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IGN Interviews Natalie Portman
feller writes "IGN FilmForce has posted an interview with Natalie Portman from yesterday's Comic Con regarding her new film, V For Vendetta (written by Andy and Larry Wachowski, creators of The Matrix trilogy) and also covering everything from misguided fans, to what merits the use of violence, to Portman's own opinions about graphic novels. From the interview: 'Most of the Q&A session was dominated with questions for Natalie Portman, the star of the film. While the questions leveled at her ranged from weird to repetitive, one confused young man asked if starring in movies like Mighty Ducks was different than starring in films like V for Vendetta. Problem is, Ms. Portman never starred in Mighty Ducks. '"
It's Natalie Portman, man! Have you no sense of history?
That, Hot Grits, and Beowulf clusters are the only things that matter!
No offense to Portman, but have I been reading wrong graphic novels?
Dunno. Have you read V for Vendetta? There are a lot of historical and literary references ranging from Homer and Shakespeare to the Rolling Stones. Maybe Hyper-intellectual is a bit of an exaggeration, but they're certainly intellectual.
Alan Moore is quite clearly trying to turn the comic book into a recognised an artform in its own right.
While I understand where you are coming from, I think you - and the parent - are missing a key point.
/.) have a huge crush on her.
/. - but they're celebrities that lots of us geeks are familiar with and fans of. I'd argue that it does count as "news for (some) nerds", "stuff that matters (to some)".
Natalie Portman starred in the new Star Wars movies and thousands of geeks (including a lot here on
Bruce Campbell is the star of such geek classics as Evil Dead (Army of Darkness).
So yes, you're right, Hollywood celebrities are on