HBO has pulled the plug on The Days of Abandonment, the film based on Elena Ferrante’s best-selling novel, that was to star Natalie Portman.“Due to unforeseen personal reasons, Natalie Portman has stepped down from HBO Films’ Days of Abandonment prior to the start of filming, HBO said in a statement. “Unfortunately, the production will not move forward.
We are very sorry we won’t be able to bring this beautiful story to the screen with our talented writer/director and cast. We send our sincere thanks to our cast, producers, and crew for all their passion and hard work.”Details on why Portman is stepping down were not immediately known.The film, which had been in pre-production, hailed from writer-director Maggie Betts (Novitiate), Portman
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