Darren Aronofsky<\/a> and also starred Natalie Portman.<\/p>\nMila told Vogue magazine: “My prep was a lot of dancing and very little eating \u2014 which I know you\u2019re not supposed to say, but it\u2019s the truth. I drank a lot of broth and danced for 12 hours a day.<\/p>\n
“We were only supposed to have three months of prep before filming started, but we lost some financing, so that got extended to six months while Darren tried to find money.<\/p>\n
“It sucked for Darren, but Nat and I were so happy because we had three extra months to dance.”<\/p>\n
\nAnd the intense shoot also saw Mila sustain a number of injuries, including one which left her afraid she would have to leave the production.<\/p>\n
\nShe said: “We would shoot those dancing scenes for hours, and I had bruises all over my ribs just from being lifted over and over again.<\/p>\n
\n“I also dislocated my shoulder pretty early in the production and thought I was completely screwed, but Darren sent me to an acupuncturist and I somehow came out totally fine.”<\/p>\n
\nAlthough Darren tried to pit Natalie and Mila – who were friends before being cast – against one another during the shoot in a bid to aid their performances, the two actresses quickly realised his tactics.<\/p>\n
\nThe director said: “My take is that I was trying to be a sneaky director and make them argue. Mila and Natalie both realised very quickly what I was doing and made fun of me, so it quickly became a joke that we all understood. They\u2019re both very clever and were instantly privy to whatever trick I was playing. Do you guys remember it differently?”<\/p>\n
\nNatalie, 44, replied: “I remember being separated from Mila and that we weren\u2019t in the same space a lot when we weren\u2019t shooting. Darren made some comment early on, like, ‘Ya know, Nat, Mila\u2019s dancing so well.’<\/p>\n
\n“And I was like, ‘Of course she is! She\u2019s so f****** talented and I love her so much and I\u2019m happy she\u2019s doing a great job!’ “<\/p>\n
\nMila added: “Darren would tell me, ‘Nat is working really, really hard. She\u2019s not even taking Saturdays and Sundays off.’ Then I would text Nat and she\u2019d be like, ‘\u2026No, I\u2019m not?’<\/p>\n
\n“I think that\u2019s how we figured out what Darren was up to, but it was all in good fun.”<\/p>\n
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