Natalie Portman To Play 'Jackie' Kennedy For 'No' Director Pablo Larrain, Darren Aronofsky Produces

The story of the long developing "Jackie" is a bit detailed, so bear with us: Back in 2010, Steven Spielberg was eyeing the hot Noah Oppenheim script as something to potentially produce over at HBO. Then Darren Aronofsky and Rachel Weisz were eyeballing it as the director's next movie after "Black Swan," but both moved on after their relationship ended. A couple of years later, "Black Swan" star Natalie Portman eyed the project as a starring vehicle, and not only is it now happening, but it has a great director attached.

Variety reports that Natalie Portman will take the title role in the movie that now has Pablo Larrain ("No," "Post Mortem") at the helm, with Aronofsky producing. The script follows Jackie Kennedy during the four days between her husband's infamous assassination and his burial. Back in the day we took a look at the script, and it sees the First Lady caught up in the wrangling between...