I’m being told that Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Battle of Baktan Cross,” which is rumored to have a budget anywhere between $140M-$175M, wrapped its production in El Paso, TX earlier this month.
We still don’t have official plot details for the film. It’s all being kept hush-hush, although many signs have been pointing towards this potentially being a modern-day adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s “Vineland.”
‘Baktan Cross,’ which started shooting in January, and is being distributed by Warner Bros, has an ensemble cast that includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor and Alana Haim. The score is also being composed by Anderson regular Johnny Greenwood (Radiohead).
The film, set for release on August 8, 2025, is said to be Anderson’s “most mainstream” film to date, with action movie elements, and “the biggest stunts of Anderson’s career.” It’s all being shot on glorious 35mm VistaVision. Michael Bauman is being credited as the DP on the project.