<Li> Natalie Portman as Anne Boleyn . Portman was attracted to the role because it was a character that she "hadn't played before", and describes Anne as "strong, yet she can be vulnerable and she's ambitious and calculating and will step on people but also feels remorse for it". One month before filming began, Portman started taking daily classes to master the English accent under dialect coach Jill McCulloch, who also stayed on set throughout the filming . </Li> <Li> Scarlett Johansson as Mary Boleyn . Johansson expressed concern over the film being "such a melodramatic tale". In response to critics being skeptical about the film featuring American actresses as major British characters, Johansson said, "The three foreign actors will be using English accents . I'll take away the eyebrows and the make - up and you won't notice I'm American". </Li> <Li> Eric Bana as Henry VIII of England . Bana commented that he was surprised upon being offered the role, and describes the character of Henry as "a man who was somewhat juvenile and driven by passion and greed", and that he interpreted the character as "this man who was involved in an incredibly intricate, complicated situation, largely through his own doing". In preparation for the role, Bana relied mostly on the script to come up with his own version of the character, and he "deliberately stayed away" from other portrayals of Henry in films because he found it "too confusing and restricting". </Li> <Li> Jim Sturgess as George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford . Though the three siblings are all very tight - knit, George and Anne are closest . George supports and loves Anne for her rebellious and unconventional attitude . He is forced to marry Jane Parker . George is often viewed as the most vulnerable and probably the kindest of the siblings . </Li>

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