Marion Cotillard replaces Natalie Portman for Macbeth

Natalie Portman had previously secured the role of Lady Macbeth for the upcoming, new adaptation of the William Shakespeare classic, but it has now been announced that Marion Cotillard will replace Portman. I don't know why she needed to be replaced in the first place, but this sort of thing happens all the time. Cotillard will star opposite Michael Fassbender.

Macbeth is slated for production beginning later this year in the UK with filming to begin sometime in January. It is being produced by Iain Canning and Emile Sherman, the team that brought us The King's Speech.

Natalie Portman to star in Macbeth

This is a fairly good acquisition for them, imo.

Oscar winner Natalie Portman (Black Swan) has been tapped to play Lady Macbeth in the upcoming reboot starring Michael Fassbender. He was announced this past weekend
Justin Kurzel (The Snowtown Murders) is set to direct and Todd Louiso and Jacob Koskoff arr writing the new adaptation.

This marks the second collaboration between Portman and Fassbender within the past year. The two also starred in an upcoming Terrance Mallick film about the music scene in Austin, TX. They were supposed to co-star in Jane Got a Gun but Fassbender dropped out.