if you cast your mind back to 2015, you may recall that Reese Witherspoon signed on to produce and star in the sci-fi drama Pale Blue Dot for Fox Searchlight Pictures.
Well, having subsequently departed the role due to a scheduling conflict with season two of Big Little Lies, it seems that director Noah Hawley (Fargo) may now have found his replacement in Natalie Portman.
According to Variety, the Oscar-winner is in final talks to join the picture, with Fox now looking to cast her male co-star and begin shooting in the Spring once Hawley is finished up with season two of FX’s Marvel series Legion.
Pale Blue Dot tells the story of a female astronaut whose life begins to unravel after she returns to her seemingly perfect American dream life after a long space mission.
Portman was recently seen in Terrence Malick’s Song to Song, and will next appear in Alex Garland’s Annihilation. Watch the trailer here.
Originally published January 11, 2018. Updated April 15, 2018.
