Natalie Portman reveals she misplaced a rib while filming Black Swan

Natalie Portman’s performance in “Black Swan” was on pointe.However, the actress, 44, revealed that while she was filming the 2010 psychological thriller, she suffered a harsh injury.“I misplaced a rib or something,” Portman confessed while on Wednesday’s episode of “The Drew Barrymore Show.” “It, like, went under.It was from being lifted all the time.

That was really wild.”The movie was directed by Darren Aronofsky, and also starred Mila Kunis, Winona Ryder, Barbara Hershey, and Vincent Cassel.In a featurette about the project, Aronofsky, 56, opened up about Portman’s “really hard job” of having to dance throughout “Black Swan” on top of acting.The “No Strings Attached” star worked with former New York City Ballet dancer Mary Helen Bower on set.“The idea is, if you’re going to play a ballerina, you’re going to have to train like one,” Bower recounted before praising Portman as “so devoted.”“We’re meeting at 5, 5:30 in the morning, doing ballet for two or three hours,” the dancer shared about their schedule.“She goes and works a 12-hour day and meets me at the gym at night, and we’re doing our toning exercises and swimming a mile.

And then she goes home and goes to sleep and then we get up the next day and do it again.And this is six days a week for months and months and months leading up to the movie.”Portman played Nina, an unstable principal ballerina whose leading role is jeopardized by Kunis’ character, Lily.

The rivalry causes Nina’s darkness to come out as she looses her grip on reality.“Black Swan” was nominated for five Academy Awards in 2011, including Best Motion Picture of the Year and Best Achievement in Directing for Aronofsky.Portman, meanwhile, took home the Oscar for her performance as Nina Sayers.

While celebrating the film’s 15th anniversary in August, Aronofsky confessed that he tried to cause tension between Portman and Kunis, 42, during production.“I was trying to...