Sir Paul snags Natalie Portman for new video thanks to daughter Stella

11 April 2012
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Paul McCartney snagged Natalie Portman to star in his new music video - thanks to his fashion designer-daughter, Stella.

Portman, 25, makes a cameo as a ghost in the video for 'Dance Tonight' a track from McCartney's new studio album, 'Memory Almost Full'.

The video had its world premiere Wednesday on YouTube.com.

"The connection with Natalie came from my daughter Stella, who makes non-leather shoes that Natalie buys, so I just thought, 'Well, I'll ring her up and just see if she'll do it'.

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Hollywood beauty Natalie Portman plays a 'futurist electronic ghost' who dances to the sound of Sir Paul McCartney's mandolin in his new video 'Dance Tonight'. Sir Paul and Natalie bonded over their approach to animal rights

Hollywood beauty Natalie Portman plays a 'futurist electronic ghost' who dances to the sound of Sir Paul McCartney's mandolin in his new video 'Dance Tonight'. Sir Paul and Natalie bonded over their approach to animal rights

"So I rang her up and said, 'Hey, I'm Stella's dad!'" the 64-year-old former Beatle said in a statement posted on his Web site.

Portman, whose screen credits include 'V for Vendetta,' plays a "futurist electronic ghost" who is summoned by the sound of McCartney's mandolin.

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Mackenzie Crook, star of BBC's 'The Office' and the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movies, is the other star of 'Dance Tonight' which was launched on the YouTube video site

Mackenzie Crook, star of BBC's 'The Office' and the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movies, is the other star of 'Dance Tonight' which was launched on the YouTube video site

Filmmaker Michel Gondry ('Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind') directed the video.

'Memory Almost Full,' McCartney's 21st solo album, will be released June 5 in the United States. It is his first release for Hear Music, Starbuck Corp.'s new record label.

McCartney last released the acclaimed 'Chaos and Creation in the Backyard,' in 2005.

The stars of 'Dance Tonight': Mackenzie and Natalie

The stars of 'Dance Tonight': Mackenzie and Natalie

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