Portman Nixes Nude Scenes in Closer

Seems like young actress is having second thoughts about showing it all on the screen. Natalie, who first shot to fame at the tender age of of 13 in Luc Besson’s Leon, plays a stripper in the upcoming Mike Nichols film Closer and her role require some pretty steamy scenes, but now she doesn’t want moviegoers to see the full monty. The petite 23-year-old is okay with her topless shots, but she’s ordered the fully nude scenes she did to be cut from the movie and she claims her director was more than happy to do it. “He wants to see my bare ass much less than (even) my father would. He’s as or more protective of me than my parents are. So doing sexual, physical stuff for him felt very uncomfortable,” Natalie said.

Closer opens in the US on December 3rd. She can also be seen in the final Star Wars film next Spring.