?Black Swan? Filmmakers Deny Natalie Portman Dance Cover-Up

Benjamin Millepied Black Swan Natalie Portman Sarah Lane
7:21 pm, March 27th, 2011


(Fox Searchlight)
The filmmakers behind Black Swan are denying a dancer?s allegation that she performed almost all of the ballet attributed to�Natalie Portman.
Sarah Lane, a soloist with the American Ballet Theatre who worked as Portman?s dance double, claims the actress only did about ?5 percent? of the full body shots audiences see in the film. She also says producers pressured her to downplay her involvement to preserve the alleged illusion.
Fox Searchlight and filmmakers have now released a joint statement: ?We were fortunate to have Sarah there to cover the more complicated dance sequences and we have nothing but praise for the hard work she did.?
?However, Natalie herself did most of the dancing featured in the final film.?
Lane spoke out after�Benjamin Millepied, the movie?s choreographer (and Portman?s fiance), said in an interview that the actress did about 85% of the dancing.
That?s not true, according to Lane, who claims Portman?s head was digitally placed on the professional ballerina?s body, and that the overwhelming majority of actual dance moves are hers.
?It is demeaning to the profession and not just to me,? says Lane. ?I?ve been doing this for 22 years? Can you become a concert pianist in a year and a half, even if you?re a movie star??
Portman, who has yet to comment on the controversy, won an Oscar for her performance.
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7 comments






Bold move Ms Lane!
Does she has any prove to back-up those allegations?
I guess someone it?s gonna get sue ;)










Just a diva that didn?t get the recognition she wanted.










she makes a valid point though, you can?t successfully pull all of those dance moves within a year and half?it takes YEARS to be able to perform like that without making errors










But being 5% of the movie and being 95% are very different










agreed but again, it takes years and years of practice to be flawless in this?i?ve been dancing for about 5-6 years, and my lifts still arent where they should be?in ballet, you HAVE to be prefect










I don?t understand what her point is. Is she mad because Natalie won the oscar? The oscar was for Natalie?s acting, not her dancing. What does this girl expect.










@sallyann, i don?t think she?s mad about that?i think she?s mad at the fact that they say Natalie did 85% of her own stunts?supposedly






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