Portman to be 'Your Highness'

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By Adnan Tezer Jun 2, 2009, 0:08 GMT

Natalie Portman will star with Danny McBride and James Franco in “Your Highness,” a Universal Pictures comedy that begins production in July in Ireland. David Gordon Green (“Pineapple Express”) is directing.

Scott Stuber will be producing.

McBride, who wrote the script with Ben Best, plays a lazy, arrogant prince who, with his brother (Franco), must complete a quest to save the kingdom and his brother’s fiancee. Portman will play a princess with whom the lazy prince falls in love.

According to Variety, McBride and Best set up the project with Universal and Stuber last year.

Jon Mone and Andy Davis will be handling executive producing duties.

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