Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for Ahsoka
Summary
- Natalie Portman's return to the Star Wars galaxy could involve her playing Abeloth, a major villain from Legends.
- Abeloth is a Force being of pure chaos and entropy with the ability to take on multiple forms and faces while also being connected to the Mortis gods.
- This theory presents a dark and chilling twist, exploring the potential interactions between Abeloth with Anakin's Force ghost, Ahsoka, and the Skywalker twins if the Force being indeed takes Padmé's face.
A truly dark and chilling Star Wars theory suggests how Natalie Portman could return to the galaxy far, far away. In recent years, major prequel trilogy actors such as Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor have both come back to reprise their roles as Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi respectively. While it would be a unique challenge for Lucasfilm to bring back Portman's Padmé Amidala in a future Star Wars project, one theory carries some very dark potential.
From 1999-2005, Natalie Portman played Padmé Amidala, the young Queen of Naboo who eventually became the planet's senatorial representative in the Galactic Republic. She also secretly married Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, the prophesied Chosen One who was corrupted and became Darth Vader, an act that saw the new Sith Lord inadvertently killing his wife as seen in Revenge of the Sith. However, there is one way a darker version of Padmé could perhaps be brought back as a new Star Wars villain.
Your browser does not support the video tag. Lucasfilm Brought Back Ewan McGregor & Hayden Christensen… Why Not Natalie Portman? 
As has been seen in more recent Star Wars projects, both Christensen's Anakin Skywalker and McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi have made new appearances in the Star Wars galaxy. Obi-Wan Kenobi received his own series set 10 years after Revenge of the Sith, featuring a critical mission in which Kenobi left Tatooine to save young Princess Leia while also reconciling with the existence of Darth Vader, the Sith Lord whom Skywalker became. Having long believed he'd killed Anakin while blaming himself for Skywalker's fall, Kenobi faced Vader twice during the events of Obi-Wan Kenobi with Vader himself claiming responsibility for "killing Anakin Skywalker", refusing to be seen as Kenobi's failure.
While both Christensen and Obi-Wan reprised their prequel trilogy roles in Obi-Wan Kenobi, Christensen also had a significant role in Ahsoka starring Rosario Dawson as Anakin's titular apprentice. Not only did Anakin's spirit commune with Ahsoka during a critical Force vision which helped Ahsoka realign with her Jedi path, but Skywalker was also featured in holo-recordings Skywalker had made for Ahsoka during the Clone Wars, as well as his Force ghost appearing at the very end of the series set during the New Republic era.
Because both McGregor and Christensen have played such key roles in recent Star Wars projects, it would certainly be exciting if Natalie Portman also returned to the galaxy. However, this is a little more complex considering the fact that Padmé's journey is very much contained within the events of the prequels themselves, and much of her adventures have already been told within the Clone Wars animated series. Nevertheless, it's been suggested that Padmé could still return, albeit in a very horrifying way.
