Portman revealed at Anderson's 'Hotel'

October 22, 2007 When Wes Anderson's "The Darjeeling Limited" expands Friday to about 600-700 screens, moviegoers will get two unexpected treats: his 13-minute "Part 1" intro to the film, "Hotel Chevalier," and the first big-screen glimpse of star Natalie Portman's bare derriere. Aside from providing a distraction from publicity over "Darjeeling" star Owen Wilson's late August suicide attempt, the big-screen "Chevalier" bow capitalizes on Portman's decision to do nude scenes after years spent resisting it. Unlike the $12.5 million Demi Moore received for her topless role in 1996's "Striptease," Portman and co-star/co-screenwriter Jason Schwartzman weren't paid anything for the low-budget, two-day shoot filmed with two cameras donated by Panavision.

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