The word has come out on PT Anderson's next movie... it will most likely be an adaptation of the 1927 Upton Sinclair novel "Oil!" ...Daniel Day-Lewis looks to be the star.
I'm so excited about this!... I look forward to his films the way people used to look forward to Stanley Kubrick's movies when they came out. This should be really interesting: it's the first film he's ever done that's not based on one of his own original screenplays, and it will be interesting to see a PTA film that takes place during the 20's. It will also be PTA's first political film, as it deals with oil scandals involving people in office (hmm, sounds familiar...) so that should be interesting to see.
It seems as if Paul is unfortunately having trouble getting financing for the picture...it is a period piece, so the budget automatically doubles right there, and it looks to be an epic film with lots of characters and a long running time. His movies always make their money back, but hardly ever turn a profit...studios might be hesitant to greenlight a 3-hour film about a dozen people in the 1920's... Hopefully everything will work out and it will see its way to the screen.
My mind's going crazy now with the possible cast... and will this end up being the PTA musical that he's been talking about doing for years and years? And will this be the one that wins him an Oscar? I guess only time will tell (although I do hope he changes the title)...
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