Natalie Portman & Mila Kunis On Aronofsky’s Failed ‘Black Swan’ Feud

Although Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis had a cutthroat rivalry in Black Swan, life didn’t imitate artwork for the actresses, regardless of Darren Aronofsky‘s finest makes an attempt.

Marking the Oscar-winning movie’s fifteenth anniversary, the trio lately reunited and reminisced concerning the director attempting to spark a feud between Portman and Kunis to help their performances as ballerinas competing for the lead function in a Swan Lake manufacturing.

“My take is that I was trying to be a sneaky director and make them argue,” Aronofsky instructed Vogue. “Mila and Natalie both realized very quickly what I was doing and made fun of me, so it quickly became a joke that we all understood. They’re both very clever and were instantly privy to whatever trick I was playing.”

When requested in the event that they “remember it differently,” Portman recalled, “I remember being separated from Mila and that we weren’t in the same space a lot when we weren’t shooting. Darren made some comment early on, like, ‘Ya know, Nat, Mila’s dancing so well.’ And I was like, ‘Of course she is! She’s so fucking talented and I love her so much and I’m happy she’s doing a great job!’”

Kunis added, “Darren would tell me, ‘Nat is working really, really hard. She’s not even taking Saturdays and Sundays off.’ Then I would text Nat and she’d be like, ‘…No, I’m not?’ I think that’s how we figured out what Darren was up to, but it was all in good fun.”

Regardless of Aronofsky’s failed intervention, Portman gained the Oscar for Best Actress in Black Swan, which additionally earned nominations for Best Picture and Best Director for Aronofsky.

The reunion comes as Black Swan prepares to return to theaters on Aug. 21 and 24 for the milestone anniversary, taking part in for the primary time in Imax in additional than 200 auditoriums in main cities.