She's made Sydney her home for almost a year, but Natalie Portman may return to the U.S. after pulling out of the upcoming movie Days of Abandonment.
The Oscar winner, 40, announced on Tuesday she'd resigned from the project, which was set to start filming at Fox Studios on July 26.
She pulled out just a day before filming was set to commence, effectively putting a stop to production, The Daily Telegraph reported.
Heading home? She's made Sydney her home for almost a year, but Natalie Portman may return to the U.S. after pulling out of the upcoming movie Days of Abandonment. Pictured in Los Angeles on October 14, 2019
'Due to unforeseen personal reasons, Natalie Portman has stepped down from HBO Films' Days of Abandonment prior to the start of filming,' HBO said in a statement.
'Unfortunately, the production will not move forward. We are very sorry we won't be able to bring this beautiful story to the screen with our talented writer/director and cast.
'We send our sincere thanks to our cast, producers, and crew for all their passion and hard work.'
Opting out: The Oscar winner, 40, announced on Tuesday she'd resigned from the project, which was set to start filming at Fox Studios on July 26
Natalie was also set to executive produce the film, based on the best-selling novel by Elena Ferrante.
The film had been in pre-production, and centred around a woman named Tess, who abandoned her own dreams in favour of maintaining a stable home life, only for her husband to walk out on her.
The Federal Government had committed $3.4million to the project as part of its location incentive program, while Communication Minister Paul Fletcher had said he expected the production to generate more than $25million for the local economy.
Pulling the plug: She pulled out just a day before filming was set to commence, effectively putting a stop to production. Pictured in Los Angeles on September 25, 2019
While it's not known what 'personal reasons' prevented her from going ahead with the film, Natalie has deleted the
