In this, probably, it is impossible to believe, but Natalie Portman did not pass casting for the role of Matilda in Luc Besson's film "Leon". She was not taken, as the heroine was 13-14 years old by the script, and Natalie, when she came to the samples, was not yet 12. In the end, the casting director said: "You are too young for this role. Come back home"
Do you know how many young actresses participated in the casting? More than two thousand! But nevertheless, Natalie had a second chance. Besson, unsatisfied with the results of the tests, decided to look at those who were refused due to age. Among them were Liv Tyler and Natalie Portman. Tyler did not pass the test - at 15 she looked too grown up for this role. But Portman appeared just before the director - Luc Besson at this time led the trials himself.
He was amazed at how a very young actress, on account of which she had only a small theatrical experience, performed the scene where Matilda survives the loss of her brother. Besson, impressed by the depth of the emotions played, stopped the samples and said that the actress was found
Here's the video, which recorded a fragment of the screening of young Natalie for the film "Leon"
True, Natalie's parents insisted on some editing in the script of the film, which was initially much more harsh and contradictory. In the script, there was a sexual scene between Leon and Matilda, from which, as a result, the European version of the film left a scene where the characters lie in one bed and Matilda discusses sex (in the American version they did not leave this scene either). In addition, the parents were worried about smoking the main character. They insisted that in the film there were not more than five scenes with smoking Matilda, and that during them she did not drag out and exhale cigarette smoke
Well, how much the ending was changed, I already told you, but who does not remember or did not read, here is a link to this material, as well as a story about the failed continuation of "Leon"
Sources ... ]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F1k0C65WoY
www.screenprism.com/insights/article/how-w as-natalie-portman-discovered-and-cast-i n-leon-the-professional-at-suc
www.hdnetmovies.com/bts/natalie-portman-ap rofessional-from-a-very-young-age /
www.sobesednik.ru/interview/natali-portm an-k-seksu-otnosilis-kak-k-shutke
www.imdb.com/title/tt0110413/
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