Neon just released the first full-length trailer for director Brady Corbet’s new movie Vox Lux, starring Natalie Portman. One thing is clear: in playing this complex and disturbed character, the actress is going for broke as far as the Oscars are concerned.

The movie spans from 1999 to 2017, and follows Portman’s character Celeste, a school shooting victim who becomes an international pop star with the help of her sister Eleanor, played by Stacy Martin, and her manager, played by Jude Law.

After a controversial incident nearly causes her to fall from fame, she releases a comeback album titled “Vox Lux” and goes on a promotional tour.

Portman doesn’t actually show up until the second half of the film, as the first half focuses on a teenager Celeste, played by Raffey Cassidy.

The movie also stars Jennifer Ehle, Willem Dafoe, Maria Dizzia, and Christopher Abbott, and was both written and directed by Brady Corbet.

Vox Lux will open in select theaters on December 7th.

It looks like NBA star Joel Embiid is officially no longer thirsting for Rihanna. 

The 24-year-old Philadelphia 76ers center is now dating 23-year-old Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Anne De Paula. 

While neither have publicly commented on their romance, Sixers co-owner Michael Rubin confirmed the relationship by posting a picture of the couple locked in a courtside kiss earlier this week. 

“What a lovely couple!” Rubin wrote before joking that the two are “engaged.” 

Rumors that Paula is seeing Embiid were fueled by his recent GQ cover story, in which the athlete explained doing “background checks” on potential suitors is a must in the NBA. 

“My girlfriend is coming,” he revealed, adding that she’s “pretty big at what she does.”

He’s right. Paula won the 2017 SI Model Search and went on to be featured in the 2018 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. 

Watch her rock a “dental floss” bikini in the video above, and see her most stunning Instagram photos below: