Source: Hollywood Reporter

Natalie Portman is in negotiations with Mandate Pictures to star in Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, says The Hollywood Reporter.

 The film will mark the directorial debut of Zach Helm, who will direct from his own script. Helm recently wrote "Stranger Than Fiction" for Mandate, which goes into production Monday.

Mandate is fully financing "Emporium" and handling worldwide sales for the film. Set in a strange and magical toy store, "Emporium" is a story about growing up and believing in the unbelievable.

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