The likes of Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett and Ryan Gosling will star in acclaimed filmmaker Terrence Malick’s next two films Lawless and Knight of Cups.

Lawless will star Gosling, Bale, Blanchett and Rooney Mara, while Knight of Cups will star Bale, Blachett and fellow Australian actress Isabel Lucas.

Plotlines for both films are kept under wraps, although both will be separate narratives.

The unusually prolific Malick has seen much praise for his latest release The Tree of Life, and is currently filming an as yet untitled love story which stars Ben Affleck, Rachel Weisz and Javier Bardem. It will be released next year.

Both Lawless and Knight of Cups will film back to back in 2012.

Source: Variety