Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman treated her son, Aleph Millepied, to a fun afternoon around Paris yesterday after spending Mother's Day weekend together in LA. She took her little one for a ride on a carrousel in the Jardin des Plantes followed by a stroll through a flowery park. The mother-son duo are getting comfortable in their home base of Paris, where they'll soon take up residence since Natalie's husband, Benjamin Millepied, acquired the position as the new director of dance at the Paris Opera Ballet beginning in September.

Natalie is fitting in quality time with Aleph before her work schedule picks up with new projects. She is currently signed on for Jane Got a Gun along with recently added costar Ewan McGregor, and she's also reportedly set to star as Lady Macbeth opposite Michael Fassbender in the big-screen adaptation of William Shakespeare's Macbeth.

Natalie Portman and her son, Aleph, visited a friend's home in LA on Friday. Natalie got to spend quality time with her almost 2-year-old boy ahead of Mother's Day yesterday. While Alpeh was the main man in her life on Friday, news recently broke that she has been assigned a new leading man on the big screen. Natalie is set to star in Jane Got a Gun, which is off to a troubled start, since both Jude Law and Bradley Cooper had already committed to playing the male lead, then decided drop out. It has been announced that Ewan McGregor is now in negotiations to take over.

Jane Got a Gun is not the only project in which Natalie has a hot costar lined up. She is also set to star as Lady Macbeth in the big-screen adaptation of William Shakespeare's Macbeth opposite Michael Fassbender. The film will be Natalie and Michael's second collaboration after the duo recently wrapped a Terrence Malick flick.

There's lots of big news in this week's casting update, including the latest tidbit that Justin Timberlake has signed on to play '70s record executive Neil Bogart in a biopic. Meanwhile, Michael Fassbender and Natalie Portman are taking on Shakespearean roles, and small screen star Nina Dobrev will take a big screen role in a comedy. James Franco has found his next directorial project, and Colin Firth is in talks for not one, but two upcoming parts. Click through to find out where your favorite stars are headed next!

Natalie Portman sported bright colors for a meeting with a friend in LA yesterday. She was all smiles as she got back to business after an exciting weekend that included a trip to Vanity Fair's Oscars party. Natalie and her husband, Benjamin Millepied, posed together on their way into the event and mingled with pals inside. It was Natalie's latest glamorous appearance following her sexy new commercial for Miss Dior, which was unveiled last week.

Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied posed together on their way into the Vanity Fair Oscar party at LA's Sunset Tower on Sunday night. The couple were among the many stars at the exclusive bash, including Miranda Kerr and her husband, Orlando Bloom, as well as Reese Witherspoon. Reese was a presenter at the Academy Awards, but she left the show early to make an entrance at VF's event, while Zooey Deschanel and Amy Poehler got the party started there earlier in the night.

The Oscars are on Sunday, where Anne Hathaway is a favorite to win best supporting actress for her work in Les Misérables. To play the part of dying prostitute Fantine, Anne went on a starvation diet, losing a total of 25 pounds. Anne certainly isn't the first — and won't be the last — actress to lose weight for a movie. Keep reading to see which Hollywood starlets have taken extreme measures to slim down for a movie role.