Natalie Portman is ready to face off against Ryan Reynolds on the field!ET spoke to Portman at the premiere of her new docuseries,, chronicling the rise of the actress' Los Angeles-based professional women's soccer team, Angel City Football Club.
Portman revealed that she's toyed with the idea of Angel City F.C. playing a «friendly» match between Reynolds' and Rob McElhenney's women's team, Wrexham AFC Women.«I've been lucky enough to talk to him about his journey, and he's so inspirational for what he's done with Wrexham, and they have a women's team also,» Portman said of Reynolds. «So, we have talked about kind of having some friendly matches at some point.»Portman helped start the league with a slew of supporters, including co-owners Eva Longoria, Mia Hamm and Serena Williams, among others.
While the journey was a long time coming, with the 41-year-old actress revealing that she faced a lot of rejection before getting that big yes, she was determined not to give up — in part because of her belief in the team and the world-class athletes on its roster.«It was incredible to get the support from all of those friends and it was, it was really moving when people came on board, because it wasn't obvious, and we got a lot of no's before we got yes'.
And I feel like I didn't realize what a big lift it was, and that might have stopped me from doing it if I understood how hard it was going to be,» She explained.Portman continued, «I feel lucky that I had that kind of ignorance or optimism that, of course, this will all work out.
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