Star Wars: Bryce Dallas Howard Visited Natalie Portman On Prequel Set
Bryce Dallas Howard revealed that she visited Natalie Portman while she was filming the Star Wars prequels. Portman, who is an Oscar winner for her role in the Darren Aronofsky ballet-themed psychological thriller Black Swan, began her career as a child actress in 1994. In 1999, she played Anakin Skywalker's future love interest Queen Padme Amidala in the Star Wars prequel The Phantom Menace, later reprising the role in the remaining entries in the trilogy, 2002's Attack of the Clones and 2005's Revenge of the Sith. The character passed away in childbirth with her twins, who would grow up to be iconic Star Wars characters Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa.
Bryce Dallas Howard's involvement in the franchise came much later in her career, after she'd starred in blockbuster films including Spider-Man 3, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and Jurassic World opposite Chris Pratt. Although she is best known for her work in front of the camera, when she stepped into the Star Wars universe, she took a role behind the scenes. She began by directing two episodes of the Disney+ series The Mandalorian, starring Pedro Pascal as the Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin. Later, Howard followed that up by helming episode 5 of The Book of Boba Fett, which featured the return of The Mandalorian and his young charge Grogu.
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While speaking with Romper, Howard was asked how well she knew Star Wars before she got involved in The Mandalorian. She admits that she didn't realize how steeped she was in the world of Star Wars until she looked back on her childhood. Her father, director Ron Howard, has had a longstanding relationship with Star Wars creator George Lucas (in fact, he directed the George
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