HBO Films has cancelled production on The Days of Abandonment after Natalie Portman had to exit the film due to personal reasons. “Due to unforeseen personal reasons, Natalie Portman has stepped down from HBO Films’ Days of Abandonment prior to the start of filming,” HBO said. “Unfortunately, the production will not move forward. We are very sorry we […]
Mary-Louise Parker joins Natalie Portman in The Days of Abandonment
HBO Films’ The Days of Abandonment has cast Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds) to star opposite Natalie Portman in Maggie Betts’ adaptation of the Elena Ferrante novel. Parker will play the Mysterious Woman, “a mesmerizing but elusive woman that Portman’s Tess starts encountering everywhere she goes, which causes Tess to question her sanity.” The Days of Abandonment is “a […]
Natalie Portman joins HBO’s The Days of Abandonment
HBO Films has cast Natalie Portman (Thor: Love and Thunder) in its adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s novel The Days of Abandonment. Portman will star in the lead role and produce the film through her company MountainA Films. The Days of Abandonment is “a visceral, no-holds-barred journey into the mind of a woman in crisis that […]
