Joaquin Phoenix set for Untitled Paul Thomas Anderson Project
Philip Seymour Hoffman is also locked in to star as a religious figure known only as The Master, who creates a belief system after returning from the horrors of World War II. The "religion" begins to spread in popularity all over America during the 1950s. Joaquin Phoenix is playing Freddie, a young vagabond who becomes chosen as The Master's right-hand man, although he starts to question The Master's motives. The story is said to be loosely based on the foundation of Scientology by L. Ron Hubbard.
It is also said that actresses Amy Adams, Madisen Beaty, Lena Endre, and Laura Dern are being considered for roles by Paul Thomas Anderson, who will direct from his own original screenplay.
Production is scheduled to begin on June 13, with Paul Thomas Anderson working from a $35 million budget.
The Master comes to theaters October 12th, 2012 and stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, Laura Dern, Jesse Plemons, David Warshofsky, Amy Adams, Lena Endre, Rami Malek. The film is directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
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thedude-abides
Anyway, I couldn't be more excited about this news. Joaquin is one of my favorite actors. For him to team up with P.T., who is one of my 3 favorite current directors, is like music to my ears. Originally, the role was rumored to have gone to Jeremy Renner, but as good as Renner is, I see Phoenix as an upgrade in that regard.
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thedude-abides
@dan1 I went on a rant about this last year after movieweb wrote a story about Mr. Quitter not really quitting and got meleed by about 10 different people, all of whom called me a dumbass. I'm glad to see I wasn't the only one who thought the hoax was for real. After all, wasn't that the point of the hoax?
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Dan
Oh, so Mr. Quitter didn't really quit, huh?
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thedude-abides
F*CK YEAH!!!
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CUPID
Yep, good to see him back.
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Pjwolsker
finally he's in something now
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m2
YES!! Pheonix is back!!
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skywise
so glad he is "back". This guy fell off the map for a minute and i am still not sure how "REAL" it was but he is a gret actor and i cant wait to see him in this. PTA is brilliant. He could direct a tree and make it an oscar worthy performacne!
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Cripple
Awesome! It's so great to see another PTA film finally getting made. And it's also great to see that Pheonix is back as well.
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