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Quote from: Jeremy Blackman on September 22, 2021, 10:24:53 AM
He's expressed interest in the next Ant-Man.

There's also a rumored Vincent Froio-led Grand Moff Tarkin prequel.

Quote from: RudyBlatnoyd on September 22, 2021, 10:40:18 AM

Quote from: Jeremy Blackman on September 22, 2021, 10:24:53 AM
He's expressed interest in the next Ant-Man.

There's also a rumored Vincent Froio-led Grand Moff Tarkin prequel.

Ant-Man 4: I Shrink Your Milkshake

Quote from: Montclair on November 07, 2021, 11:18:25 AM
https://letterboxd.com/b4ben24/film/licorice-pizza/ (https://letterboxd.com/b4ben24/film/licorice-pizza/)

"Watched this at the first public screening in 70mm with the Haim sisters and JJ Abrams sitting a row behind me 😱. Somehow this did not feel like a PT Anderson film but yet it felt so similar at the same time. I'm really curious to see what other people think about it. It felt like a straight up John Hughes style film, with a bit of PT Anderson and Spielberg thrown in. In a way, I think it's his most mainstream film, and I find it interesting he mentioned after the screening this was an "easier" project for him to work on, and he was working on something longer and he started to have trouble on it, so he went back to this idea which he has had for 20 years and decided to make it with his friends at "home". So many celebrities kids are in this movie it gets kinda overloaded. I'll be watching it again later this week, so I'll be thinking more about this. But don't expect this to be anything like his other films in terms of genre. Regency fox Westwood."


^^^ This is the first confirmation that there's a new screenplay he's working on and it comes from Paul himself! I wonder if the "something longer" will be akin to Magnolia? Or maybe like There Will Be Blood and The Master? I'm excited.

Quote from: Mattbish19 on November 07, 2021, 11:24:03 AM

Quote from: Montclair on November 07, 2021, 11:18:25 AM
https://letterboxd.com/b4ben24/film/licorice-pizza/ (https://letterboxd.com/b4ben24/film/licorice-pizza/)

"Watched this at the first public screening in 70mm with the Haim sisters and JJ Abrams sitting a row behind me 😱. Somehow this did not feel like a PT Anderson film but yet it felt so similar at the same time. I'm really curious to see what other people think about it. It felt like a straight up John Hughes style film, with a bit of PT Anderson and Spielberg thrown in. In a way, I think it's his most mainstream film, and I find it interesting he mentioned after the screening this was an "easier" project for him to work on, and he was working on something longer and he started to have trouble on it, so he went back to this idea which he has had for 20 years and decided to make it with his friends at "home". So many celebrities kids are in this movie it gets kinda overloaded. I'll be watching it again later this week, so I'll be thinking more about this. But don't expect this to be anything like his other films in terms of genre. Regency fox Westwood."


^^^ This is the first confirmation that there's a new screenplay he's working on and it comes from Paul himself! I wonder if the "something longer" will be akin to Magnolia? Or maybe like There Will Be Blood and The Master? I'm excited.

Have you given up on Licorice Pizza already then? haha

Quote from: Montclair on November 07, 2021, 02:37:30 PM

Quote from: Mattbish19 on November 07, 2021, 11:24:03 AM

Quote from: Montclair on November 07, 2021, 11:18:25 AM
https://letterboxd.com/b4ben24/film/licorice-pizza/ (https://letterboxd.com/b4ben24/film/licorice-pizza/)

"Watched this at the first public screening in 70mm with the Haim sisters and JJ Abrams sitting a row behind me 😱. Somehow this did not feel like a PT Anderson film but yet it felt so similar at the same time. I'm really curious to see what other people think about it. It felt like a straight up John Hughes style film, with a bit of PT Anderson and Spielberg thrown in. In a way, I think it's his most mainstream film, and I find it interesting he mentioned after the screening this was an "easier" project for him to work on, and he was working on something longer and he started to have trouble on it, so he went back to this idea which he has had for 20 years and decided to make it with his friends at "home". So many celebrities kids are in this movie it gets kinda overloaded. I'll be watching it again later this week, so I'll be thinking more about this. But don't expect this to be anything like his other films in terms of genre. Regency fox Westwood."


^^^ This is the first confirmation that there's a new screenplay he's working on and it comes from Paul himself! I wonder if the "something longer" will be akin to Magnolia? Or maybe like There Will Be Blood and The Master? I'm excited.

Have you given up on Licorice Pizza already then? haha

No, I'm definitely looking forward to seeing it as soon as it's available on digital.

Quote from: Axolotl on November 07, 2021, 05:12:31 PM
Apparently in an LP Q&A he mentioned that he's going scoreless for this.

Quote from: Axolotl on November 07, 2021, 05:12:31 PM
scoreless

Quote from: ono on November 08, 2021, 10:26:03 PM
This thread is just dumb.

Quote from: ono on November 08, 2021, 10:44:06 PM
No.

Quote from: Pringle on November 08, 2021, 10:49:01 PM
From what I've heard about the film, I don't think I'm going to like it as much as Licorice Pizza, which I also have not seen

Quote from: Montclair on November 08, 2021, 10:51:17 PM

Quote from: ono on November 08, 2021, 10:44:06 PM
No.

Quote from: Pringle on November 08, 2021, 10:49:01 PM
From what I've heard about the film, I don't think I'm going to like it as much as Licorice Pizza, which I also have not seen

https://www.slashfilm.com/557592/paul-thomas-andersons-next-film/ (https://www.slashfilm.com/557592/paul-thomas-andersons-next-film/)

This was reported during the press run for PT and I was hoping it would be his next one. It's not, but the idea of Paul sifting through a difficult 600 page monster he wrote excites myself and many film fans all over the world.

Quote from: Robyn on November 11, 2021, 02:14:30 PM
Yeah, I had the same thought.

A Denzel/Haddish/PTA combo would be super exciting imo

Quote from: Lewton on November 11, 2021, 02:37:38 PM
Smith and Denzel had been trying to star in a movie together but this was many years ago. I remember Denzel mentioned this in an interview or something. It obviously didn't work out but it would be amazing to see it happen after all, and in a PTA movie on top of that! I could see that situation being fresh territory and creatively challenging/rewarding for all involved.

Quote from: Shughes on November 11, 2021, 04:55:23 PM
Is anyone else sceptical about Haddish after her bomb scare of a performance in The Card Counter?

In fairness I don't think I've seen her in anything else, except some stand up stuff. I'm not sure what Paul sees in her.

Anyone else see what I'm missing? Maybe you can point me in the direction of something she's been good in?

Quote from: Drenk on November 11, 2021, 05:00:40 PM
She's a great stand up presence and host and guest, but acting-wise? I haven't seen much. Her breakthrough performance was nothing extraordinary—I don't remember the title of the movie, but there was a physical bit about blowing pineapple or something. I'm not sure what the issue with The Card Counter was: underwritten character with bad lines or simply bad acting?

But I'm not worrying. Life's too short to doubt about actors in PTA movies.

Quote from: Shughes on November 11, 2021, 04:55:23 PM
Is anyone else sceptical about Haddish after her bomb scare of a performance in The Card Counter?

In fairness I don't think I've seen her in anything else, except some stand up stuff. I'm not sure what Paul sees in her.

Anyone else see what I'm missing? Maybe you can point me in the direction of something she's been good in?

Quote from: Montclair on November 11, 2021, 05:52:16 PM

Quote from: Shughes on November 11, 2021, 04:55:23 PM
Is anyone else sceptical about Haddish after her bomb scare of a performance in The Card Counter?

In fairness I don't think I've seen her in anything else, except some stand up stuff. I'm not sure what Paul sees in her.

Anyone else see what I'm missing? Maybe you can point me in the direction of something she's been good in?

I've never seen The Card Counter, but I've seen her in "Girl's Trip" which is what Paul loved her in. She's very natural and funny, so I'd be surprised if he wrote a straight up dramatic role for her. Maybe she'll play a character like "Marcie" in Magnolia?

Quote from: gaucho_marx on November 13, 2021, 10:53:42 AM

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Not to be the tinfoil hat guy stoking the flames of speculation on his next film before most of us have even seen this one but in this panel he mentions a a stride piano player at the bar. Stride piano is a specific style of jazz piano popular in the 30s-40s.  I would bet his rumored depression era, SoCal jazz film was the thing he put aside to make licorice.

Quote from: wrongright on November 13, 2021, 03:54:21 PM
The Denzel namedrop can't have been just a coincidence. Can't recall him mentioning him before.

I can't see Will Smith being comfortable in PTA's world. Even Tarantino was too much for him.

Quote from: Drenk on November 13, 2021, 04:06:45 PM
https://twitter.com/tarantallegra/status/1459226525660815364?s=21

Quote from: HACKANUT on November 13, 2021, 04:07:38 PM
I'd call Will Smith not being as likely a win. Personally, I'm much more interested in seeing Denzel/PTA happen. Denzel is P O W E R F U L as fuck on screen.

Quote from: Montclair on November 13, 2021, 08:10:18 PM
My hope is, after doing a movie filled with relative unknowns and amateurs in the main roles, he'll do one with the cream of the crop when it comes to pure acting talent. Aside from working with Leo and Denzel for the first time, I'd love to see a movie with Olivia Colman, Lesley Manville, Don Cheadle, Harriet Sansom Harris and other actor's actors who are veterans and true masters of their craft!

Quote from: Montclair on November 29, 2021, 02:20:37 AM
After seeing "Licorice Pizza" I'm even more excited for his next film! If this fun movie with an obsessive attention to period detail is the result of him taking a break in between writing a difficult script -- I can't wait to see the movie that springs from the script he was having trouble with. I just hope that he casts real actor's actors this time in all of the roles.

Quote from: Drill on December 21, 2021, 09:08:49 PM
Was going to post this in the "actor/directors who mention PTA" thread but where there's smoke...

Quote from: Montclair on December 28, 2021, 11:30:30 PM

Quote from: PaulElroy35 on November 29, 2021, 10:58:27 AM

Quote from: Montclair on November 29, 2021, 02:20:37 AM
After seeing "Licorice Pizza" I'm even more excited for his next film! If this fun movie with an obsessive attention to period detail is the result of him taking a break in between writing a difficult script -- I can't wait to see the movie that springs from the script he was having trouble with. I just hope that he casts real actor's actors this time in all of the roles.

So you didnt like Alana and Cooper then?

