Black Swan actress married Benjamin Millepied, the father of her son Aleph, in an intimate ceremony in Big Sur, California on Saturday.

Natalie, who was born in Jerusalem, had a traditional Jewish ceremony. The couple met in 2010 on the set of Black Swan.

Natalie has always been a proud ambassador of the French fashion house wearing a vintage Dior dress to this year’s Oscar ceremony.

However, she was keen to distance herself from their once creative director John Galliano when a video leaked of him making anti-Semitic comments.

In a statement released at the time she said: ‘I am deeply shocked and disgusted by the video of John Galliano’s comments.

‘In light of this video, and as an individual who is proud to be Jewish, I will not be associated with Mr Galliano in any way.

‘I hope at the very least, these terrible comments remind us to reflect and act upon combating these still-existing prejudices that are the opposite of all that is beautiful.’

Source: Daily Mail.co.uk

I apologize to all of you for the lack of updates lately, but I had good reasons: I moved to a new house and I had back my internet connection just yesterday! Now that I’m back updates will be back as well, hence… stay tuned!

At the age of 30, Natalie Portman already has a damned impressive resume of films under her belt, but aside from some guest appearances, she hasn’t done much in the TV arena. It looks like that’s going to change, because she’s helping head up a new ABC drama pilot based on the Judith Krantz novel Scruples. According to EW, Portman will executive produce the pilot alongside Tony Krantz, Judith’s son. While the actress has had EP credits on a couple of her films (No Strings Attached, The Other Woman), this is her first producing gig for TV.

First published in 1978, Scruples tells the story of a wealthy, previously overweight widower named Wilhelmina Hunnewell Winthrop, or “Billy,” who uses her deceased husband’s money to open a Beverly Hills clothing store called, well, Scruples. It was turned into a Warner Bros. miniseries starring Lindsay Wagner and Barry Bostwick back in 1980. Warners still holds the rights after all these years and will also be producing this version. Writers Bob Brush and Mel Harris are penning this new adaptation.

While the story doesn’t specifically suggest it, I can’t help but wonder if Portman might be thinking about starring in the pilot as well. Wagner was around Portman’s age when she played Billy in the miniseries, so the timing is right. The lines between traditionally “movie actors” and “TV actors” are also blurring more and more these days, thanks in part to high-profile cable dramas, so this might be an opportunity for Portman to give the boob tube a spin. Then again, given how busy she is on the big screen, I don’t know that she has time to commit to the small one.

Source: CinemaBlend.com

For a director who keeps his distance from Hollywood, Terrence Malick is certainly loading up on star power for his next two movies. A rep for Natalie Portman confirms that the Oscar winner is set to take her first post-Oscar (and post-baby) film roles in Malick’s next two projects, Lawless and Knight of Cups. (The news was first reported by Deadline.)

Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett will also pull double duty in both films, which are reportedly shooting back-to-back, while Rooney Mara and Ryan Gosling will join the troupe on Lawless. As usual for Malick’s movies, plot details for these projects are being kept totally under wraps. (Remember how nobody really knew what The Tree of Life was about before it came out? Or even after?) So your guess is as good as ours. Will Lawless be the long-awaited Lucy Lawless biopic? Is Knight of Cups a college comedy set at the World Series of Beer Pong intercut with wordless images of dinosaurs also playing beer pong? Probably not. But you never know. Hit us with your best theories in the comments.

Source: EW.com

A year ago, Natalie Portman was the hottest actress around. The “Black Swan” star was sweeping awards and earning the sine qua non of actor heat, the “Saturday Night Live” parody. She even survived an ill-timed dorky laugh.

But Portman didn’t get to indulge in the main perk that comes from winning an Oscar — booking a big, prestigious movie. Portman was five months pregnant when she accepted the golden statuette last February, and pretty much stopped working afterward so she and costar/choreographer Benjamin Millipied could have their son, Aleph, who was born in June. She hasn’t worked since. (Portman could be seen in several movies last spring — “Your Highness” and “Thor” — but she shot those before her pregnancy.)

Could Portman soon be coming out of her baby-induced hiatus? According to a person briefed on the project who was not authorized to talk about it publicly, the actress has been courted by Lana and Andy Wachowski to star in “Jupiter Ascending,” the science-fiction movie the filmmakers aim to shoot when they finish cutting their much-anticipated “Cloud Atlas.” Portman, the person said, was seriously weighing taking the part.

“Jupiter,” a Warner Bros. project whose plot details have remained tightly under wraps, would reunite Portman with the “Matrix” filmmakers after the two collaborated on the graphic-novel adaptation “V for Vendetta” back in 2006. And “Jupiter” tentatively aims to start production in the fall of 2012, which would give the actress more time with her infant if she wanted it. A representative for Portman did not immediately respond to a request seeking comment.

“Jupiter” wouldn’t be the first science-fiction film Portman has expressed interest in; for a time she was set to star in “Gravity,” Alfonso Cuaron’s space-traveling tale, before dropping out. (Sandra Bullock, who won the lead actress Oscar the year before Portman, wound up with the part.)

In the meantime, Portman also could be getting busy on a more starchy subject on the other side of the camera — she’s keen on making a documentary about veganism based on Jonathan Safran Foer’s book “Eating Animals,” according to items posted Wednesday. She’s also attached to “Thor 2,” but there’s no word on whether Marvel will move forward with the sequel.

Of course, the larger question is whether Portman will be able to regain the heat she had a year ago. Producers and the public often don’t bat an eye at a year at a small maternity leave. But they also have short memories — just ask Julia Roberts, who for a time slipped down the Hollywood food chain when she took time off to raise a family.

Source: LA Times Blog