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Jurors Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Richid Bouchareb, Natalie Portman, Marjane Satrapi, Jeanne Balibar, Sean Penn, Alexandra Maria Lara, Sergio Castellitto and Alfonso Cuaron  at a photocall today.

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Natalie Portman has dropped out of a forthcoming big-screen adaptation of Wuthering Heights over conflicts in her schedule.

The Star Wars actress was set to play the film’s lead role, Cathy Earnshaw, in John Maybury’s take on the classic Emily Bronte novel, but has quit the project in favor of an unknown movie venture.

Portman was slated to appear opposite German actor Michael Fassbender, who will play the iconic Heathcliff in the film.

Movie bosses at Ecosse Films are said to be determined to shoot the movie on schedule and are currently searching for a replacement for Portman.

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Natalie Portman was left red-faced after a dog urinated on her in New York.

The star took a break from filming New York, I Love You to take her own dog for a walk in Lower Manhattan. But as the 26-year-old was left shocked after a passer’s by dog stopped to urinate near her leg.

Onlookers tells British newspaper The Sun that Portman later laughed off the incident and continued with her romantic stroll with musician boyfriend Devendra Banhart

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The Other Boleyn Girl stars Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson are to make their directorial debuts, filming shorts for a new all-star New York tribute.

Kevin Bacon, Orlando Bloom, Brett Ratner, Shia LaBeouf and Julie Christie will also direct shorts for the movie New York, I Love You.

All 12 films that feature in the big picture are currently in production in Manhattan.

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Natalie Portman is to wander the windy Yorkshire moors in a new movie version of Wuthering Heights, it has been confirmed.

The V For Vendetta actress is to star as Catherine Earnshaw in the upcoming Bronte adaptation, the first English language film of the book since 1993.

Having honed her English accent with roles in Closer and recent historical epic The Other Boleyn Girl, Portman will now have to tackle the Yorkshire dialect for her portrayal of Emily Bronte’s headstrong heroine Cathy.

John Maybury, director of The Jacket and the soon-to-be-released Dylan Thomas biopic The Edge of Love, is to helm the project, though a start date has not yet been confirmed.

Ecosse Films will produce Olivia Hetreed’s (Girl With a Pearl Earring) script, with HanWay Films in charge of its worldwide release.

“Natalie is without a doubt one of the most acclaimed actresses of her generation,” HanWay’s Tim Haslam told the Hollywood Reporter.

“Combined with visionary director John Maybury, this promises to be a fresh, exciting version of a classic love story.”

And according to Robert Bernstein of Ecosse Films - who will produce the film alongside Douglas Rae - Portman has the “intensity and depth” to provide an iconic rendition of the role.

While the book has been adapted a number of times for both the big and small screens, the 1939 edition starring Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon is viewed as the authoritative version, having earned eight Oscar nominations.

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