It's not that I didn't like them, I just felt their performances were pretty good, not great. Which I've never felt before in a PTA movie.

Quote from: Drill on December 21, 2021, 09:08:49 PM
Was going to post this in the "actor/directors who mention PTA" thread but where there's smoke...

https://twitter.com/bloodsimpIe/status/1473397511557582850

Quote from: pynchonikon on December 21, 2021, 11:54:15 PM
I choose to believe that this is definitely not coincidental.

I wonder if this means they're talking about that jazz movie Tiffany Haddish mentioned? That entire "Get Thee Behind Me Satan" by Ella Fitzgerald sequence in The Master is one of my favorite PTA moments ever, so imagine a movie filled with that music!

His next film will either be with Denzel or Leo or Joaquin. I guarantee it.

Quote from: Montclair on December 29, 2021, 05:16:47 PM
I disagree, I think another TWBB, The Master style epic is what's next. I mean, Phantom Thread was a period piece costume drama with sweeping orchestral music starring Daniel Day Lewis, doesn't get more IMPORTANT than that. It was like the weirdest/best Merchant Ivory movie that they never made. Punch Drunk Love was a light workout in between the heavy lifting of Magnolia and TWBB. Licorice Pizza was a light workout in between the heavy lifting of Phantom Thread and what's next(the challenging project he abandoned when he decided to quickly do LP instead).

Quote from: pynchonikon on December 29, 2021, 05:27:43 PM
If you think that TWBB was actually his last film that partly explored the father-son dynamic, a plot device that seemed to really interest him and defined his work in the first phase of his career, you might indeed be into something, RudyBlatnoyd.

Quote from: Drenk on December 29, 2021, 05:22:21 PM
I wouldn't describe both TWBB and The Master as "epic" pictures. Yes, they burned a fake oil rig for TWBB, but it is mostly a very quiet movie in a no man's land.

Quote from: PaulElroy35 on December 29, 2021, 07:12:51 PM

Quote from: Montclair on December 29, 2021, 05:16:47 PM
I disagree, I think another TWBB, The Master style epic is what's next. I mean, Phantom Thread was a period piece costume drama with sweeping orchestral music starring Daniel Day Lewis, doesn't get more IMPORTANT than that. It was like the weirdest/best Merchant Ivory movie that they never made. Punch Drunk Love was a light workout in between the heavy lifting of Magnolia and TWBB. Licorice Pizza was a light workout in between the heavy lifting of Phantom Thread and what's next(the challenging project he abandoned when he decided to quickly do LP instead).

To be fair he said he was having trouble writing a script but didnt give any clue with what that project ,if it does get made, will be.

Would be interesting if he does a huge in scope film but we will just have to wait really.

Quote from: Montclair on December 29, 2021, 08:14:02 PM

Quote from: PaulElroy35 on December 29, 2021, 07:12:51 PM

Quote from: Montclair on December 29, 2021, 05:16:47 PM
I disagree, I think another TWBB, The Master style epic is what's next. I mean, Phantom Thread was a period piece costume drama with sweeping orchestral music starring Daniel Day Lewis, doesn't get more IMPORTANT than that. It was like the weirdest/best Merchant Ivory movie that they never made. Punch Drunk Love was a light workout in between the heavy lifting of Magnolia and TWBB. Licorice Pizza was a light workout in between the heavy lifting of Phantom Thread and what's next(the challenging project he abandoned when he decided to quickly do LP instead).

To be fair he said he was having trouble writing a script but didnt give any clue with what that project ,if it does get made, will be.

Would be interesting if he does a huge in scope film but we will just have to wait really.

In the interview he said, ""I had planned on making another film that I'd been writing for a while ... because I had been struggling with this other piece."

So, he clearly was trying to make this after Phantom Thread and was writing for a while, but struggling. Why would he not come back to it? Especially after declaring Denzel as being "the great white whale" that he wants to work with in the Variety article and Denzel on video saying, "I've talked to the directors that I wanna work with, I spent a wonderful day with Paul Thomas Anderson and his family." I'm pretty sure if Paul's trying to work with Denzel it's not gonna be in something on a small scale, it would be another "Great Man" movie.

Quote from: Montclair on December 29, 2021, 08:01:10 PM

Quote from: pynchonikon on December 29, 2021, 05:27:43 PM
If you think that TWBB was actually his last film that partly explored the father-son dynamic, a plot device that seemed to really interest him and defined his work in the first phase of his career, you might indeed be into something, RudyBlatnoyd.

Are you serious?? It was clearly explored in The Master, as well.

Quote from: pynchonikon on December 30, 2021, 12:20:28 AM

And please dont ask me if I'm serious with two question marks ever again. One is enough.

Quote from: pynchonikon on December 30, 2021, 12:20:28 AM

Quote from: Montclair on December 29, 2021, 08:01:10 PM

Quote from: pynchonikon on December 29, 2021, 05:27:43 PM
If you think that TWBB was actually his last film that partly explored the father-son dynamic, a plot device that seemed to really interest him and defined his work in the first phase of his career, you might indeed be into something, RudyBlatnoyd.

Are you serious?? It was clearly explored in The Master, as well.

How? Between Dodd and his son? Because him and Freddie is certainly not a father-son dynamic.
And please dont ask me if I'm serious with two question marks ever again. One is enough.

Quote from: Jeremy Blackman on December 30, 2021, 01:25:24 AM
Hard Sydney: Epic dice rolls by the late great Philip Seymour Hoffman, epic vibraphones — Epic film ✅

Boogie Nights: Epic scope (the 70s and 80s), epic scale (of you know what), and epic dance moves — Epic film ✅

Mag: Epic father/son dynamic between Dixon and The Worm, alludes to biblical epics of yore, otherwise nothing epic about it — Minor film 🛑

PDL: Epic visuals, epic levels of anxiety, epic harmonium performances  — Epic film ✅

Chere Mill: Epic ego of the protagonist (am I correct?), landscapes are large but not quite epic-scaled, and the scope of time is fairly limited — Minor film 🛑

The Master: A war film that deals with the trauma of what the protagonist experienced; epic in both moral and war-movie terms — Epic film ✅

Inherent Vice: The plot is an epic mystery rarely seen outside of Mission Impossible films, and an epic amount of cannabis is consumed — Epic film ✅

Phantom Thread: There is one view of an epic landscape, otherwise takes place in one room trying on clothes — Minor film 🛑

Quote from: Montclair on December 31, 2021, 09:27:30 PM

Quote from: Jeremy Blackman on December 30, 2021, 01:25:24 AM
Hard Sydney: Epic dice rolls by the late great Philip Seymour Hoffman, epic vibraphones — Epic film ✅

Boogie Nights: Epic scope (the 70s and 80s), epic scale (of you know what), and epic dance moves — Epic film ✅

Mag: Epic father/son dynamic between Dixon and The Worm, alludes to biblical epics of yore, otherwise nothing epic about it — Minor film 🛑

PDL: Epic visuals, epic levels of anxiety, epic harmonium performances  — Epic film ✅

Chere Mill: Epic ego of the protagonist (am I correct?), landscapes are large but not quite epic-scaled, and the scope of time is fairly limited — Minor film 🛑

The Master: A war film that deals with the trauma of what the protagonist experienced; epic in both moral and war-movie terms — Epic film ✅

Inherent Vice: The plot is an epic mystery rarely seen outside of Mission Impossible films, and an epic amount of cannabis is consumed — Epic film ✅

Phantom Thread: There is one view of an epic landscape, otherwise takes place in one room trying on clothes — Minor film 🛑

You forgot The Dirk Diggler Story. But, if we can be serious for a brief moment, I'd say it's pretty obvious that all signs are pointing towards his next film being in the style of TWBB and The Master with a runtime of at least 2h30min. I can't imagine any PTA fans who wouldn't welcome that as a return to form, especially after Licorice Pizza. Here's hoping he does the right thing and really takes on a project that scares him again and challenges him to go out of his depth and branch out, evolve his style even more and finally, make another masterpiece with something important to say.

Quote from: Yes on January 01, 2022, 10:39:44 PM
He also remarked his work with period pieces unfortunately rules out many POC actors he'd like to work with ala Denzel

Quote from: Yes on January 01, 2022, 10:39:44 PM
The way he keeps going on about Denzel makes me think it's happening. He hasn't been this incessant since... Sandler? Even the Tiffany Haddish thing felt more like speculation on his part.. "Oh, I'd love to. We talked here and there". He's already namedropped Denzel a few times this press tour and on his last podcast appearance mentioned he couldn't die without working with him.

This also reminded me of two things:
-He's previously discussed working on a different project but drew more fondly of this. A fact repeated here. He also remarked his work with period pieces unfortunately rules out many POC actors he'd like to work with ala Denzel
-Back in 2019 or 2020, someone here posted news about a PTA project that was contemporary and an unexpected Lead Actor. He could have been full of shit, who knows. Can't remember if he was correct in the past. But... this could have been the Denzel thing he was eyeing?

Quote from: Axolotl on January 02, 2022, 12:14:09 AM

Quote from: Yes on January 01, 2022, 10:39:44 PM
He also remarked his work with period pieces unfortunately rules out many POC actors he'd like to work with ala Denzel

Lol did he really say that, or was he just repeating the chris rock joke? If it's the former, what does he think black people did before the '80s that they couldn't be characters in movies, sit around being sad all the time?

Quote from: Montclair on January 10, 2022, 06:50:51 PM
I really would like for him to work with Camilla Rutherford again. I thought she was underused in Phantom Thread.

Quote from: Drenk on January 26, 2022, 04:20:19 PM
He'll probably make a movie set in 2006, just before the first iPhone.

Quote from: DickHardwood2022 on January 26, 2022, 05:46:15 PM

Quote from: Drenk on January 26, 2022, 04:20:19 PM
He'll probably make a movie set in 2006, just before the first iPhone.

What would you like to see though fella?

Quote from: Drill on February 26, 2022, 11:55:47 AM
https://vimeo.com/681658659/7493ca68ef

Around 5:37, he describes the other script he'd been working on as "kind of bleak".

Quote from: Vicko99 on February 26, 2022, 02:11:01 PM
Why some of you want to see him doing contemporary? Modern America just looks aesthetically awful after all the gentrification, and the fact that 99% of the tv shows and movies are set there--the "magic" and the mood of it has completely died down.

Quote from: RudyBlatnoyd on April 29, 2022, 05:44:21 AMIt will star Sandler and Phoenix as half-brothers who share a highly questionable fetish for Japanese culture and enter into an age-gap romantic triangle with a much younger woman.

