Joe Otterson TV ReporterNatalie Portman has signed on to lead the cast of the upcoming HBO Films production “The Days of Abandonment.”The movie, which is currently in pre-production, is based on the Elena Ferrante novel of the same name.
In the film, when Tess (Portman), a woman who abandoned her own dreams for a stable home life, is in turn abandoned by her husband, her world is thrown off its axis.Maggie Betts will write, direct, and executive produce the adaptation.
Portman will executive produce in addition to starring along with Sophie Mas under the pair’s MountainA production banner. Celine Rattray and Trudie Styler of Maven Screen Media will also executive produce, as will Len Amato of Crash&Salvage, Ferrante, Domenico Procacci of.
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