BASED on the bestselling novel by Philippine Gregory, comes the most controversial film about the sex scandal that rocked the royal world. Titled "The Other Boleyn Girl," it is the intriguing story of the ill-fated romance between King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn, played by Oscar nominee Natalie Portman. She confesses that she first approached the extremely daring role with research and found out that Anne was a woman of both of her time and ahead of it.

"Anne had a sense of self-respect that was uncommon for a woman of her time," Portman says. "She thought she deserved a status she was not born with, and this ultimately led to her demise. Marriage then was not about love; it was about uniting families to increase their power. Anne accepts this, but the unexpected thing is that Henry is charming, handsome and educated. She finds him an intellectual companion, and her way of attracting his attention is to challenge him."

Since her debut at age 11 in Luc Besson’s "The Professional," Portman has appeared in films "Beautiful Girls," "Everyone Says I Love You," "Mars Attacks!," "Anywhere But Here," "Where the Heart Is," "Star Wars" prequels, "Cold Mountain" and "Closer," for which she was nominated for an Oscar and won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. With a psychology degree from Harvard, she most recently starred in "Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium," "Goya’s Ghosts," "My Blueberry Nights" and "V for Vendetta."

Directed by Justin Chadwick, "The Other Boleyn Girl" also stars Eric Bana ("Troy") and Scarlett Johansson ("Lost in Translation"). Presented by Universal Pictures International and Columbia Pictures, it is released in the Philippines by Solar Entertainment Corporation. The original copies of the novel are now available at all branches of National Bookstore nationwide.