Natalie Portman reveals children are using Australian words as she films new Thor movie Down Under
Natalie Portman during a chat show appearance Monday from Australia revealed that her children have started using the local language while living there for her next film.
The 39-year-old actress was a remote guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live as she promoted her new children’s book Natalie Portman’s Fables.
Natalie told Jimmy, 53, that she had been in Australia for a few months and ‘will be here for a few more to shoot Thor’.
Local language: Natalie Portman during a chat show appearance Monday from Australia revealed that her children have started using the local language while living Down Under
Jimmy asked if she knew ‘everything’ that was happening in the upcoming sequel Thor: Love And Thunder and Natalie replied, ‘No, no, very little’.
She added that she’s been ‘trying to train to look like an action figure at some point, hopefully’.
Natalie also confirmed that her character Jane Foster will become Thor in the upcoming movie directed by Taika Waititi, 48, who also directed the 2017 film Thor: Ragnarok.
Jimmy later asked if Natalie’s son Aleph, nine, and three-year-old daughter Amalia were picking up an Australian accent.
New book: The 39-year-old actress was a remote guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live as she promoted her new children’s book Natalie Portman’s Fables
‘More words,’ Natalie revealed.
‘When you want something, they say lollies instead of candy, tomato sauce instead of ketchup. When you want what you want, you gotta say it like the locals,’ she told Jimmy.
‘I’d like some tomato sauce with my chips,’ Natalie said with a slight Australian accent.
Australian accents? Jimmy asked if Natalie’s son Aleph, nine, and three-year-old daughter Amalia were picking up an Australian accent
Natalie and Jimmy also marveled at a recent social media picture of Thor star Chris Hemsworth, 37, working out with bulging muscles.
‘It’s otherworldly,’ said Natalie.
‘He is looking good. It’s a lot of pressure. I’m going to look like his little grandma next to him,’ she added.
Working out: Natalie and Jimmy also marveled at a recent social media picture of Thor star Chris Hemsworth, 37, working out with bulging muscles
Under pressure: ‘Otherworldly,’ said Natalie, who admitted feeling pressure to bulk up so she wouldn’t be a ‘little grandma’ next to Chris
Natalie’s new children’s book that was released in October features adapted classic children’s fables.
The Oscar-winning actress said that she read classic fables to her children and noticed all the characters were male ‘and I didn’t want either of my kids to have that’.
‘So I made it more reflective of the animal kingdom,’ Natalie said.
The 64-page book features rhyming throughout with artwork by Janna Mattia for retellings of The Tortoise And The Hare, The Three Little Pigs and Country Mouse And City Mouse.
Adapted fables: Natalie’s new children’s book that was released in October features adapted classic children’s fables
Male dominated: The Oscar-winning actress said that she read classic fables to her children and noticed all the characters were male ‘and I didn’t want either of my kids to have that’