“Black Swan” director Darren Aronofsky confessed that he tried to cause tension between Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis during production of the 2010 twisted ballet thriller. The Oscar-nominated filmmaker, 56, spoke about how he attempted to pit the women against each other in an interview with Vogue while celebrating the flick 15 years later.

Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis reflect on how Darren Aronofsky tried and failed to push a rivalry between the two stars on the set of 'Black Swan'

Darren Aronofsky recalled unsuccessfully trying to start a feud between Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis to ramp up the onscreen tension in 'Black Swan': 'They're both very clever and were instantly privy.