Natalie Portman is quicky earning the title of “hardest working woman in show business.” After the huge critical success with director Darren Aronofsky’s BLACK SWAN, and the building excitement over the Marvel Comics adaptation of THOR, she’s already got two other films being promoted right now, NO STRINGS ATTACHED (co-starring with Ashton Kutcher) and YOUR HIGHNESS (co-starring with James Franco and Danny McBride)… plus she’s pregnant now, with her BLACK SWAN co-star (and new lover) Benjamin Millepied’s baby. Well, add yet another film to the list for 2011, as the movie THE OTHER WOMAN sees the release of both a trailer and poster today, courtesy of IFC. This film is an adaptation of Ayelet Waldman‘s novel “Love and Other Impossible Pursuits.”
The story follows a woman (Portman) who falls in love with a married man, who already has a child, breaks up the marriage, and now must find a way to adapt to being a stepmother. This looks like a solid role for Portman, proving again and again she’s not that little girl we all fell in love with in THE PROFESSIONAL… she’s a woman now. The movie co-stars Scott Cohen (LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS), Lisa Kudrow (FRIENDS), Charlie Tahan (CHARLIE ST. CLOUD), Daisy Tahan (NURSE JACKIE) and Lauren Ambrose (SIX FEET UNDER). It’s directed and adapted by Don Roos, who also wrote and directed HAPPY ENDINGS and BOUNCE. Roos’ writing credits also include his big screen adaptation of MARLEY AND ME. Check out the poster above and the trailer below and tell us your thoughts in the comments. I’m a little curious how long this film has been in the can, as IMDB lists it for 2009! Not always a bad thing, sometimes distribution can be the toughest hurdle to overcome for a movie. If ya ask me, it looks good.
Synopsis: The radiant Natalie Portman (CLOSER, BLACK SWAN) lights up the screen in this frank, funny, and heart-wrenching adaptation of bestselling author Ayelet Waldman’s novel about life, loss, and family directed by Don Roos (THE OPPOSITE OF SEX, HAPPY ENDINGS). Emilia (Portman) is a Harvard law school graduate and a newlywed, having just married Jack (Scott Cohen, THE UNDERSTUDY), a high-powered New York lawyer, who was her boss – and married – when she began working at his law firm. Unfortunately, her life takes an unexpected turn when Jack and Emilia lose their newborn daughter. Emilia struggles through her grief to connect with her new stepson William (Charlie Tahan, I AM LEGEND), but is finding it hard to connect with this precocious child. Perhaps the most difficult obstacle of all for Emilia is trying to cope with the constant interferences of her husband’s angry, jealous ex-wife, Carolyn (Lisa Kudrow).
THE OTHER WOMAN hits Video on Demand on January 1st, followed by a limited theatrical release on February 4th, 2011
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
