The Days of Abandonment

The Days of Abandonment was a planned film, based on the novel of the same by Elena Ferrante, that was supposed to begin production in July, but got cancelled due to Natalie Portman stepping down from the project. The film was going to be written and directed by Maggie Betts.

Cast

 * Natalie Portman as Tess
 * Mary-Louise Parker
 * Rafe Spall as Oliver

Why It Was Cancelled

 * 1) The only reason why the film was cancelled was due to Natalie Portman exiting the project for unforeseen personal reasons.

Result

 * The film was permanently cancelled.