More Plot Details for PTA's ‘One Battle After Another'

I’ve already reported on Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” having recently test screened, back in late January. I have more plot details on the film. This will be a brief summary of what awaits us in the PTA’s latest.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Teyana Taylor are the Bonnie and Clyde of the film, activists for civil rights who get involved with an anti-government group, which includes Alana Haim and Regina Hall’s characters. Regina mentors and trains DiCaprio’s daughter (Chase Infinit). Sean Penn is the villain, Sgt. Lockjaw, described as an “alt-right” Richard Spencer-type who joins a “white supremacy” group. The film, clocking in at close to 3 hours, is a relentless chase movie that has Lockjaw and the white nationalist group going after DiCaprio, Taylor, Hall and Infiniti.

The film is being described as PTA’s most “commercial” effort to date; a 3-hour chase movie that goes from one big set-piece to the next. The action is relentless. It’s also highly political, and is supposed to “mirror” some of the hot button topics of today’s America. Warner Bros invested $140M+ on this film.

“One Battle After Another” is supposed to be released in theaters on August 8, 2025, but word is that it might change that date for a fall launch, and will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September. For the time being, we’ve had no trailer, let alone any official stills, released of the film.