ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Natalie, I think this is your first trip back to space sinceStar Wars,right?
How did it feel going back to space?NATALIE PORTMAN:Thats correct, I believe!
[Laughs] Jon was a great copilot.
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Actually,hesthe pilot and [Lucy] was his specialist.
It was really fun.
It was definitely getting to act out a childhood dream of being an astronaut.
Fox Searchlight
I found that interesting about the script.
Theres just nothing else that prepares you for it.
You guys build that insane chemistry so well.
Marks one of the only people that can ground Lucy in cosmic reality.
For Lucy, its more about Who do I talk to?
In him, you see where she might end up.
Hes going for his second term.
Hes further down the road of her existential crisis, with a little nihilism.
We kind of knew each other.
No, mom, hes a really famous actor a reallygoodactor.
The stuff that comes off playfully betweenThe Right Stuffs guys comes off almost as bullying with the girls.
Its different when you change gender.
I was also the worst bowler ever, of all time.
The ball weighs more than her.PORTMAN:Im a gutter-only bowler.
It wasnt written like that!
Were telling a different story.
Its about [Lucy] processing being systemically disregarded.
Why is she passed over?
The answer is: because shes not like a bro, and its a real F you.
Why do we have different expectations for women?
I read about the [real] story, but its not about those particular people.
Shes so sharp, smart, and generous.
[Portman laughs].
Shes good atallthe things!
We can save this forLucy in the Sky 2.PORTMAN:Yes.
Well have a bowl-off!
