So we’re all looking forward to THE DARJEELING LIMITED, right? It’s Wes Anderson, right? It’s Owen Wilson, right? It’s Adrien Brody, right? It’s Jason Schwartzman, right? They’re travelling through India on a train, right? It’s going to be great, right? RIGHT! But wait, that’s not all. As if a great movie wasn’t enough, there’s most likely going to be a great short movie in front of it, and it’s going to star a great short movie star, by the name of Natalie Portman.
Apparently, a 12-minute short film called HOTEL CHEVALIER, a prequel to DARJEELING and starring Miss Portman will premiere in front of the main feature, with Schwartzman acting in both (Portman also appears in LIMITED). CHEVALIER will take place in a hotel room, and will lead to the journey that takes place in THE DARJEELING LIMITED. I’m guessing Portman and Schwartzman are a couple, she dumps him, his heart breaks, and he embarks on a spiritual journey with his bros through India to get over her. Sounds like something I would do if a girl that looked like Natalie Portman dumped me. That, or suicide. HOTEL CHEVALIER will screen out of competition at the Venice Film Festival.