Quote from: Heisenberg on April 29, 2022, 05:09:29 PMWhatever it will be, it probably won't be with MGM this time.


https://deadline.com/2022/04/mgm-mike-de-luca-pam-abdy-leaving-mgm-studio-folds-into-amazon-1235011024/

Quote from: Yes on April 29, 2022, 05:18:19 PMYeah, with De Luca out... PTA should beg Focus again lol

Anyway, I had the idea a long time ago about a Bad News Bears riff. Joaquin or Reilly for the coach. Throw in Maya as a parent. He has another excuse for his kids.

Quote from: DickHardwood2022 on May 13, 2022, 11:46:03 AM

Quote from: Yes on April 29, 2022, 05:18:19 PMYeah, with De Luca out... PTA should beg Focus again lol

Anyway, I had the idea a long time ago about a Bad News Bears riff. Joaquin or Reilly for the coach. Throw in Maya as a parent. He has another excuse for his kids.

Yeah i recently watched that and a league of their own got me wanting a pta baseball film or some type of sports flick.

Quote from: DickHardwood2022 on May 06, 2022, 02:38:44 PMhttps://www.thewrap.com/michael-de-luca-pam-abdy-warner-bros-discovery-mgm/

Reckon Warner would work with Paul again in the future?

Quote from: Tdog on May 15, 2022, 08:37:53 AM

Quote from: DickHardwood2022 on May 06, 2022, 02:38:44 PMhttps://www.thewrap.com/michael-de-luca-pam-abdy-warner-bros-discovery-mgm/

Reckon Warner would work with Paul again in the future?

Probably not. There was a Warner exec that refused to give PTA/Maya Rudolph free tickets to see Fury Road when he found out that they were on a guest list and had them removed.

Quote from: DickHardwood2022 on May 15, 2022, 10:10:09 AM

Quote from: Tdog on May 15, 2022, 08:37:53 AM

Quote from: DickHardwood2022 on May 06, 2022, 02:38:44 PMhttps://www.thewrap.com/michael-de-luca-pam-abdy-warner-bros-discovery-mgm/

Reckon Warner would work with Paul again in the future?

Probably not. There was a Warner exec that refused to give PTA/Maya Rudolph free tickets to see Fury Road when he found out that they were on a guest list and had them removed.

Am i missing something because this sounds like a petty thing to do.

Quote from: DickHardwood2022 on May 15, 2022, 10:10:09 AM

Quote from: Tdog on May 15, 2022, 08:37:53 AM

Quote from: DickHardwood2022 on May 06, 2022, 02:38:44 PMhttps://www.thewrap.com/michael-de-luca-pam-abdy-warner-bros-discovery-mgm/

Reckon Warner would work with Paul again in the future?

Probably not. There was a Warner exec that refused to give PTA/Maya Rudolph free tickets to see Fury Road when he found out that they were on a guest list and had them removed.

Am i missing something because this sounds like a petty thing to do.

Quote from: Tdog on May 15, 2022, 08:37:53 AM

Quote from: DickHardwood2022 on May 06, 2022, 02:38:44 PMhttps://www.thewrap.com/michael-de-luca-pam-abdy-warner-bros-discovery-mgm/

Reckon Warner would work with Paul again in the future?

Probably not. There was a Warner exec that refused to give PTA/Maya Rudolph free tickets to see Fury Road when he found out that they were on a guest list and had them removed.

Quote from: DickHardwood2022 on July 12, 2022, 01:14:33 PMOk guys its been a couple months now  so think its time to start predictions for when Paul announces his next film. :yabbse-grin:

I have a feeling we might hear about a project mid to late next year. What do you lot think?

Quote from: Yes on July 12, 2022, 06:58:10 PM

Quote from: DickHardwood2022 on July 12, 2022, 01:14:33 PMOk guys its been a couple months now  so think its time to start predictions for when Paul announces his next film. :yabbse-grin:

I have a feeling we might hear about a project mid to late next year. What do you lot think?

I posted this last year
Time of announcement:
Licorice Pizza- Nov 12th, 2019 (Phantom Thread released Christmas 2017)
Phantom Thread- June 2nd, 2016 (Inherent Vice released December 2014)
The Master- Dec 2nd, 2009 (There Will Be Blood released December 2007)*Master released September 2012*

(Inherent Vice was revealed very early before Master even happened, so neglected to include that announcement)

So history says announcement October-November 2023 and a 2024 release date. (Since he repeatedly mentioned he was far along on another project before shifting gears to LP, hopefully fall 2022, this year we get word. And then a 2023 release date)

Quote from: Heisenberg on July 13, 2022, 09:18:46 PMI'm still hoping it's that 60s public access TV project he once mentioned

Quote from: Heisenberg on July 13, 2022, 09:18:46 PMI'm still hoping it's that 60s public access TV project he once mentioned

Quote from: Heisenberg on July 13, 2022, 09:18:46 PMI'm still hoping it's that 60s public access TV project he once mentioned

Quote from: DickHardwood2022 on July 14, 2022, 09:28:37 AM

Quote from: Heisenberg on July 13, 2022, 09:18:46 PMI'm still hoping it's that 60s public access TV project he once mentioned

Any chance you have a link to when he mentioned that or an idea of when?

Quote from: Pringle on July 16, 2022, 12:41:33 PMhttps://www.cleveland.com/tv/2013/01/ghoulardi_at_50_tim_conway_jim.html

Here it is. From the The Plain Dealer:

"From time to time I've thought about making a film about that era of local TV and the kind of Wild West lawlessness and the things that could happen. When my dad was doing it, it wasn't national, it was local. And it felt like lunch time was drinking time and you could come back to work totally hammered."

Quote from: Drenk on September 02, 2022, 04:40:59 AMHe will just adapt this Daily Beast article and at the end everybody will jump into each other arms and start a business (a comedy club for precocious kids). Oh, and Haddish will start in it, obviously, as herself.

Quote from: DickHardwood2022 on September 02, 2022, 10:26:39 AM

Quote from: Drenk on September 02, 2022, 04:40:59 AMHe will just adapt this Daily Beast article and at the end everybody will jump into each other arms and start a business (a comedy club for precocious kids). Oh, and Haddish will start in it, obviously, as herself.

Really dude?

Even if this is true what has it got to do with PTA in anyway. Plus why is this in a thread for Pauls next film?

Quote from: RudyBlatnoyd on September 02, 2022, 10:59:27 AMAnyway, I somewhat doubt that the PTA / Tiffany Haddish collaboration was ever as serious as people made out. It basically boils down to a few favourable comments exchanged publicly in interviews.

Quote from: RudyBlatnoyd on September 30, 2022, 10:07:59 AMWhat do we think PTA's 'late style', to use an auteurist term, will look like? Is LP the first indicator of it?

Quote from: Drenk on October 23, 2022, 11:55:16 AMProbably nothing to take seriously since he's starting his own rumor about Denzel W. being rumored for this movie. Also, it's not a big risk to start a rumor about the next PTA movie being one of the two subjects that has been previously mentioned in interviews. This guy is hack. Let's ban his blog from Xixax.

Breaking News: the next Taylor Swift album will be about liking, or missing, your boyfriend.

QuoteThe specific role being cast is for a 15-to-16-year-old female of mixed ethnicity who is "physically athletic and excels at Martial Arts."

Quote from: Drenk on November 29, 2022, 08:09:10 AMShooting summer 2023. Pretty fast.

https://thefilmstage.com/paul-thomas-anderson-to-shoot-next-film-in-summer-2023/

QuoteThe specific role being cast is for a 15-to-16-year-old female of mixed ethnicity who is "physically athletic and excels at Martial Arts."

So he's gonna cast his daughter?  :yabbse-grin: Googling: "How fast can you excel at Martial Arts?"

Quote from: jzakko on January 01, 2022, 04:50:39 AMI'm pretty sure he's finally making his Mortal Kombat sequel next.

Quote from: RudyBlatnoyd on December 12, 2022, 12:33:53 AMIf this is being set up with De Luca at Warner Bros there's every chance it'll be cancelled before it starts shooting, of course, given what a state of disarray they're in over there.

Quote from: Drenk on December 12, 2022, 07:49:22 AM

Quote from: RudyBlatnoyd on December 12, 2022, 12:33:53 AMIf this is being set up with De Luca at Warner Bros there's every chance it'll be cancelled before it starts shooting, of course, given what a state of disarray they're in over there.

It feels like PTA isn't just lucky, but has great connections in the industry that make him bulletproof to any economic reality.

Quote from: Drenk on December 15, 2022, 09:43:09 PMHe always wants Leo.

But unfortunately, Leo knows he'll retire once he stars in a financial flop. Maybe he's ready?

(I don't always dislike the guy, so why not?)

Quote from: HACKANUT on December 16, 2022, 03:47:28 PMDon't forget about Don't Look Up. That's gotta be near the top of biggest Leo flops. Only made about 10% of its budget back. He's clearly not SUPER worried about B.O. just awards.

Quote from: Lots of Bees on February 23, 2023, 07:51:01 PMI know this guy is not necessarily the most trustworthy so sorry for bumping this but still... felt worth mentioning.

https://twitter.com/theinsneider/status/1628909087378538496?s=46&t=214hBO7bYqfjDVDOImI8Bw

QuoteOn the latest Hot Mic episode, Jeff Sneider received more info on the PTA project. He's hearing that he is developing two films. One of which is the father daughter story. The other is about veterans in their 50s.

Quote from: ono on March 02, 2023, 10:04:38 PMWhat do we think of this from reddit?

QuoteOn the latest Hot Mic episode, Jeff Sneider received more info on the PTA project. He's hearing that he is developing two films. One of which is the father daughter story. The other is about veterans in their 50s.

Quote from: itwasgood on March 10, 2023, 11:38:00 AMAssuming by the logic of the hypothesis that it's Vineland adaptation, Viggo would make a great Brock Vond. Though Joaquin as Zoyd maybe? would more or less be Doc Sportello all over again. Leo as "the mentor" seems confusing because I don't think there's such male character in Vineland.

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Quote from: itwasgood on March 10, 2023, 11:38:00 AMAssuming by the logic of the hypothesis that it's Vineland adaptation, Viggo would make a great Brock Vond. Though Joaquin as Zoyd maybe? would more or less be Doc Sportello all over again. Leo as "the mentor" seems confusing because I don't think there's such male character in Vineland.

