Yesterday, I spoke to a source who mentioned that Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film is still very much a go and that, if there’s no strike, a February production is being eyed in California.
This same person tells me that Leonardo DiCaprio is still very much involved and should be seen as the lead of PTA’s next film. I decided to double-check this intel with Jeff Sneider, who had originally reported that DiCaprio would be part of this mysterious new film, and his response was, “I don’t think anything’s changed.”
This past Spring, an assortment of rumors were circling around this project, with Regina Hall and Rachael Taylor offered lead roles in the film. There was also intel of Viggo Mortensen being a part of it. Joaquin Phoenix’s name had also been mention.
It’s still a mystery as to whether or not this is in fact an adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s “Vineland.” PTA will be working with Warner Bros. in this next, still untitled film.