Natalie Portman Joins the Ranks of Malick’s Two Back-to-Back Films

Well, what do we have here? Deadline is reporting that Oscar winning actress Natalie Portman has finally lined up her next roles following her ‘maternity leave’ time off after winning the Black Swan Oscar. Portman is the latest to join the growing cast(s) of Terrence Malick’s two new films that he’s shooting back-to-back this year starring Christian Bale as well as Cate Blanchett, Haley Bennett, Ryan Gosling and Rooney Mara. You may recall the names, Knight of Cups and Lawless, as they’re both intriguing but that’s all we know about both of them, not their premise or plot or much else, except that they may involve music. Read on! The two projects were first announced late last year, right when Malick was seen working and filming with Christian Bale at concerts down in Texas, but no details about either were revealed as we know Malick likes to keep things a big …