Natalie Portman praises “special” Jenna Ortega: “Such a good human”

Natalie Portman has expressed her admiration for Jenna Ortega in a conversation between the two.

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The Oscar-winner has been a consistently successful star since her teenage years, appearing in films like the Star Wars prequels, Black Swan, and the Thor movies. Ortega is relatively new to audiences age just 22, having quickly made her name in recent films like Scream, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and the TV show Wednesday.

The pair recently worked together on upcoming thriller The Gallerist, about a conspiracy to sell a deceased man at Miami’s Art Basel international art fair.

In a feature by Interview magazine, the pair exchanged compliments, with Ortega saying
to Portman: “I’m always so impressed by you. You’re in a very unique position and you have been for a majority of your life, and it’s scary and it’s overwhelming, but not only have you handled it so gracefully, but you’re just so human”.

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Portman replied: “I feel the same about you. I’ve told you before, so excuse me for saying it again, but it makes me feel so good about the next generation that you’re leading it, because you’re so, so talented and such a good human and so kind and so smart. When anyone complains about young people these days, I’m like, ‘No, no, no. They’re more special than ever’”.

Recently, Ortega revealed why she pulled out of the seventh Scream film, alongside co-star Melissa Barrera, who was fired from the production for posting on Instagram in support of Palestine. While citing scheduling issues at the time, Ortega later said there were other reasons.

As for Portman, she recently revealed the effect that being “sexualised” as a child actor had on her, and how being “scared by it” forced her to fashion a public persona that was different to who she truly is.

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