I can't remember where the 'PTA is going to adapt Vineland' talk stems from but it has always seemed like a reach for me. Especially pretty much nothing about the current rumor mill seems to suggest it? It's been a while since I read Vineland but I don't remember a 14 yr old female karate kid character. If anything maybe he's taken some of the vibe and themes of Vineland and will be doing his own thing with it sorta like TWBB. Maybe he's been mulling over Reagonomics and tube addicted weirdos in Southern California in the 80s.

Quote from: Vicko99 on March 10, 2023, 03:56:30 PM

Quote from: gaucho_marx on March 10, 2023, 03:34:42 PM

Quote from: itwasgood on March 10, 2023, 11:38:00 AMAssuming by the logic of the hypothesis that it's Vineland adaptation, Viggo would make a great Brock Vond. Though Joaquin as Zoyd maybe? would more or less be Doc Sportello all over again. Leo as "the mentor" seems confusing because I don't think there's such male character in Vineland.

I can't remember where the 'PTA is going to adapt Vineland' talk stems from but it has always seemed like a reach for me. Especially pretty much nothing about the current rumor mill seems to suggest it? It's been a while since I read Vineland but I don't remember a 14 yr old female karate kid character. If anything maybe he's taken some of the vibe and themes of Vineland and will be doing his own thing with it sorta like TWBB. Maybe he's been mulling over Reagonomics and tube addicted weirdos in Southern California in the 80s.

"Female 14 year old karate kid" is literally the main character of the novel

Quote from: Pringle on March 10, 2023, 05:02:55 PM

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Quote from: gaucho_marx on March 10, 2023, 03:34:42 PM

Quote from: itwasgood on March 10, 2023, 11:38:00 AMAssuming by the logic of the hypothesis that it's Vineland adaptation, Viggo would make a great Brock Vond. Though Joaquin as Zoyd maybe? would more or less be Doc Sportello all over again. Leo as "the mentor" seems confusing because I don't think there's such male character in Vineland.

I can't remember where the 'PTA is going to adapt Vineland' talk stems from but it has always seemed like a reach for me. Especially pretty much nothing about the current rumor mill seems to suggest it? It's been a while since I read Vineland but I don't remember a 14 yr old female karate kid character. If anything maybe he's taken some of the vibe and themes of Vineland and will be doing his own thing with it sorta like TWBB. Maybe he's been mulling over Reagonomics and tube addicted weirdos in Southern California in the 80s.

"Female 14 year old karate kid" is literally the main character of the novel

No it's not

Quote from: Lempwick on March 10, 2023, 06:32:41 PM

Quote from: Pringle on March 10, 2023, 05:02:55 PM

Quote from: Vicko99 on March 10, 2023, 03:56:30 PM

Quote from: gaucho_marx on March 10, 2023, 03:34:42 PM

Quote from: itwasgood on March 10, 2023, 11:38:00 AMAssuming by the logic of the hypothesis that it's Vineland adaptation, Viggo would make a great Brock Vond. Though Joaquin as Zoyd maybe? would more or less be Doc Sportello all over again. Leo as "the mentor" seems confusing because I don't think there's such male character in Vineland.

I can't remember where the 'PTA is going to adapt Vineland' talk stems from but it has always seemed like a reach for me. Especially pretty much nothing about the current rumor mill seems to suggest it? It's been a while since I read Vineland but I don't remember a 14 yr old female karate kid character. If anything maybe he's taken some of the vibe and themes of Vineland and will be doing his own thing with it sorta like TWBB. Maybe he's been mulling over Reagonomics and tube addicted weirdos in Southern California in the 80s.

"Female 14 year old karate kid" is literally the main character of the novel

No it's not

I've only read part of the book, but is Zoyd not the main character?  He's been in every page I've read so far.  Does Prairie completely take over the book or something? 

Quote from: Lempwick on March 10, 2023, 06:32:41 PM

Quote from: Pringle on March 10, 2023, 05:02:55 PM

Quote from: Vicko99 on March 10, 2023, 03:56:30 PM

Quote from: gaucho_marx on March 10, 2023, 03:34:42 PM

Quote from: itwasgood on March 10, 2023, 11:38:00 AMAssuming by the logic of the hypothesis that it's Vineland adaptation, Viggo would make a great Brock Vond. Though Joaquin as Zoyd maybe? would more or less be Doc Sportello all over again. Leo as "the mentor" seems confusing because I don't think there's such male character in Vineland.

I can't remember where the 'PTA is going to adapt Vineland' talk stems from but it has always seemed like a reach for me. Especially pretty much nothing about the current rumor mill seems to suggest it? It's been a while since I read Vineland but I don't remember a 14 yr old female karate kid character. If anything maybe he's taken some of the vibe and themes of Vineland and will be doing his own thing with it sorta like TWBB. Maybe he's been mulling over Reagonomics and tube addicted weirdos in Southern California in the 80s.

"Female 14 year old karate kid" is literally the main character of the novel

No it's not

I've only read part of the book, but is Zoyd not the main character?  He's been in every page I've read so far.  Does Prairie completely take over the book or something? 

Quote from: gaucho_marx on March 10, 2023, 03:34:42 PM

Quote from: itwasgood on March 10, 2023, 11:38:00 AMAssuming by the logic of the hypothesis that it's Vineland adaptation, Viggo would make a great Brock Vond. Though Joaquin as Zoyd maybe? would more or less be Doc Sportello all over again. Leo as "the mentor" seems confusing because I don't think there's such male character in Vineland.

I can't remember where the 'PTA is going to adapt Vineland' talk stems from but it has always seemed like a reach for me. Especially pretty much nothing about the current rumor mill seems to suggest it? It's been a while since I read Vineland but I don't remember a 14 yr old female karate kid character. If anything maybe he's taken some of the vibe and themes of Vineland and will be doing his own thing with it sorta like TWBB. Maybe he's been mulling over Reagonomics and tube addicted weirdos in Southern California in the 80s.

Quote from: Heisenberg on March 14, 2023, 07:59:22 PMI just think it would be really difficult to convince a studio to get behind it.

Quote from: RudyBlatnoyd on March 16, 2023, 02:53:41 AMAlthough I agree that this list of actors reads suspiciously like some 'dream PTA cast' thread on Twitter and is therefore hard to take seriously.

Quote from: RudyBlatnoyd on March 16, 2023, 02:51:15 AMJoaquín's role might be small or even just a one-scene thing, so perhaps he can fit it around whatever else he's doing then?

Quote from: pynchonikon on March 16, 2023, 08:33:48 AMYou all understand we won't know for sure who is in this (especially the minor roles) unless we spot them in set photos, right?

Quote from: DickHardwood2022 on March 16, 2023, 07:56:48 AMTheres people online thinking Charlize Theron is in it now haha

Quote from: Find Your Magali on March 16, 2023, 11:22:10 AMIF Phoenix is just a Bradley Cooper-esque cameo and IF this is inspired by "Vineland" and IF PTA retains the early 1980s setting, is it possible that Phoenix could be reprising Doc Sportello?

Quote from: Find Your Magali on March 16, 2023, 11:22:10 AMIF Phoenix is just a Bradley Cooper-esque cameo and IF this is inspired by "Vineland" and IF PTA retains the early 1980s setting, is it possible that Phoenix could be reprising Doc Sportello?

Quote from: Heisenberg on April 07, 2023, 05:37:11 PMWe'll probably just start seeing leaked set photos like with LP and PT in order to get confirmation on casting and whatnot.

Quote from: kingfan011 on April 13, 2023, 07:42:48 PMI was so hoping Jeff's big rumor today on the hot mic would be a PTA scoop but no

Quote from: kingfan011 on May 05, 2023, 10:54:32 AMOver on the redditt page they are definitely saying its definitely postponing in solidarity with WGA. My question is whenever the strike is over which will probably be awhile does he still have his actors or does he have to recast or pause again

Quote from: Find Your Magali on May 05, 2023, 12:11:15 PMAre any other high-profile films shooting this summer stopping production?

Quote from: Heisenberg on May 05, 2023, 03:00:27 PMWith the speculation that there is a political angle to the film and it might be meant to release close to an election, maybe he preps something else instead and saves this one for another time(like 2026 or 2028).

Quote from: wilberfan on May 05, 2023, 08:55:17 PMPTA's New Film Will Be Impacted By Writer's Strike (https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2023/5/k1emy2k4ketsbgh9grv009jfioqok0)

I'm hearing some concerning things in regards to the timeline of Paul Thomas Anderson's upcoming untitled project. The writer's strike might have delayed the summer shoot planned for the film.

According to my source, for the time being, the strike has halted progress on the film, which originally had set-up a July production date. It'll all depend how long the strike goes on for.

There are no updates on whether the script had even been completed but, my source says, PTA is tentatively postponing production. Even with a completed screenplay, he tends to do rewrites during the shooting of his films and that is not at all possible given the current rules.

Strike rules state that as a member of the WGA, PTA would not be able to make any changes while on set. This same person tells me that PTA "is absolutely supportive of the strike and will do whatever he can to support it."

This could, in effect, shake up the actors involved in the film as well. Rumored so far have been Leonardo Dicaprio, Viggo Mortensen and Regina Hall. Obviously, I doubt any AI will be used here — thank the cinematic heavens for that.

We'll just have to wait and see now. There's nothing more to it. Plenty of other productions are in the same position. I wouldn't be surprised if Clint Eastwood's "Juror #2," set to shoot this summer, also gets delayed. Ditto Tarantino's "The Movie Critic" set for an early fall shoot.

These are very peculiar times right now in the industry. As writers strike, there's also an unknown change occurring, not just with the playing around with AI but also with studios second-guessing upcoming projects, especially non-IP ones.

What I do know is that signs are pointing to the strike not ending anytime soon.

Quote from: Lempwick on May 05, 2023, 09:05:54 PM

Quote from: Heisenberg on May 05, 2023, 03:00:27 PMWith the speculation that there is a political angle to the film and it might be meant to release close to an election, maybe he preps something else instead and saves this one for another time(like 2026 or 2028).

But is he actually "allowed" to write anything during a WGA strike?  Tarantino's not a member of the guild, so unless the other guilds go on strike, he could still theoretically shoot his movie this fall unless the other guilds follow suit.   If PTA managed to get DiCaprio onboard for this Vineland-seeming thing, delaying it for months could be a disaster if DiCaprio was also circling QT's The Movie Critic and Scorsese's The Wager (if that's actually in development).   

