Munyori Mark Harris akaburitsa bhuku nezve Director ane mukurumbira "Mike Nicholls: Hupenyu", kwaakaudza nhaka yemutungamiriri, akafa muna 2014 pazera ramakore makumi masere nemasere. Bhuku racho rinosanganisira ndangariro dzaNatalie Portman nezve kushanda nemaNichols. Kekutanga nguva ari pachikuva chake, paaingova nemakore 19 chete. Sekureva kwaNatalie, mutungamiriri aive "munhu wakura chete akamurayira, asi pakanga pasina chero chinhu chinotyisa."
"Ini ndinofunga aive wechikadzi chaicho." Akaona murume chete anogadzira, anonakidza, ane vane tine vane tine vane tine ane tete, "anowedzera kuti hunhu uhwu hwaingova denderedzwa diki revabereki.
Pakutanga, Portman akashanda nemukuru weyekuumbwa kwe "seagulls" pamwe chete nevatambi vechitambi meryl Starp naPhilipse Seymour Hoffman. Harris mubhuku rinotaura kuti Mujaya wechidiki akatya kutaura pakati pevaimbi vakakurumbira kudaro, asi Nichols vakamuita kuti anzwe aine tarenda.
Gare gare ivo vakabatanidzwazve kuyerera kwe "kushamwaridzana" muna 2004. Iri basa rakaunza Portman rake rekutanga kusarudzwa kweOscar. Maererano nenyaya yacho, mutambi wacho aifanira kuiswa mune chinonhuwa chiitiko mu strip kirabhu, uye dhairekisa rakanamatira mukuedza kwakanyanya kuna Natalie vakanzwa vakasununguka.