Natalie Portman Joins Gyllenhaal and Maguire in 'Brothers'

Published: October 3, 2007, 6:02 am

Tags: brothers, casting, cinematical, jake gyllenhaal, jim sheridan, natalie portman, tobey maguire

Filed under: Drama, Romance, Casting, Fandom, NewsstandWhen you have Jake Gyllenhaal and Tobey Maguire starring opposite one another in a movie together, you know there needs to be a woman who can handle two of Hollywood's hottest actors (one of which is Spider-Man, might I add). And Variety tells us that Natalie Portman has been chosen to be that woman. The three beauties will be starring in Brothers, to be directed by Jim Sheridan, based on Susanne Bier's 2004 Danish-language film. If that triple threat billing doesn't get asses into seats, I don't know what will. David Benioff wrote the screenplay (for the remake), while Ryan Kavanaugh, Michael De Luca and Joni Sighvatsson will produce. Shooting will begin early next month. The film revolves around two brothers; while one (Maguire) is sent to fight in Afghanistan, the other (Gyllenhaal) -- who's being pegged as "the black-sheep brother" -- is left home to care for his brother's wife (Portman) and child. Unfortunately, as messed up

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