Quote from: pynchonikon on May 15, 2023, 11:06:55 AMIf the Licorice Pizza situation is any indication, PTA will try to start filming as soon as he can.
This can still be a '24 release.

Quote from: PaulElroy35 on May 15, 2023, 04:13:05 PM

Quote from: pynchonikon on May 15, 2023, 11:06:55 AMIf the Licorice Pizza situation is any indication, PTA will try to start filming as soon as he can.
This can still be a '24 release.

he wont be filming while the strike is going on though will he?

Quote from: wilberfan on May 28, 2023, 12:07:21 AMProduction Weekly this week.

Quote from: kingfan011 on June 20, 2023, 04:28:10 PMI know this won't happen till whenever the strike stops but I wish some more info about what it is would leak out

Quote from: Lots of Bees on June 21, 2023, 05:47:20 PMhttps://twitter.com/mccrabb_will/status/1671592926915489793

Quote from: Find Your Magali on June 24, 2023, 08:48:41 PMOther than the Warner Bros connection, that info about the film seems like an aggregation of past rumors, and not new reporting/confirmation.

Also, the story doesn't mention DiCaprio, but the tweet from Discussing Film just randomly adds DiCaprio.

Quote from: Fitzroy on July 04, 2023, 03:15:10 PMObviously, take this with a huge grain of salt.

A user over at the subreddit for The Smile met Jonny Greenwood after a show last night. He managed to have a quick chat with Jonny, who said he was currently working on a score for a new PTA short.

Quote from: PaulElroy35 on July 04, 2023, 04:02:42 PM

Quote from: Fitzroy on July 04, 2023, 03:15:10 PMObviously, take this with a huge grain of salt.

A user over at the subreddit for The Smile met Jonny Greenwood after a show last night. He managed to have a quick chat with Jonny, who said he was currently working on a score for a new PTA short.

Guess its possible hes shorting a short if he has to wait for the strike to be over.

Quote from: pynchonikon on July 06, 2023, 04:31:18 AMAccording to the latest ProdWeekly issue, filming moved to February '24.

Quote from: Lempwick on July 06, 2023, 08:42:14 PMWho does it list as the rumored cast?  Is it a copy/paste of an earlier entry? 

Quote from: Rooty Poots on October 20, 2023, 11:44:01 PMCigs & Red Vines is implying Leo's involved too. (https://twitter.com/cigsandredvines/status/1715518633408090235)

Quote from: Find Your Magali on November 08, 2023, 01:48:07 PMIf they wrap by late February/early March, you could certainly see Christmas 2024 in play.

Otherwise, are we waiting all the way until .... Christmas 2025??

Quote from: RudyBlatnoyd on November 09, 2023, 03:45:44 AMI'm not buying the Vineland rumours. Obviously he does have a project ready to go, but the assumption that it's Vineland appears to be based on nothing except the fact that we know PTA likes the novel and that casting call for a teen martial artist. From those scant facts, WOR and others have seemingly done a quick scan of the synopsis of Vineland and are passing it off as a 'scoop' about his next feature.

Having said that, if the premise really is as wild as that article suggests then I am definitely intrigued (although obviously I'm intrigued regardless, it's a new PTA film!).

Quote from: Find Your Magali on November 13, 2023, 12:39:20 PMWe really need a Thom Yorke cameo in a future PTA film.

Quote from: itwasgood on December 12, 2023, 01:48:58 PMSaw this in the comment section of the report of Leo's secretive new film. Is this the real screen capture from Production Weekly or something fabricated?

https://x.com/therealmrdon/status/1734638897001316823?s=46&t=0fgkcwEi8su-nm9RaGk0ow

Quote from: PaulElroy35 on December 12, 2023, 02:28:44 PM

Quote from: itwasgood on December 12, 2023, 01:48:58 PMSaw this in the comment section of the report of Leo's secretive new film. Is this the real screen capture from Production Weekly or something fabricated?

https://x.com/therealmrdon/status/1734638897001316823?s=46&t=0fgkcwEi8su-nm9RaGk0ow

Could be real but its from July so its not a new update.

Quote from: WorldForgot on January 10, 2024, 01:31:58 PM$50 millions is still high right! Isn't that near A24's Civil War budget?

Quote from: RudyBlatnoyd on January 10, 2024, 12:07:06 PMIs PTA making his first action movie?

Quote from: Find Your Magali on January 11, 2024, 05:01:46 PMI wonder when we'll find out about some of the other personnel involved. Surely some of those things are not trade secrets.

Director of photography?
Production designer?

Quote from: Drill on November 30, 2022, 06:57:54 PMhttps://twitter.com/cowspod/status/1598090806493351945 (https://twitter.com/cowspod/status/1598090806493351945)

Quote from: Find Your Magali on January 11, 2024, 05:01:46 PMDirector of photography?
Production designer?

Quote from: kingfan011 on January 11, 2024, 05:53:51 PM

Quote from: Find Your Magali on January 11, 2024, 05:01:46 PMI wonder when we'll find out about some of the other personnel involved. Surely some of those things are not trade secrets.

Director of photography?
Production designer?

I can't imagine he goes back to a hired DP after doing the last 2 films in his new way.

Also who would he hire. He can't get Elswitt as they both of said they were on the outs after IV

Quote from: wilberfan on January 11, 2024, 09:58:30 PM

Quote from: Find Your Magali on January 11, 2024, 05:01:46 PMDirector of photography?
Production designer?

Neither one of those were publicly known about SOGGY until the film was released.  I met a young woman at the El Portal one afternoon--who turned out to be the Production Designer, and I--in desperation--once asked a guy from the Camera Dept, "DOES THIS THING OFFICIALLY HAVE A DP?" He nodded in the affirmative with a sly smile.

I anticipate the same tight lid on this one too.

Quote from: Heisenberg on January 12, 2024, 08:41:19 PMI'm hoping, with the contemporary setting, that Haim does an original song for the film like Aimee Mann did for Magnolia.

Quote from: wilberfan on January 13, 2024, 10:38:46 PMDrill shared a link of a brief comment by Mark Bridges saying that due to the strike last year (and a resulting scheduling conflict) he is unable to work on the BC PROJECT with Paul.  First time in 25 years they won't be collaborating.

https://www.tiktok.com/@indiewire/video/7323766431449976110

Quote from: wilberfan on January 15, 2024, 09:53:19 PMI've been thinking about that.  It seems way to specific to be a coincidence. I wonder if it had the WB Publicity Dept fingerprints on it?   :ponder:

QuoteWell, PTA was there, too, in the audience, so I'm sure it was intentional

Quote from: Lempwick on January 11, 2024, 06:12:58 PMHe's expressed interest in working with Lubezki. 

Quote from: eastmanfade on January 23, 2024, 12:43:05 PMIf someone plans to drive up from LA I will contribute gas money and a killer soundtrack...just sayin.

Quote from: eastmanfade on January 23, 2024, 12:43:05 PMIf someone plans to drive up from LA I will contribute gas money and a killer soundtrack...just sayin.

Quote from: gearhead on January 24, 2024, 05:39:54 PMfirst time on the forum.. hi guys! I've started a Vineland/BC project updates account on twitter (@ VinelandPTA for anyone interested), so im going to try keep up to speed on everything thats going on :)
anyways - given production is already a few days underway, is it unusual to not have any set photos/leaks by now? Eureka's relatively small, but i've seen zero buzz about production from influencers or cinemas in the town, or even on the regular Humboldt reddit page

Quote from: Lots of Bees on January 24, 2024, 09:57:41 PMDoes that not look like a very small (digital?) camera?

Also, can't imagine what that shot will look like. It looks like it's only getting the back of the last car - and from the facebook it sounds like they didn't shut down roads but just drove a couple miles in a line like that with regular people passing them. Interesting

Quote from: Rooty Poots on January 26, 2024, 07:02:04 PM

Quote from: Lots of Bees on January 24, 2024, 09:57:41 PMDoes that not look like a very small (digital?) camera?

Also, can't imagine what that shot will look like. It looks like it's only getting the back of the last car - and from the facebook it sounds like they didn't shut down roads but just drove a couple miles in a line like that with regular people passing them. Interesting

It's rumored to be shot on VistaVision and that rig doesn't look out of line with what I've grown to expect a VistaVision camera to look like over the past 30 seconds of googling.

Quote from: Thegreatrupert on January 28, 2024, 01:18:56 PMIt's not Vineland. It is contemporarily set. Anderson had the cast over to screen "Unforgiven" a few nights ago. I used to be martinthewarrior on here. Can't sign in with that name anymore, but I know all.

Quote from: Thegreatrupert on January 28, 2024, 01:18:56 PMIt's not Vineland. It is contemporarily set. Anderson had the cast over to screen "Unforgiven" a few nights ago. I used to be martinthewarrior on here. Can't sign in with that name anymore, but I know all.

Quote from: Thegreatrupert on January 28, 2024, 01:18:56 PMIt's not Vineland. It is contemporarily set. Anderson had the cast over to screen "Unforgiven" a few nights ago. I used to be martinthewarrior on here. Can't sign in with that name anymore, but I know all.

Quote from: RudyBlatnoyd on January 28, 2024, 03:19:21 PM

Quote from: Thegreatrupert on January 28, 2024, 01:18:56 PMIt's not Vineland. It is contemporarily set. Anderson had the cast over to screen "Unforgiven" a few nights ago. I used to be martinthewarrior on here. Can't sign in with that name anymore, but I know all.

Unforgiven? Rad. I'm guessing this is the 'bleak' project he mentioned he was working on prior to switching to Licorice Pizza. Hyped!

Quote from: Vicko99 on January 28, 2024, 07:11:44 PM

Quote from: Thegreatrupert on January 28, 2024, 01:18:56 PMIt's not Vineland. It is contemporarily set. Anderson had the cast over to screen "Unforgiven" a few nights ago. I used to be martinthewarrior on here. Can't sign in with that name anymore, but I know all.

idk what kind of info you have but the fact that is contemporarily set doesn't mean it can't be a more loose adaptation

Quote from: Thegreatrupert on January 28, 2024, 01:18:56 PMIt's not Vineland. It is contemporarily set. Anderson had the cast over to screen "Unforgiven" a few nights ago. I used to be martinthewarrior on here. Can't sign in with that name anymore, but I know all.

