Natalie Portman is certainly one of the bigger stars in Hollywood at this point her career, garnering awards consideration for Jackie and taking on complex roles like her most recent in Annihilation. But for a lot of younger fans and some adults, Portman will always be known for her role in the Star Wars prequels as Queen Amidala. It’s not exactly something she’s been out in the forefront of promoting over the years due to her studies and other film roles, but she’s recently looked back on her place in the Star Wars mythos and had some fun with it.
Her little back and forth with her on-screen “son” Mark Hamill was a treat for fans, and she actually put on a form of her Phantom Menace costume to rap about respecting the prequels and Jar Jar Binks’ 17 dicks. But her more recent foray into the realm of Star Wars is a shorter, pleasant trip courtesy of Disneyland.
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Star Wars has always had a presence at the Disney theme parks. Star Tours has been there forever, and you’re sure to find some merchandise nearby. But now that Disney owns Lucasfilm and is bringing out the characters in full force, it’s fun to see that some of the actors from the past can mingle with stormtroopers or dance with Chewbacca or steal a drink with that wolfman character in Mos Eisley Cantina. It’s all possible, allegedly.
And how can you go wrong when she’s dropping this sort of reaction on Instagram:
Thank you, @Disneyland, for making me smile all day when I needed it most. #disneyland
It is either meaningful or some sort of branded social marketing trick. We’re hoping it is the former.
(Via Instagram)