Natalie Portman Says She’s Open to Returning as Padmé in STAR WARS — GeekTyrant

While promoting her latest project, the Natalie Portman was asked if she’d ever consider stepping back into the role of Padmé Amidala in a future Star Wars project. She responded;

“Nobody’s asked me, but I’m open to everything, you know. Life’s only fun if you’re open to every possibility.”

That’s a pretty big maybe, but given recent Star Wars trends, it’s not out of the realm of possibility. Over the last few years, Lucasfilm has embraced the prequel-era nostalgia that many fans grew up with.

Ewan McGregor returned as Obi-Wan in his own Disney+ series, and Hayden Christensen suited back up as Anakin/Darth Vader in both Obi-Wan Kenobi and Ahsoka. With both actors back in the fold, Padmé is the only major piece of the trio still missing.

Portman’s last appearance in the Star Wars saga was in 2005’s Revenge of the Sith, which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary and has grown in appreciation over time, now boasting an 80% Certified Fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes, the highest of the prequels.

The film, directed by George Lucas, saw Padmé’s tragic death after giving birth to Luke and Leia, seemingly closing the book on her character.

But when has death ever truly stopped anyone from returning in Star Wars? Between Force ghosts, flashbacks, and cloning the door is definitely cracked open.

It was rumored that she might be reprising her role in Ahsoka Season 2. It was reported that “Filoni is really trying hard to get this one character back. I don’t think it’s a signed deal yet, but it’s close, and it looks like, in Ahsoka, returning could be one Natalie Portman.”

But, if Portman is to be beileved that no one asked her, then we shouldn’t expect to see her in the series. But it would be cool to see her return in some way at some point.