Quote from: Drill on January 28, 2024, 05:01:03 PM

Quote from: Thegreatrupert on January 28, 2024, 01:18:56 PMIt's not Vineland. It is contemporarily set. Anderson had the cast over to screen "Unforgiven" a few nights ago. I used to be martinthewarrior on here. Can't sign in with that name anymore, but I know all.

Great. Anything else can you share (can you drop any hints about other cast members besides DiCaprio/Penn/Hall, who's editing, any story/script details)? This is the project that you talked about before he switched gears and did Licorice Pizza, correct?

Quote from: Thegreatrupert on January 28, 2024, 08:23:02 PMLeo's character has a daughter. I will tell the actor's name when I can. No one on anyone's radar. New person.

More soon.

Quote from: Vicko99 on January 28, 2024, 07:13:10 PM

Quote from: RudyBlatnoyd on January 28, 2024, 03:19:21 PM

Quote from: Thegreatrupert on January 28, 2024, 01:18:56 PMIt's not Vineland. It is contemporarily set. Anderson had the cast over to screen "Unforgiven" a few nights ago. I used to be martinthewarrior on here. Can't sign in with that name anymore, but I know all.

Unforgiven? Rad. I'm guessing this is the 'bleak' project he mentioned he was working on prior to switching to Licorice Pizza. Hyped!

that casting call for the martial arts teenage girl doesn't make it sound very "bleak"

Quote from: Thegreatrupert on January 28, 2024, 08:23:02 PMLeo's character has a daughter. I will tell the actor's name when I can. No one on anyone's radar. New person.

More soon.

Quote from: Thegreatrupert on January 28, 2024, 01:18:56 PMIt's not Vineland. It is contemporarily set. Anderson had the cast over to screen "Unforgiven" a few nights ago. I used to be martinthewarrior on here. Can't sign in with that name anymore, but I know all.

Quote from: Thegreatrupert on January 29, 2024, 11:50:28 AMHis real life daughter does not play the daughter, to my knowledge this person is an unknown (I know her name but shouldn't say it yet). No other big names to my knowledge, but intel could change when they change locations.

Quote from: Thegreatrupert on January 29, 2024, 01:42:28 PMWould just be speculation to say, and I'm not even sure it's the same thing. If it is it is highly likely it has changed significantly. He got rid of everyone who shot the past bunch with him except for his PD. Everything I've been made privy to makes it sound much more action/adventure oriented than his typical thing.

Quote from: Thegreatrupert on January 29, 2024, 01:48:57 PMAs far as the Vineland thing goes, Inherent Vice is probably my favorite of his. That said, ain't nobody giving him this kind of budget to do another Pynchon. I wouldn't hold out much hope for that one at any point.

Quote from: Thegreatrupert on January 29, 2024, 02:12:39 PMHe may very well have been inspired by that book. This is not that book.

And to the previous comment, no he is not. Canned pretty much everybody.

Quote from: Thegreatrupert on January 29, 2024, 02:12:39 PMHe may very well have been inspired by that book. This is not that book.

And to the previous comment, no he is not. Canned pretty much everybody.

Quote from: kingfan011 on January 29, 2024, 02:48:19 PM

Quote from: Thegreatrupert on January 29, 2024, 02:12:39 PMHe may very well have been inspired by that book. This is not that book.

And to the previous comment, no he is not. Canned pretty much everybody.

Wow thats interesting. I guess because of the bigger budget scale

I'm not sure the reason behind the mass canning but know it has not happened without some hurt feelings. There is supposedly a cinematographer but I cant recall the name. I will check.

Quote from: Lots of Bees on January 29, 2024, 03:40:37 PMIs it Darius Khondji? He worked with him on Anima and (according to imdb) Bauman and them were not involved on that project either. Would make sense if it is shot on VistaVision like someone said (is this true?) as Anima was as well.

Quote from: jzakko on January 29, 2024, 10:20:30 PMIs that not Mike Bauman in the striped shirt (https://lostcoastoutpost.com/loco-media/cache/72/e0/72e053927b1f2cc7a34cba6beac5bcb5.webp) and Colin Anderson operating camera (https://lostcoastoutpost.com/loco-media/cache/c7/6f/c76f2099671687e937059350026f160d.webp) in these pictures?

Indicates he's working with his usual people?

Quote from: max from fearless on January 14, 2024, 08:51:35 AMalways appreciated

Quote from: Thegreatrupert on January 28, 2024, 08:23:02 PMLeo's character has a daughter. I will tell the actor's name when I can. No one on anyone's radar. New person.

More soon.

Quote from: Vicko99 on January 30, 2024, 09:43:39 PMso...Prairie?

(https://imguh.com/images/2024/01/31/20240131_004103e0c53cc7ea82c9eb.png) (https://imguh.com/image/Sy4NX)

Quote from: wilberfan on January 30, 2024, 11:23:42 PM

Quote from: Thegreatrupert on January 28, 2024, 08:23:02 PMLeo's character has a daughter. I will tell the actor's name when I can. No one on anyone's radar. New person.

More soon.

Quote from: Vicko99 on January 30, 2024, 09:43:39 PMso...Prairie?

(https://imguh.com/images/2024/01/31/20240131_004103e0c53cc7ea82c9eb.png) (https://imguh.com/image/Sy4NX)

Now Rupert can tell us her name.

Quote from: jzakko on January 31, 2024, 08:01:52 AM

Quote from: wilberfan on January 30, 2024, 11:23:42 PM

Quote from: Thegreatrupert on January 28, 2024, 08:23:02 PMLeo's character has a daughter. I will tell the actor's name when I can. No one on anyone's radar. New person.

More soon.

Quote from: Vicko99 on January 30, 2024, 09:43:39 PMso...Prairie?

(https://imguh.com/images/2024/01/31/20240131_004103e0c53cc7ea82c9eb.png) (https://imguh.com/image/Sy4NX)

Now Rupert can tell us her name.

Lol do we still think Rupert has any privileged information after reporting PTA canned his usual crew?

Quote from: pynchonikon on January 31, 2024, 11:06:48 AMFrom industry insider Daniel Richtman's Patreon page:

Actress Chase Infiniti has been cast as the lead in Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film. I have also confirmed the movie will adapt Thomas Pynchon's novel, Vineland but making it contemporary. The original novel was set in Reagan-era America, so he's updating it to modern US.

Quote from: RudyBlatnoyd on January 31, 2024, 12:12:46 PMAre there any other major supporting characters in Vineland? It is one of the Pynchon novels I have not yet read, alas.

Didn't the original Deadline announcement of the film say it had a big ensemble cast? So that must mean we're guaranteed at least a few more familiar faces?

Quote from: Find Your Magali on January 31, 2024, 01:27:33 PMRemember, though, that There Will Be Blood was an adaptation, too.
Maybe PTA has Pynchon's blessing to do whatever he wants this time around, after the faithful adapation of IV.

Quote from: Mank1010 on January 31, 2024, 12:56:26 PM

Quote from: pynchonikon on January 31, 2024, 11:06:48 AMFrom industry insider Daniel Richtman's Patreon page:

Actress Chase Infiniti has been cast as the lead in Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film. I have also confirmed the movie will adapt Thomas Pynchon's novel, Vineland but making it contemporary. The original novel was set in Reagan-era America, so he's updating it to modern US.

Ok Rupert better give us something serious to discredit this or else PTA is definitely adapting Vineland for contemporary times

Quote from: jviness02 on January 31, 2024, 07:10:12 PMI still am not convinced this is a faithful adaptation of Vineland. Why would WB give PTA $100 million dollars for a Pynchon adaptation after the last Pynchon adaptation he made for them made $14 million dollars worldwide?

Quote from: jviness02 on January 31, 2024, 07:10:12 PMI still am not convinced this is a faithful adaptation of Vineland. Why would WB give PTA $100 million dollars for a Pynchon adaptation after the last Pynchon adaptation he made for them made $14 million dollars worldwide?

Quote from: jviness02 on January 31, 2024, 07:10:12 PMI still am not convinced this is a faithful adaptation of Vineland. Why would WB give PTA $100 million dollars for a Pynchon adaptation after the last Pynchon adaptation he made for them made $14 million dollars worldwide?

Quote from: SaunchSmilax on January 31, 2024, 04:45:19 PMSo many interesting choices presented by updating it to modern times. Is 24fps a celluloid collective or do they shoot on iphones now? is it still the People's Republic of Rock and Roll, or are they all Swifite-types (lol i hope not on that one). and The Tube!! How is the Tube presented with modern day flat screens on your wall, in your car, and in your pocket.

I'm so excited. We are so lucky!!

Quote from: Find Your Magali on January 31, 2024, 08:03:34 PMNew PTA movie is to Vineland as...

1. Forbidden Planet is to The Tempest
2. Throne of Blood is to Macbeth
3. O Brother, Where Art Thou? is to The Odyssey
4. Adaptation is to The Orchid Thief
5. The Thing is to Who Goes There?

There are a thousand ways to do this.
PTA takes what he wants, reinvents some, and makes up some original stuff.

Quote from: Mank1010 on January 31, 2024, 07:22:25 PM

Quote from: jviness02 on January 31, 2024, 07:10:12 PMI still am not convinced this is a faithful adaptation of Vineland. Why would WB give PTA $100 million dollars for a Pynchon adaptation after the last Pynchon adaptation he made for them made $14 million dollars worldwide?

Here's the thing. If it's actually an original project, why is everything else lining up? Like, it's filming exactly where the novel takes place, Leo's mustache is exactly like Zoyd's in the book, his clothing makes sense and the character has a daughter who he has to look after.

If Paul wants to do some action adventure oriented thing, why the fuck would he would he go to Eureka, California of all places with Leo looking schlubby lol

Quote from: SaunchSmilax on January 31, 2024, 07:52:44 PM

Quote from: jviness02 on January 31, 2024, 07:10:12 PMI still am not convinced this is a faithful adaptation of Vineland. Why would WB give PTA $100 million dollars for a Pynchon adaptation after the last Pynchon adaptation he made for them made $14 million dollars worldwide?

Because he's fuckin PTA dude...

Quote from: SaunchSmilax on January 31, 2024, 07:54:18 PMZaslav is positioning himself and Warners to bring all the auteurs back in. Why do you think he's giving Tenet a re-release when Nolan's Universal-backed project is currently campaigning against his Warners-backed Barbie for the Oscars.

He's got Gunn running DC. He just signed TC (which by extension also means McQ). He's all but greenlit Messiah for Denis...I'm sorry, but how could they not greenlight it?

