George Lucas, Rick McCallum, uye casting director Robin Gurland auditioned pamusoro 200 actresses nokuda chikamu Padmé Amidala. Zvisinei vakasarudza 16-gore-okuberekwa mutambi Natalie Portman kutamba basa. Maererano The Phantom Kutyisidzira kugadzirwa manotsi, "The basa waida mukadzi wechiduku uyo aigona kuva tendai sezvo mutongi kuti nyika, asi panguva imwe chete kuva pangozi uye yakazaruka". Portman kwakaita muna The Professional (1994) uye Beautiful Girls (1996) akafadzwa Lucas. Akati, "Ndakanga kutsvaka mumwe munhu akanga muduku, simba, pamwe mitsetse Leia Wars. Natalie embodied zvose avo unhu uye zvakawanda. "Portman aiva yakasiyana sarudzo nokuti akanga asina kujairana Star Wars.
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