The Weinstein Company to Distribute P.T. Anderson’s Next Film; Shooting Begins Soon

Posted by Aaron on May 9th, 2011   Filed under: Drama, Industry News
Source: Deadline

After a series of delays, Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film, formerly titled The Master, is now firmly on the right track to being made. The Weinstein Company won a bidding war to receive worldwide distribution rights for the film. It’s also been revealed that shooting will commence on June 13th with stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix confirmed for the lead roles. Anderson is said to have overhauled the script since Universal passed on the project last year. Now the story is described as being about “a man who returns after witnessing the horrors of WWII and tries to rediscover who he is in post-war America. He creates a belief system, something that catches on with other lost souls.” That plot synopsis does not sound all that different from what we’ve heard before, so it’s difficult to tell how much the story has changed.

As expected for a film shooting one month from now, the rest of the casting is underway and there are a few names in the mix already. Some of the actresses that Anderson is reportedly interested in include: Madisen Beaty (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Amy Adams, Lena Endre (The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo), and Laura Dern. There are no shooting locations listed as of yet, but the film’s budget is supposedly at or around $35 million, the same amount as when Universal stepped away. So, with all that said, it looks like PTA fans have reason to rejoice today. It’s been too long since the director’s last film, 2007’s There Will Be Blood. What are your thoughts on this upcoming project?

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Comments (6)

  1. Highly anticipated! Hopefully the gynecologists won’t derail it again.

    Posted by Jonny Ashley on May 9th, 2011

  2. Being that Paul is my absolute favorite director I am obviously jizzing all over myself with excitement. :D All though to be honest I was hoping Inherent Vice would be the first one released from the gates, but whatev. This will totes be amazing.

    Posted by Drew on May 9th, 2011

  3. Fuckin’ A.

    Posted by fatbologna on May 9th, 2011

  4. NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!NICE!!!

    Posted by rus in chicago on May 10th, 2011

  5. Is it a coincidence that the two best looking males in existence(Mr. Cheel and Mr. Anderson) look very similar? Just thinking about it gets me to half mast.

    Posted by Matthew Hook on May 10th, 2011

  6. So we could see it early next year and that would be amazing. Although he is right where he was about 10 months ago when Universal was on board with funding and he was 4 weeks away from shooting when they decided to shut it down. So I think we have to get used to waiting a mininum of 4 years in between PT films. And maybe that’s a good thing.

    Posted by Andrew on May 10th, 2011

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