Plus Apple and Netflix greenlit even more expensive budgets for Scorsese. Zaslav's willing to risk losing money, to make money. It's really a no-brainer...

I'm quite aware I sound like a Warners PR schmuck, but they're the filmmaker's studio (yes they lost their way during mergers and pandemics) and Zaslav wants to get back to that.

Quote from: Heisenberg on January 31, 2024, 07:19:14 PM

Quote from: jviness02 on January 31, 2024, 07:10:12 PMI still am not convinced this is a faithful adaptation of Vineland. Why would WB give PTA $100 million dollars for a Pynchon adaptation after the last Pynchon adaptation he made for them made $14 million dollars worldwide?

I've been saying this since day one. At best, this film is to Vineland what The Master is to V. No way WB gave him $100m for another straight Pynchon adaptation, even with Leo being involved. I think he was inspired by Vineland while writing this story and wanted to tell a modern day story with similar plot elements.

Quote from: SaunchSmilax on January 31, 2024, 10:51:40 PM

Quote from: Heisenberg on January 31, 2024, 07:19:14 PM

Quote from: jviness02 on January 31, 2024, 07:10:12 PMI still am not convinced this is a faithful adaptation of Vineland. Why would WB give PTA $100 million dollars for a Pynchon adaptation after the last Pynchon adaptation he made for them made $14 million dollars worldwide?

I've been saying this since day one. At best, this film is to Vineland what The Master is to V. No way WB gave him $100m for another straight Pynchon adaptation, even with Leo being involved. I think he was inspired by Vineland while writing this story and wanted to tell a modern day story with similar plot elements.

At best?...At best it's Vineland set in contemporary times. The earth is not flat.

Quote from: RudyBlatnoyd on February 01, 2024, 01:46:19 AMBut then if it is pretty much a straight adaptation of Vineland... why not just come out and say it when they announced the movie? There wasn't any secrecy around Inherent Vice. It has to be more complicated than that. I'm guessing the Oil/TWBB comparison is closer to the truth ie some of the same characters and plot elements but reworked and reshaped quite drastically.

Quote from: RudyBlatnoyd on February 01, 2024, 01:46:19 AMBut then if it is pretty much a straight adaptation of Vineland... why not just come out and say it when they announced the movie? There wasn't any secrecy around Inherent Vice. It has to be more complicated than that. I'm guessing the Oil/TWBB comparison is closer to the truth ie some of the same characters and plot elements but reworked and reshaped quite drastically.

Quote from: Lots of Bees on February 01, 2024, 02:00:22 AMBut as for the scenes we're seeing so far, especially the beginning of the book, it seems the exact same. And I don't recall any scenes from TWBB lifted directly from Oil (correct me if I'm wrong)

Quote from: SaunchSmilax on February 01, 2024, 02:06:48 AM

Quote from: RudyBlatnoyd on February 01, 2024, 01:46:19 AMBut then if it is pretty much a straight adaptation of Vineland... why not just come out and say it when they announced the movie? There wasn't any secrecy around Inherent Vice. It has to be more complicated than that. I'm guessing the Oil/TWBB comparison is closer to the truth ie some of the same characters and plot elements but reworked and reshaped quite drastically.

So many reason man, but I'll leave you with a quote from Gary Valentine:

"I'm a showman. It's my calling. I don't know how to do anything else, it's what I'm meant to do. I mean every since I was a kid I've been a song and dance man."

Sorry but at this point y'all keep comparing adapting Pynchon to adapting Sinclair and that's outrageously silly. PTA is the ONLY filmmaker Pynchon has ever let adapt one of his books. The dude is quite frankly one of the greatest American novelists (if not the greatest). PTA has too much respect for him to do an "inspired by" adaptation. That coupled with the fact that he's talked several times over the years about trying to adapt Vineland...

Quote from: Vicko99 on February 01, 2024, 05:47:49 AMLeo, Regina and Chase being directed by Paul

https://twitter.com/dailyleodicapri/status/1752979614224544233?t=CFyKvMI1-Lem5X-uRLIMIw&s=19

Quote from: Heisenberg on February 01, 2024, 08:34:21 AMHas there ever been a time when a novel was being adapted and the trades kept that a secret? That's what doesn't make sense to me. Both previous times he adapted a novel, it was known before they started shooting. Even if it's just inspired by Vineland, wouldn't Pynchon be getting an inspired by credit? Why would there be so much secrecy? That's why I keep thinking that this is different enough to not be considered an adaptation by the trades, otherwise they would've said this is based on Vineland.

Quote from: Vicko99 on February 01, 2024, 09:30:56 AM

Quote from: Heisenberg on February 01, 2024, 08:34:21 AMHas there ever been a time when a novel was being adapted and the trades kept that a secret? That's what doesn't make sense to me. Both previous times he adapted a novel, it was known before they started shooting. Even if it's just inspired by Vineland, wouldn't Pynchon be getting an inspired by credit? Why would there be so much secrecy? That's why I keep thinking that this is different enough to not be considered an adaptation by the trades, otherwise they would've said this is based on Vineland.

where tf would pynchon get a credit if it just started shooting and not even the title has been revealed yet???

can some of y'all use your brains for a sec

Quote from: RudyBlatnoyd on February 01, 2024, 10:08:15 AMCynical explanation: they're downplaying the Vineland aspect because so many people disliked PTA's previous Pynchon adaptation and they don't want a load of negative coverage online before they're even done shooting the thing...

Quote from: Find Your Magali on February 01, 2024, 11:01:28 AMWhile it's also more practical to set the story in 2024 than in 1984, I would suggest that PTA, in adapting the book, wants his movie to incorporate what he sees as some of the parallels between 1984 and 2024. In 1984, hippies and countercultural types had to come to terms with Reagan's reelection and the reality that it was his vision that would guide a conservative America moving forward. In 2024, liberals and progressives (PTA likely among them) are faced with the possibility of a second Trump presidency as the world around them fails to make progress on several existential issues that hold little interest for the far right (the ecological aspect, especially, perhaps). Even though this movie will come out after the upcoming election, I don't think the election result -- one way or the other -- will change the overall unease and sense of dislocation in the United States right now for certain demographics. DiCaprio is the surrogate for Pynchon's/PTA's writing in that regard. I trust that both of them have something to say about this moment.

Quote from: Find Your Magali on February 01, 2024, 05:31:07 PMFinally landing DiCaprio after all these years ... and then giving him a makeover to look like Steven Ogg is certainly a choice.

(I say this with love -- don't flame me!)

Quote from: Heisenberg on February 02, 2024, 01:09:32 PMApparently, they're also going to Texas. Does any part of Vineland take place in Texas?

Quote from: Vicko99 on February 02, 2024, 02:04:31 PM

Quote from: Heisenberg on February 02, 2024, 01:09:32 PMApparently, they're also going to Texas. Does any part of Vineland take place in Texas?

it could just be used to recreate the town

Quote from: DAPPLE on February 02, 2024, 02:36:14 PMhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/paul-thomas-anderson-alana-haim-teyana-taylor-1235813631/

There's movement folks!

Quote from: RudyBlatnoyd on February 03, 2024, 05:00:09 AMJust realised that Teyana Taylor is the woman from that famous Kanye West music video.

Interesting casting choices. There are now at least three people with musical abilities in the cast. Don't know if that signifies anything.

Quote from: max from fearless on February 03, 2024, 05:10:51 AM"The film commission was first notified by the location team for the studio feature film in April of 2019.  "We are honored to have been on their radar for all these years and for the project to finally come to fruition..."

PTA's been prepping this since 2019!?!?!

Taken from Goodbye, Hollywood! Production Wraps on Filming in Humboldt County (https://kymkemp.com/2024/02/02/goodbye-hollywood-production-wraps-on-filming-in-humboldt-county/)

edit. wilberfan - just saw you posted this in the pta reddit, not biting i swear

Quote from: RudyBlatnoyd on February 02, 2024, 06:11:31 AMPersonally, I think DiCaprio is at his best when playing buffoons and idiots, not cool guys. I think his strongest performances are in The Wolf of Wall Street, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood and Killers of the Flower Moon. He has a gift for comedy.

Quote from: Next Planet Over on February 04, 2024, 03:29:48 AMwhat if Alana is playing Marjorie Taylor Greene lol

Quote from: Find Your Magali on February 04, 2024, 09:24:33 AMIn a way, I wonder if all the distractions ARE the headspace.

ANALOGY: An athlete probably prefers the screaming fans, stadium noise, crowded sideline, etc. Ask players to play in an empty stadium and they'd probably be unsettled

Quote from: Find Your Magali on February 04, 2024, 09:24:33 AMIn a way, I wonder if all the distractions ARE the headspace.

ANALOGY: An athlete probably prefers the screaming fans, stadium noise, crowded sideline, etc. Ask players to play in an empty stadium and they'd probably be unsettled

Quote from: Find Your Magali on February 03, 2024, 10:32:23 AM

Quote from: max from fearless on February 03, 2024, 05:10:51 AM"The film commission was first notified by the location team for the studio feature film in April of 2019.  "We are honored to have been on their radar for all these years and for the project to finally come to fruition..."

PTA's been prepping this since 2019!?!?!

Taken from Goodbye, Hollywood! Production Wraps on Filming in Humboldt County (https://kymkemp.com/2024/02/02/goodbye-hollywood-production-wraps-on-filming-in-humboldt-county/)

edit. wilberfan - just saw you posted this in the pta reddit, not biting i swear

I thought it was fairly common knowledge that he had a project that was pretty far along pre-COVID, and he temporarily shelved it and pivoted to Licorice Pizza as an easier thing to tackle during the pandemic. It will be interesting down the road to hear PTA talk about how his vision for this new film evolved, how much rewriting he did, perhaps given changes in the world and in his outlook between 2018 and 2024. Has the tone he envisioned for this evolved?

Quote from: Find Your Magali on February 04, 2024, 09:24:33 AMIn a way, I wonder if all the distractions ARE the headspace.

ANALOGY: An athlete probably prefers the screaming fans, stadium noise, crowded sideline, etc. Ask players to play in an empty stadium and they'd probably be unsettled

Quote from: Find Your Magali on February 10, 2024, 09:44:27 AMThe LOOK of this film, exteriors at least, will almost certainly be gray skies, damp and gloomy, right? That's been the weather for almost every outside shoot that we've seen. Even saw one video of them additionally watering down a street prior to shooting a scene. Will be interesting to see how PTA works within this aesthetic.

