Leonardo DiCaprio protagonist of the new film by Paul Thomas Anderson

Leonardo DiCaprio protagonist of the new film by Paul Thomas Anderson



Leonardo DiCaprio at the PTA

Leonardo DiCaprio, after his new performance in The assassins of the Flower Moon by Martin Scorsese, continues his tour among the great directors. As revealed by Expirationthe Oscar-winning actor for the avenger it is indeed in the casting of director Paul Thomas Anderson’s next film. The latter, according to Deadline, is expected to shoot the currently untitled film this year, and have a substantial budget for his most “commercial” project to date. Furthermore, Sean Penn AND Queen’s Hall they are also announced in the casting.

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This project is very interesting in itself, both Paul Thomas Anderson, after Licorice pizza in 2021, he has proven once again that he is truly a great cinematic auteur and a brilliant director of actors. Indeed, when two of his most successful films … There will be blood AND Ghost thread – with Daniel Day-Lewis, it’s good that the director knows his work. His association with Leonardo DiCaprio is therefore very promising. For the record, George DiCaprio, the actor’s father, was in the casting Licorice pizza.

Warner Bros. flexes its muscles

But this announcement also says something else. First of all, Paul Thomas Anderson, celebrated by critics and his colleagues but not very profitable at the box office, is aiming with this new film much broader public recognition. Since this cannot be done by snapping his fingers, he will therefore have a more substantial budget than his previous films, and above all the means to Image by Warner Bros. The group’s managers, Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy, worked with PTA Licorice pizza when they still ran MGM. Now at Warner they have convinced the director to develop his new film there.

This announcement, after that of the strategic partnership with Tom Cruise, therefore underlines the fact that Warner Bros. studios are determined to find the heights of Hollywood.

Finally, Leonardo DiCaprio is currently announced in two upcoming films of Martin Scorsese, the biopic Roosevelt AND The bet. Since the actor is known, with a few exceptions, to only make one feature film a year, the fact that Paul Thomas Anderson’s film goes into production this year could therefore have an impact on the schedule of his other commitments.

Source: Cine Serie

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