Natalie Portman clueless about her return to 'Star Wars' franchise

Los Angeles: Natalie Portman has weighed in on her returning to the galaxy far, far away with Star Wars: Episode IX, saying she is yet to get the news if her character Padme Amidala will be back for the upcoming installment.

Fans of the cult sci-fi franchise are speculating that Portman's prequel character, which appeared in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace and Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, could feature in the new film.

"Oh really? I don't know anything about that. I'm guessing that's not true because I don't know about it yet," Portman told Buzzfeed News. Episode IX will be released in cinemas on December 20, 2019.