Quote from: max from fearless on February 02, 2024, 02:52:45 PMFreakin love seeing Wood Harris who is incredible, get to play in the PTA sandbox. PTA don't give a fckkkkkk. This is why I get hyped for this boy. His projects are singular af, no pandering to who's hot who's not. There's no fear in our boy! Wishing them all the best for this shoot. WTF is this movie!?!?!

Quote from: jzakko on February 11, 2024, 09:28:34 AMOne thing that just occurred to me is the fact that he's using a Girls Trip alum in Regina Hall. Feels all the more clear that his Haddish enthusiasm has fizzled.

Quote from: max from fearless on February 13, 2024, 06:23:10 PMRattle the fckin cages Paul, movies are kinda boring af right now. Pls, Rattle Rattle Rattle and electrocute!     

Quote from: Find Your Magali on February 14, 2024, 09:17:06 AMWhatever the genre mashup, whatever the tone, whatever the film stock, whatever amount of people running appears in the movie, I am confident that PTA moved Vineland's setting from the 1980s to the present because he has something meaningful to say about the 2020s.

Quote from: Achpi on February 21, 2024, 01:12:29 PMvariety says the budget is 115m, leo got 20.

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/warner-bros-spending-joker-2-budget-tom-cruise-deal-1235917640/

Quote from: max from fearless on February 21, 2024, 02:11:36 PM

Quote from: Achpi on February 21, 2024, 01:12:29 PMvariety says the budget is 115m, leo got 20.

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/warner-bros-spending-joker-2-budget-tom-cruise-deal-1235917640/

From the same article - now praying this film is a hit, because I hate the tone of the following, who the hell are these execs across town and what the hell have they made that will be remembered in 20 fckn years, the audacity of these folks:

But executives across town believe Warners' math sometimes doesn't add up, with the studio decried as fiscally irresponsible. The Anderson film, for instance, was greenlit with a $115 million budget, according to sources. Underscoring the gamble, none of the director's movies has crossed $80 million at the box office. His latest, 2021's "Licorice Pizza," made $33 million worldwide. Even with Cruise's star power, "Magnolia" only mustered $48.5 million. (It was De Luca, then a New Line exec, who convinced Cruise to play "Magnolia's" misogynistic self-help guru.) The pair are said to be less pumped about another auteur's latest: Bong Joon Ho's "Mickey 17." In January, Warner Bros. pulled the $150 million Robert Pattinson sci-fi starrer from its schedule and then moved it to 2025. A Warner rep insists: "There is, of course, enthusiasm for it."

Quote from: Achpi on March 25, 2024, 11:11:21 AMso the movie could have a 175m budget...

https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2024/3/24/paul-thomas-andersons-new-film-actually-costs-175-million

Quote from: Find Your Magali on March 28, 2024, 10:10:38 AM$175M + PG-13 + major VFX indicates to me there must be some sci-fi and/or futuristic elements. Not sure why the cost would be so high otherwise. They are clearly aiming for a commercial bonanza.

Quote from: Find Your Magali on March 28, 2024, 10:10:38 AMcommercial bonanza.

Quote from: Find Your Magali on April 02, 2024, 10:23:42 PMI'm thinking you could absolutely have made a Cabin Fever/The Hitcher type horror film with Alana and Cooper being terrorized by Bradley.

Quote from: Scrooby on June 14, 2024, 06:43:00 AMKaleidoscopic multipsychic forward momentum

Quote from: Rick Dalton on June 16, 2024, 03:53:04 AMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4L_zi7RcV0

Call me crazy but the guy in red who gets into the blue automobile looks a lot like Edward Norton (zoom in very closely).

Quote from: Achpi on August 02, 2024, 01:16:31 PMno longer untitled, it seems ?

"The Battle of Baktan Cross"

Quote from: RudyBlatnoyd on August 05, 2024, 11:38:47 AMI wonder if we'll see any kind of teaser trailer before the end of the year. Recently it seems like the studios are waiting until closer to the release date to commence the marketing push eg Furiosa, Gladiator II

Quote from: WorldForgot on August 12, 2024, 02:59:41 PMwill have some Salo in it too

Quote from: RudyBlatnoyd on August 14, 2024, 01:31:55 PMTwo possibilities, as far as I can see:

1. There's some sort of spectacular high concept and/or series of big action set-pieces that got Warner Bros thinking this will set the box office alight

2. Zaslav greenlit PTA's ambitious and expensive but uncommercial project (the equivalent of something like Alexander Payne's Downsizing) because he wants Warner Bros to look like a juicy acquisition to potential buyers, even though no one really expects it to be a runaway hit

I'm leaning towards option 2...

Quote from: WorldForgot on August 12, 2024, 02:59:41 PMSurely BC Project will have some Salo in it too

Quote from: Scrooby on December 16, 2024, 04:56:02 PMHow about Heraclitus?

PTA's LIVE BY BATTLE

Quote from: Scrooby on December 17, 2024, 06:29:05 AMShall we chill a moment and point out that One Battle After Another conveys a Vineland epoch-vibe via an echo of Frank Zappa's "Trouble Coming Every Day" (1966)?

Quote from: Find Your Magali on December 21, 2024, 11:23:42 AMI'm just now learning that Adam Somner, PTA's longtime collaborator and the first assistant director for next summer's movie, died last month of cancer.

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/adam-somner-dead-assistant-director-steven-spielberg-martin-scorsese-1236231166/

Very sad news. I have to think he's getting the "in memory of" or the "for..." at the conclusion of the final movie he worked on.

Quote from: Achpi on December 30, 2024, 03:54:18 PMthere's a small rumour it's being pushed back to 2026. or, at least, to fall.
https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2024/12/30/paul-thomas-andersons-next-film-delayed-to-2026

but jeff sneider, who's been a great source on this, is "not buying it".

Quote from: Drenk on January 02, 2025, 06:17:56 PMThis is why the secrecy about the title and basic synopsis is pure paranoia. At this budget level, we'll get bombed by infos and trailers months before release day.

Quote from: HACKANUT on January 04, 2025, 01:37:05 PM

Quote from: Drenk on January 02, 2025, 06:17:56 PMThis is why the secrecy about the title and basic synopsis is pure paranoia. At this budget level, we'll get bombed by infos and trailers months before release day.

I would say there's, at least, a decent amount of value in condensing that info bombing to a tighter timeline. No sense stretching the word of mouth marketing too long. The general public doesn't need to know anything about this movie until the spring. I'm guessing to the average person it'll seem like a fun summer surprise movie that isn't some superhero nonsense and it'll do fine along side the other major movies.

Quote from: HACKANUT on January 04, 2025, 01:37:05 PM

Quote from: Drenk on January 02, 2025, 06:17:56 PMThis is why the secrecy about the title and basic synopsis is pure paranoia. At this budget level, we'll get bombed by infos and trailers months before release day.

I would say there's, at least, a decent amount of value in condensing that info bombing to a tighter timeline. No sense stretching the word of mouth marketing too long. The general public doesn't need to know anything about this movie until the spring. I'm guessing to the average person it'll seem like a fun summer surprise movie that isn't some superhero nonsense and it'll do fine along side the other major movies.

Quote from: RudyBlatnoyd on January 25, 2025, 06:11:31 AMIf it really is an action extravaganza, I wonder how they managed to shoot all those large-scale action set-pieces without everything being leaked on smartphones and by local journos. There was a little car stuff caught on camera, but nothing really to suggest the size hinted at in these preview comments.

Quote from: RudyBlatnoyd on February 01, 2025, 03:52:21 PMMaybe this is just me being naive, but if there really are executives at Warner Bros who're shocked that PTA turned in an 'extremely eccentric and bizarre' movie, then Hollywood is run by people stupider than I ever thought possible.

Quote from: RudyBlatnoyd on February 01, 2025, 03:52:21 PM...then Hollywood is run by people stupider than I ever thought possible.

Quote from: Rooty Poots on February 01, 2025, 06:14:01 PMIt's a bit like hiring a chef like Grant Achatz to cater your wedding and then being outraged that there weren't any chicken tendies.

Quote from: max from fearless on February 17, 2025, 04:49:32 PMWilber I know you're in the team (...sneaking suspicion...) pls speak to your boy!

Quote from: Find Your Magali on February 17, 2025, 08:46:26 PMThe Licorice Pizza trailer was incredible and was obviously a PTA special. I cannot believe he'd be letting anyone else handle this summer's trailer(s)

QuoteBut one of the key people Zaslav turned to for advice about the Warners film studio happened to be the very person who had helped place De Luca and Abdy at MGM: Bryan Lourd. The CAA C.E.O. is a very persuasive fellow, and many clients have the bank accounts to prove it. At MGM, for example, Paul Thomas Anderson made Licorice Pizza, which cost about $50 million and grossed a paltry $32 million. Now he's deep into a movie for Warners with a nine-figure budget—much larger than he ever could have dreamed, considering that There Will Be Blood, his highest-grossing film, brought in just $76 million back in 2007.

Zaslav may have tried to prevent a lot of overspending by putting a limit on De Luca and Abdy's greenlight authority. Rumors have varied about the dollar amount, but it had to be lower than $100 million—meaning that Zaslav must have blessed, or at least somewhat blessed, the expensive films that have the town buzzing. So while the rumors rage and a recent Bloomberg article very ominously stated outright that Zaslav was "losing patience" with his studio heads, it's also possible he should have a stern talk with himself.

[...]
But why fire Goldstine now, before this string of risky movies rolls into theaters? Insiders said De Luca and Abdy cited frustration at what they saw as his one-size-fits-all approach... yet Goldstine's team remains, and he is not being replaced. It also appears that Warners, consistent with other divisions of Warner Bros. Discovery in the Zaslav era, is trying to spend less on marketing, which seems particularly risky with original films that aren't presold. (For his part, Goldstine is currently considering options that include becoming a marketing consultant on Greta Gerwig's Narnia movies at Netflix.)


With all this as a backdrop, rumors flew late last week that De Luca and Abdy were out. Asked for comment, Zaslav's spokesman, Robert Gibbs, responded, "There is no truth to that rumor." And that was it. Needless to say, the statement likely will do little to stop the rumor mill from grinding on. Zaslav has been said to be leaning toward replacing them with Peter Safran, the co-chair and co-C.E.O. (with James Gunn) of DC Studios. But simultaneously, there are rumors that Zaslav will initiate a search for new leadership.