Natalie Portman, who reprises the role of Padme Amidala in the upcoming prequel film Star Wars: Episode III, told SCI FI Wire that she is scheduled for reshoots next month with director George Lucas. “I haven’t been told anything, so for all I know, it could be [simply] walking or an insert shot of my hands, or it could be a whole new storyline,” Portman said in an interview while promoting her latest film, Garden State. “So I will be as surprised as you are.”
Portman added that her onscreen chemistry with co-star Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker) has improved since the second prequel, Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the Clones, because he is no longer distracted by the technical difficulties of making a Star Wars film. “Because it’s such a different kind of movie, because of all the blue screen, you’d have to imagine so much,” she said. “You’d have to create other characters and locations and sets in your mind. So it’s a lot more work, and it was really challenging. [Now], each of us had had experience on a Star Wars film before.” Star Wars: Episode III is scheduled for release on May 19, 2005.
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