WASHINGTON — With the finale of “Mad Men” this week, we’ll say goodbye to Betty Draper, whom you might consider a symbolic sort of Jacqueline Kennedy.
Now, Variety magazine reports that Natalie Portman has signed on to play the former first lady in the upcoming movie “Jackie.”
The film will reportedly follow the first four days after the assassination of her husband, John F. Kennedy, in November 1963.
It will be directed by Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larrain (“No”) and produced by Darren Aronofsky, who directed Portman to a Best Actress Oscar in “Black Swan” (2010).
Variety reports that Aronofksy became impressed by Larrain while serving as president of the Berlin Film Festival jury, which awarded Larrain the grand jury prize for his film “The Club.”
