Natalie Portman really wanted the role in “V is for Cendetta”. She wanted it so bad that Portman almost begged film bosses to cast her in ‘V for Vendetta’. Sh eknew it was a good role.

The actress was so desperate to be in the movie she flew across the US to audition to play freedom fighter Evey. She said, “I literally begged for this part. I flew out to San Francisco and read for the role. And thank God I got it.

“I just think it’s so rare to find a movie that’s really entertaining and really fun on a big scale and on an impressive visual scale, that’s also really so interesting and is going to give you something to think about afterwards.”
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Actress Natalie Portman was under an immense pressure to get the all important head-shaving scene right in the movie “V For Vendetta” because there was only one chance to film it… of course.

The scene shows Natalie Portman having her hair shaved off and was filmed in a single take, according to contactmusic.com.

“It was a one-shot deal, and that was the most stressful thing about the experience,” said Oscar-nominated Natalie Portman, 24.

Director James McTeigue said: “The first time I saw her [Natalie Portman] about the role, I had her put her hair behind her head because I wanted to see what she looked like bald.

“That was the only conversation we had about it. She knew the day was coming, I put three cameras on her, made sure the clippers weren’t stuck, and then we shaved her head.

“She loved it!” he claims.

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Natalie Portman and V is for Vendetta tops the box office this weekend.

Warner Bros. Pictures’ graphic novel adaptation V For Vendetta, starring Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving, topped the weekend box office with an estimated $26.1 million from 3,365 theaters. The action-thriller averaged a strong $7,766 per theater. The film, which is also playing in IMAX theaters, was adapted by Andy and Larry Wachowski, creators of “The Matrix” franchise, and directed by James McTeigue.

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Natalie Portman is having a big hair day. The wavy tresses she shaved to play strong-willed Evey in the political action drama “V for Vendetta” are growing out in cute, sprightly curls that frame her oval face. Portman calls her low-maintenance new ‘do “pretty fun.”

“I have someone who does it up for me on these occasions,” she says with a giggle.

Portman had her locks shaved on screen in a single take. She tried not to lose her head along with her hair. “It was a one-shot deal, and that was the most stressful thing about the experience,” she says, smiling.

“Vendetta” director James McTeigue recalls the pivotal shearing as just another day at work for the unflappable Portman, 24.
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