Jude Law Leaves Natalie Portman Movie Following Director's Departure

Actor exits Western drama after Lynne Ramsay opted out of helming the project

Another one bites the dust.

In the wake of Lynne Ramsay backing out of helming the Western drama Jane Got a Gun (only to be quickly replaced by Warrior director Gavin O'Connor), it appears somebody else has left the Natalie Portman-Jude Law project.

Namely, Jude Law.

According to Deadline, the Oscar-nominated actor has decided to walk away "because he signed on to work with Ramsay."

This latest shake-up has, once again, postponed shooting. The first day of production had been scheduled for March 18, the same day Ramsay was a no-show.

The loss of Law also comes on the heels of another original castmember, Michael Fassbender, exiting a few weeks earlier. He was later replaced by Joel Edgerton, who worked with, yep, O'Connor on Warrior.

Talk about the Wild West.