Although Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis had a cutthroat rivalry in Black Swan , life did not imitate art for the actresses, despite Darren Aronofsky ‘s best attempts.

Marking the Oscar-winning film’s 15th anniversary, the trio recently reunited and reminisced about the director trying to spark a feud between Portman and Kunis to aid their performances as ballerinas competing for the lead role in a Swan Lake production.

“My take is that I was trying to be a sneaky director and make them argue,” Aronofsky told Vogue . “Mila and Natalie both realized very quickly what I was doing and made fun of me, so it quickly became a joke that we all understood. They’re both very clever and were instantly privy to whatever trick I was playing.”

When asked if they “remember it different

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