@@orangerichard56 technically Fradiccus is correct, because Natalie Portman never played the role as a decoy, and that's what they said in the first part of their comment. But yes, Natalie also wore the queen Amidala make up and costumes most of the time.
honestly now can tell which is keira because she's much taller than natalie..but OMG they when i first saw it i didn't know that it was just a body double..thought it was nat all along..
Looking back at this it makes me feel stupid of how similar they look. Keira was only 14 and Natalie was 19 at the time but they could pass as sisters without a doubt.
@FunFlirtyFlute, Natty was 16 when they made this movie. It came out when she was 17 when this came out in 1999. It came out on May 19,1999. Nat was born on June 9, 1981.
Apparently, their mothers couldn't tell them apart when they were in full makeup. Even now there are pictures of them when they look damn near identical.
never noticed keira was in this film till now but i have a question why does keira knightley look older than natalie portman? Natalie would have been 18 and keira would of been only 14?
I think Natalie was 16 and Keira was 12 when the movie was released... Keira may been physically advance than her age suggests, as you notice, she's arleady about 1-2 inches taller than Natalie here, and she said in an interview that she grew 2 more inches afterwards so it would've been impossible to cast her as a double anymore... while Natalie stopped growing that time,lol.
Just saw Episode I in 3D the other day. Brought back a lot of memories. Also had a crush on Nat, then a few yeas later keira's popularity took a leap as well, so she was my alternate crush but only after she rose to prominence in Pirates of the Carribean. When they filmed Episode I Natalie was 16 and Keira was I believe 12 to 14.
I've known about the Portman-Knightley resemblance for years, but I've never recognised Knightley as the Queen's decoy until now. OK, so they dubbed Portman's voice over hers...still, she certainly doesn't act like a 12-year old (!) (yes, I know that's called acting). And I thought Amidala was young...
no. 1 the decoy was british and no. 2 the REAL queen was american. The reason why she used a british/englishwoman as a decoy is because its more etiquette and formal for a person like Queen Amidala.
I think both are one of the most beautiful women out there. And they have such class! I honestly couldn't say who is prettier because both are beautiful in their own way
