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"Natalie Portman is to executive produce a new drama pilot for ABC. Scruples is based on the 1978 novel by Judith Krantz and charts the life of Wilhelmina &amp;#039;Billy&amp;#039; Hunnewell Winthrop. After deciding to reinvent herself, Billy loses weight and survives her rich first husband, eventually opening Beverly Hills clothing boutique &amp;#039;Scruples&amp;#039;. Portman will produce the pilot alongside Tony Krantz, son of author Judith, while Mel Harris and The Wonder Years writer Bob Brush will script the pilot, according to Entertainment Weekly. Scruples was previously adapted as a television mini-series for CBS in 1980. The project starred Bionic Woman actress Lindsay Wagner as Wilhelmina and also featured Oscar-nominated actress Gene Tierney in her final screen role. The new adaptation will mark Natalie Portman&amp;#039;s first production credit for television. The Thor actress has previously served as an executive producer on her own film projects, including 2011&amp;#039;s No Strings Attached and 2010&amp;#039;s Joseph Gordon-Levitt vehicle Hesher. Other projects currently in the works at ABC include family soap Americana, a remake of UK sitcom Only Fools and Horses and a modern-day Beauty and the Beast update. &amp;gt; Green Lantern director Martin Campbell to helm Shawn Ryan ABC pilot? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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