I think Natalie Portman is generally well liked and accepted. She was in Your Highness, but also won an Academy award for Black Swan. She has walked the tight rope of fame better than most. I think we all agree that we love Natalie Portman, and she wants to f*ck us too. She has Star Wars, Darren Aronofsky, V for Vendetta, Annihilation and Leon: The Professional. Her career is stacked with fan favorites. If she wanted to she could probably lean harder into messing with these IPs but she seems to just do her professional part, let the movie speak for itself, get paid, and get out of the way. Which is rare and seems to work. If this is the moment, at age 40, after 2 kids that she finally decides to do it again and take on a huge campy role, I think she’s got plenty of goodwill to get her through this and elevate the movie for the better.