Natalie Portman and Paris Kassidokostas-Latsis

Oscar nominated actress Natalie Portman has teamed up with Paris Kassidokostas-Latsis and his partner Terry Dougas, for the production of new movies. Handsomecharlie films, a company that Portman runs together with producer Annette Savitch, will co-produce with Greek owned “1821 Pictures”. The 18-month arrangement calls for 1821 Pictures to provide overhead funds to Handsomecharlie, with the opportunity for the two companies to co-produce projects.

Kassidokostas-Latsis and Dougas were executive producers on Richard Kelly’s “The Box” and Ricky Gervais’ comedy “The Invention of Lying.”

Portman has earned a Golden Globe, a SAG Award and an Oscar nomination for her performance in “Black Swan”. The first film she produced was “Hesher”. Her most recent credit as a producer was in “No Strings Attached”. She is an executive producer on the family drama “The Other Woman,” which IFC Films will release on Friday.

The show is the first Greek TV production of 1821 Pictures, the new company who recently produced “Swing Vote” . 1821 owners, Terry Dougas and Paris Kasidokostas-Latsis, are very good friends with the host, but do not show mercy when it comes to work. So some of the episodes will feature Kostas on extreme adventures – anything from skydiving and shark-diving to driving a racecar or riding a bull in a rodeo. The show will air on Spring in one of Greece’s largest TV networks, Alpha.

source: 1821-pictures.com