HBO has opted not to move forward with a planned adaptation of Elena Ferrante's critically acclaimed novel Days Of Abandonment after its star Natalie Portman left the production.

'Due to unforeseen personal reasons, Natalie Portman has stepped down from HBO Films’ Days Of Abandonment prior to the start of filming.

It's over: Natalie Portman, 40, has dropped out of HBO's filmed adaptation of Elena Ferrante's Days Of Abandonment, leading the network to cancel the film on Monday, according to The Hollywood Reporter; seen in 2019 in Hollywood.

The novel, written by the pseudonymous author Elena Ferrante, was published in 2002 in Italy and follows a woman named Olga (who would have been renamed Tess in the film) whose life is thrown into turmoil when her husband abruptly leaves her for another woman.

Portman was to star alongside English actor Rafe Spall (Prometheus, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) as her husband, while Weeds' Mary-Louis Parker would have played a woman surprising entry into her life encourages her to reassess her independence.

Although she has resisted the allure of prestige television and high-profile streaming shows, Portman is set to star with Lupita Nyong'o in Apple TV+ limited series adaptation of Laura Lippman's acclaimed crime novel Lady In The Lake

Even though HBO has canceled its Days Of Abandonment adaptation, the network is still very much in the Elena Ferrante business