Black Swan saw best friends Mila Kunis and Natalie Portman coming together to play rival ballet dancers. Directed by Darren Aronofsky, the film was critically acclaimed and won Portman an Oscar for best actress. Although Portman and Kunis were grateful for their roles, they admitted shooting their s-x scene was an awkward moment.
Natalie Portman got Mila Kunis her role in ‘Black Swan’
Portman and Kunis were already longtime friends before they worked together in Black Swan. Their friendship came in handy for Kunis, who got her chance to star in an Aronofsky film thanks to Portman’s recommendation. Portman, who was already cast in the film, was asked if she had anyone in mind to play her character’s rival.
“It was really crazy, because Mila and I were very good friends,” Portman said according to MTV News. “And when Darren asked me, ‘Who do you think could do this part? Who has sort of a similar height, coloring, physique?’ I was like, ‘Oh, Mila, Mila, Mila!’”
After meeting with Kunis, Aronofsky cast her in the role. However, the Requiem for a Dream director didn’t want the two to remain friends on set.
“He didn’t want us to be friends while we were shooting, because we’re rivals in the movie,” Portman said. “So we both had to do this ballet training, but he would make it at different times, and then he would tell me, ‘She’s doing really well,’ and then tell her, ‘Natalie’s doing so much better than you.’”
But Kunis and Portman would share the exchange with each other, nullifying Aronofsky’s plans.
Natalie Portman believes her s-x scenes with Mila Kunis would’ve been more comfortable if they weren’t friends
