Paul Thomas Anderson: C or D?

Paul Thomas Anderson set to shoot his Scientology film

Paul Thomas Anderson set to shoot his Scientology film Paul Thomas Anderson, director of Magnolia and Boogie Nights, is set to start shooting a movie about a science fiction author who founds a religion. Called his "untitled Scientology film," it will star Philip Seymour Hoffman as the "master."

This movie, nicknamed The Master by fans, has been in the works for a while and has had a number of cool actors attached. But now the Cigarettes and Red Vines blog has gotten confirmation from Anderson himself that the movie starts shooting soon. Anybody who has seen Magnolia - with that scene where the motivational speaker character screams, "RESPECT the COCK!" - knows that Anderson's the right director to do this thing.

The Playlist got its hands on an early script for the movie, and reports:

"The Master" is the story of a charismatic intellectual (Philip Seymour Hoffman) who hatches a faith-based organization that begins to catch on in America in 1952 called The Cause. The core dynamic centers on the relationship between The Master and Freddie Sutton, (would be absolutely perfect for Paul Dano) an aimless twenty-something drifter and alcoholic who eventually becomes the leader's loyal lieutenant. As the faith begins to gain a fervent following, Freddie finds himself questioning the belief system he has embraced, and his mentor.

Apparently there are enough parallels between the life story of L. Ron Hubbard and the "master" character to make it abundantly obvious what this movie is about. Even though, for legal reasons, you won't hear the S-word mentioned.

(would be absolutely perfect for Paul Dano)

ok so this sez exactly what the dynamic must be btwn the characters and wants it to be twbb 2 i guess

I am stoked for this!

I hope there is a Jack Parsons guy in it.

^^^^oh man YES

Also johnny crunch idk that I's worry about it being There Will be Blood 2" bcz that really bad writer who wrote that piece isn't doing the casting, I bet.

xpost -- There'd better be. Hell, a Jack Parsons movie would be enough.

booooo

http://theplaylist.blogspot.com/2010/09/paul-thomas-andersons-untitled.html

that sucks

also, i thought somebody was making a jack parsons biopic, but maybe i am making that up?

Conspiracy theory in the comments -- interesting.

given that pta and psh have both collabed with tom cruise, i was surprised by this project tbh

Back on.

Megan Ellison: the over privileged heiress it's ok to like

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpFzJXQMgCE

We've been talking about the trailers to death over here:

THE MASTER (2012) P.T. Anderson's film on the origions of Scientology (sort of), Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, and Laura Dern

Been a while since I saw a picture, but ... old!

http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/09/28/arts/28INHERENT/28INHERENT-master675.jpg

Happens to the best of us.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/28/movies/paul-thomas-anderson-films-inherent-vice.html

A 180-degree turn from Mr. Anderson’s relentless oil odyssey “There Will Be Blood,” “Inherent Vice” is his most comedic and anarchic film since “Boogie Nights.” It’s a stoner detective film so overstuffed with visual gags and gimmicks that the filmmaker said he was inspired by slapstick spoofs like “Top Secret!” and “Airplane!”

Feeling that. Joanna Newsom narrating is...interesting

she's pretty perfect for Sortilége though

is this a marked tonal shift from Pynchon's book?

Anderson is only 44, obv has spent too much time in the sun.

the book is pretty wacky

I have wariness about PTA doing wacky, just from the Sandler abomination. Still Phoenix, Benicio dT, Eric Roberts and Martin Short in the same cast.

Awaiting the trailer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZfs22E7JmI

PTA's "Big Lebowski?"

Treating the book like a ZAS sketch is the best approach, but I dunno if this guy has it in him.

Trailer seems like it's got the ZAZ timing down!

Looks like jackie brown too. Anyway. I don't see the point in movies anymore.

good, we're trying to get all of you out, esp the rep theaters

PTA's "Big Lebowski?"

― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, September 30, 2014 10:03 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I was about to post the same thing, but I have a feeling it's more the trailer than the movie.

But you know, Hollywood being Hollywood. Literally impossible to market a movie without trying to convince people it's like some other movie they've already seen.

I dunno, stoner shaggy dog So Cal detective story? Got its similarities no matter what. Though given his MO surely PTA had "The Long Goodbye" in mind.

jeez, PTA looks like he's aged ten years since PSH died. he looks pretty gaunt compared to those photos from february of him at the funeral

http://blog.sfgate.com/dailydish/files/2014/02/anderson.jpg

2012:

http://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Paul+Thomas+Anderson+Philip+Seymour+Hoffman+wyhPLfcvfL4l.jpg

he still smokes, yea?

didn't bother with the book but this looks great

i had no use for the book but ripping good trailer

I literally took a shit on the book but can't wait for the movie.

geez toilet paper isn't THAT expensive

it and Lot 49 are the only Pynchon I can stand.

i.e. read it – it's fun

xp i liked the book, it was pretty fun.

books should be fun!

Lot 49 is def my favorite - found V a slog and Vineland sort of stupid but Inherent Vice is working in a vein I have a fondness for

xp

book was great fun, and made me think of big lebowski a lot so not surprised at any similarities.

To get a grip on the project, he adapted the entire 384-page novel sentence by sentence. “I basically just transcribed it so I could look at it like it was a script,” he said. “It looked like a doorstop. But I can understand this format. As big as it was, it was easier for me to cut down.”

kinda wished he just filmed the whole thing as a mini-series.

kind of loved the book tbh

it's fun

Josh Brolin looks like exceedingly good value in this. My enthusiasm dissipated when I saw Owen Wilson though.

his skin doesn't look good in that photo up above, but his hair looks good