Leonardo DiCaprio Joins Paul Thomas Anderson's Next Movie: What We Know So Far
Leonardo DiCaprio has officially joined writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson's next movie alongside fellow Oscar winner Sean Penn and Regina Hall. The film is currently untitled and the logline is being kept under wraps, though it is set to shoot this year in California. Sources suggest the film will have a contemporary setting, which is unusual for Anderson. It's also being called the 'most commercial' movie Anderson has ever attempted and carries a considerable budget.
The Collaborative Power of Leonardo DiCaprio and Paul Thomas Anderson
Leonardo DiCaprio and Paul Thomas Anderson have never worked together before, and the pairing would unite two of the greatest living filmmakers and actors. Over his illustrious career, DiCaprio has largely worked with only great directors, including Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Nolan, Steven Spielberg, and James Cameron. Currently, DiCaprio is fresh off his sixth collaboration with Scorsese, portraying Ernest Burkhart in Killers of the Flower Moon, and is a virtual lock for his seventh Academy Award nomination for acting.
Leonardo DiCaprio as Dom Cobb shockingly looks at someone off-screen in Inception
Similarly, Anderson regularly collaborates with great actors, including the now-retired Daniel Day-Lewis, the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Joaquin Phoenix. Anderson is one of the only acclaimed auteurs left that DiCaprio hasn't worked with, and the two even expressed interest in a collaboration in the past. It will now finally come to fruition, and based on the report, it could be Anderson's biggest movie yet.
Though Anderson's films are always acclaimed by critics and cinephiles, they tend to struggle at the box office, with many of them failing to recoup their budgets. By taking a more 'commercial' approach, while still maintaining his signature style, Paul Thomas Anderson's upcoming collaboration with Leonardo DiCaprio could produce the director's biggest movie yet.
The Untitled Film and Its Intriguing Details
According to Deadline, Leonardo DiCaprio has officially joined writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson's next movie alongside fellow Oscar winner Sean Penn and Regina Hall. The film is currently untitled and the logline is being kept under wraps, though it is set to shoot this year in California. Sources suggest the film will have a contemporary setting, which is unusual for Anderson. It's also being called the 'most commercial' movie Anderson has ever attempted and carries a considerable budget.
Paul Thomas Anderson's last film with a contemporary setting was 2002's Punch-Drunk Love, and his biggest budget was $40 million for Licorice Pizza.
A Long Overdue Collaboration
A Leonardo DiCaprio & Paul Thomas Anderson Collaboration Is Long Overdue. Leonardo DiCaprio and Paul Thomas Anderson have never worked together before, and the pairing would unite two of the greatest living filmmakers and actors.
Over his illustrious career, DiCaprio has largely worked with only great directors, including Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Nolan, Steven Spielberg, and James Cameron. Currently, DiCaprio is fresh off his sixth collaboration with Scorsese, portraying Ernest Burkhart in Killers of the Flower Moon, and is a virtual lock for his seventh Academy Award nomination for acting.
Similarly, Anderson regularly collaborates with great actors, including the now-retired Daniel Day-Lewis, the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Joaquin Phoenix. Anderson is one of the only acclaimed auteurs left that DiCaprio hasn't worked with, and the two even expressed interest in a collaboration in the past. It will now finally come to fruition, and based on the report, it could be Anderson's biggest movie yet.
Though Anderson's films are always acclaimed by critics and cinephiles, they tend to struggle at the box office, with many of them failing to recoup their budgets. By taking a more 'commercial' approach, while still maintaining his signature style, Paul Thomas Anderson's upcoming collaboration with Leonardo DiCaprio could produce the director's biggest movie yet.
