Actress Natalie Portmann poses during the press conference for the film "Knight of Cups" at the 2015 Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
BERLIN (AP) --
When it comes to working with acclaimed filmmaker Terrence Malick, there's a certain amount of trust in the director an actor must have.
That's according to Natalie Portman, who stars alongside Christian Bale in "Knight of Cups," which premieres at this year's Berlin Film Festival.
Portman said Sunday that Malick's famously convoluted narrative style requires some faith from actors.
She told reporters that during the filming process "you know your character, but you don't know the larger scale of the story and so it's also nice to just embrace the mystery and the unknown and just trust the process."
Bale, who plays the restless lead character, says Malick could probably have made a six-hour version of the film "and maybe there's a venue for that now with the Internet."
Television producer Mark Burnett, left, looks on as President Donald Trump arrives for the National Prayer Breakfast, Feb. 2, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce Donald Trump to a national television audience with "The Apprentice," is being tapped by the president-elect as special envoy to the United Kingdom in his upcoming administration.
"With a distinguished career in television production and business, Mark brings a unique blend of diplomatic acumen and international recognition to this important role," Trump announced Saturday.
Burnett, who was born in London, helped produce hits like "Survivor" and "The Voice," but is perhaps best known for teaming up with Trump for "The Apprentice," which first aired on NBC in 2004.
Trump had been well-known in real estate and pop culture circles for decades. But the show helped again make him a household name — though Trump severed ties with NBC in 2015, the same year he launched his first White House run.
The selection of Burnett continues Trump's trend of filling out his incoming administration with people who have high-profile backgrounds in television or politics, or both — including his choice to be defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, a former co-host of "Fox & Friends Weekend," and ex-television doctor and unsuccessful Senate candidate in Pennsylvania, Mehmet Oz.
Trump's first campaign in 2016 was rocked by allegations about his conduct on "The Apprentice" and other appearances during his association with NBC, notably in footage in which he said he could sexually assault women and get away with it because he was a "star."
Almost a decade after he left his reality TV role, Trump's television career remains central to his biography and political rise. The show presented Trump Tower to tens of millions of people as a symbol of power and success before Trump launched his first... Read More
