Natalie Portman had a hard time dealing with the initial response to the “Star Wars” prequels.
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The actress, who starred in George Lucas’ three prequel films from 1999 to 2005, spoke to Empire about the negative response and fan backlash to the long-awaited films at the time.
“It was hard,” Portman said. “It was a bummer because it felt like people were so excited about new ones and then to have people feel disappointed. Also to be at an age that I didn’t really understand that’s kind of the nature of the beast. When something has that much anticipation it can almost only disappoint.”
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Over time, though, opinion on the films has shifted somewhat.
“With the perspective of time, it’s been re-evaluated by a lot of people who actually really love them now,” Portman explained. “There’s a very avid group of people who think they’re the best ones now! I don’t have enough perspective to weigh in.”
