Natalie Portman drops out of WUTHERING HEIGHTS

Hands up if you think her replacement will either be Sienna Miller, Kiera Knightley or Emily Blunt!

by Matt Holmes

Despite being a major force on the creative side of it's production, Variety report that Natalie Portman has been forced to exit the upcoming corset drama Wuthering Heights. A scheduling conflict with a as yet announced acting project and also the preparation needed for her directorial debut - an adaptation of Israeli writer Amos Oz€™s memoir A Tale of Love and Darkness meant she reluctantly had to depart.

On the plus side of things for director John Maybury (The Jacket, upcoming The Edge of Love) he looks to have found his male lead. Michael Fassbender, an up and coming Brit actor who was one of the 300 has entered final talks for the Heathcliffe role.

U.K.-based Ecosse Films are now coming up with a shortlist of names for Portman's replacement. Who's betting it will be either Kiera Knightley (who I actually thought was destined for the part), Emily Blunt or Sienna Miller?
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Matt Holmes is the co-founder of What Culture, formerly known as Obsessed With Film. He has been blogging about pop culture and entertainment since 2006 and has written over 10,000 articles.