Natalie Portman is falling in love -- and salvaging quiet little films along the way. According to Variety, Portman is set to star in "Love and Other Impossible Pursuits" alongside Scott Cohen and Charlie Tahan. She will play a young woman named Emelia, who must cope with the loss of her infant daughter, while trying to raise her gifted five-year-old stepson, William, and salvage her rocky marriage. The film will be directed by Don Roos for Incentive Filmed Entertainment, and is based on the novel by Ayelet Waldman.
The role originally belonged to Jennifer Lopez, who's abrupt departure nearly destroyed the film altogether. Portman rescued the film by taking the lead not only onscreen, but behind the scenes -- she's executive producing the film under her banner, Handsomecharlie Films. Read more...