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Black Swan is an upcoming American psychological thriller film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis. The film is currently in production in New York City.

Premise

Nina (Portman) and Lilly (Kunis) are rival ballet dancers in New York City, and Nina wins the lead in the ballet Swan Lake. Things fall apart around Nina, and she begins a downward spiral mentally.

Cast

• Natalie Portman as Nina. Portman explained her reason for being part of Black Swan, "I'm trying to find roles that demand more adulthood from me because you can get stuck in a very awful cute cycle as a woman in film, especially being such a small person."
• Mila Kunis as Lilly. Kunis contrasted Lilly with Nina, "My character is very loose... She's not as technically good as Natalie's character, but she has more passion, naturally. That's what Natalie's character lacks. So it's a battle and the ying and yang."
• Kristina Anapau as Galina
• Winona Ryder as Beth, Nina's friend
• Vincent Cassel as Yevna, director of a new stage production
• Barbara Hershey as Nina's mother
• Sebastian Stan

Production

In 2007, the studio Universal Pictures acquired the project Black Swan with Darren Aronofsky attached to direct and John McLaughlin to write. The director and the writer proposed a detailed outline of the film to Universal after the release of Aronofsky's The Fountain, and the studio chose to fast-track Black Swan. In June 2009, the studio placed the project in turnaround, generating attention from other studios and specialty divisions, particularly with actor Natalie Portman attached to star. Black Swan began development under Protozoa Pictures and Overnight Productions, the latter financing the film. In July 2009, actor Mila Kunis was cast in a lead role as a rival dancer to Portman's character. Georgina Parkinson, a ballet mistress from the American Ballet Theatre, coached Portman and Kunis in ballet. In November 2009, Fox Searchlight Pictures became the co-financier and distributor for Black Swan. The film was given a production budget of $10-12 million, and principal photography began in New York City toward the end of 2009.

Notes

1. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the final screenplay was written by Mark Heyman based on an original screenplay by Andre Heinz.

References

1. ^ Lesnick, Silas (December 13, 2009). "Mila Kunis Talks Black Swan". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved December 23, 2009. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
2. Wigler, Josh (December 8, 2009). "Natalie Portman Joined Darren Aronofsky's 'Black Swan' To Explore Her Adulthood". MTV Movies Blog. MTV. Retrieved December 11, 2009. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
3. McCabe, Joseph (December 10, 2009). "Behold the Latest 'Swan'". FEARnet. Horror Entertainment, LLC. Retrieved December 11, 2009. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
4. ^ Sciretta, Peter (November 8, 2009). "Exclusive: Vincent Cassel, Winona Ryder, and Barbara Hershey Join Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan". /FILM. Retrieved December 11, 2009. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
5. Kroll, Justin (December 3, 2009). "Sebastian Stan". Variety. Retrieved December 11, 2009. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
6. ^ Zeitchik, Steven (November 9, 2009). "Searchlight could sing 'Swan's' song". The Hollywood Reporter. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
7. Fleming, Michael (January 19, 2007). "U springs for 'Swan'". Variety. Retrieved December 11, 2009. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
8. Zeitchik, Steven (June 15, 2009). "Natalie Portman to sing 'Swan' song". The Hollywood Reporter. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
9. Zeitchik, Steven (July 26, 2009). "Mila Kunis hunts 'Black Swan'". The Hollywood Reporter. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
10. Kisselgoff, Anna (December 19, 2009). "Georgina Parkinson, Star At Royal Ballet, Dies at 71". The New York Times. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

External links

• Black Swan at IMDb

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