Natalie Portman to write film during maternity leave
Los Angeles
Jan 21, 2017
Actress Natalie Portman, who is expecting her second child
with husband Benjamin Millepied, says she is going to use her maternity leave
to write a new film.
Portman is due to give birth in few weeks.
The Oscar winner is going to take a break from acting to focus
on her new baby, but she also wants to use that time off to create a big screen
project which she can direct.
'I will be having some maternity leave. I need to write,
to take some time, get a little focus,' Portman, who previously directed
2015 drama film 'A Tale of Love and Darkness', told theguardian.com.
Portman is determined to use her craft to promote feminism
in the world and thinks it's 'crazy' that there are not more 'women's
voices' being heard in films.
'Every year it's exclusively male-directed, written and
filmed movies that we're talking about in awards season. Not that men shouldn't
be making films. I love watching men's films. It's just crazy that there is
such a minority of women's voices out there,' she said.
'If someone notices that there's only one woman at the
table they need to make a change. Or if they notice that there are no minorities
getting prominent roles in film ... they need to make a change,' she added.
Los Angeles
Jan 21, 2017
Actress Natalie Portman, who is expecting her second child
with husband Benjamin Millepied, says she is going to use her maternity leave
to write a new film.
Portman is due to give birth in few weeks.
The Oscar winner is going to take a break from acting to focus
on her new baby, but she also wants to use that time off to create a big screen
project which she can direct.
'I will be having some maternity leave. I need to write,
to take some time, get a little focus,' Portman, who previously directed
2015 drama film 'A Tale of Love and Darkness', told theguardian.com.
Portman is determined to use her craft to promote feminism
in the world and thinks it's 'crazy' that there are not more 'women's
voices' being heard in films.
'Every year it's exclusively male-directed, written and
filmed movies that we're talking about in awards season. Not that men shouldn't
be making films. I love watching men's films. It's just crazy that there is
such a minority of women's voices out there,' she said.
'If someone notices that there's only one woman at the
table they need to make a change. Or if they notice that there are no minorities
getting prominent roles in film ... they need to make a change,' she added.
Tags: A Tale of Love and Darkness