Natalie Portman Open to Reprising Star Wars Role Despite Never Receiving Official Offer to Return

Natalie Portman said she would be open to returning to the Star Wars franchise to reprise her role as Padmé Amidala.
Portman played Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy but her character was killed off in Revenge of the Sith.
Portman has not received an official offer to return to the Star Wars franchise despite characters often being brought back from the dead in the franchise.
Taika Waititi, who directed Portman in Thor: Love and Thunder, forgot Portman was in Star Wars and asked if she wanted to be in his upcoming Star Wars film.
Waititi's Star Wars film aims to expand the universe and focus on new characters rather than core franchise characters like Portman's Padmé Amidala.