Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn and a ‘Scary Movie’ star (?!) in the new film from one of the best directors of our time

They are two of the greatest Hollywood geniuses of our time: director Paul Thomas Anderson, who has an impressive filmography with masterpieces such as ‘Boogie Nights’, ‘There Will Be Blood’ and ‘Magnolia’, and exceptional actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who simply … In 2023, he again demonstrated his acting qualities in Martin Scorsese’s “Killing Of The Flower Moon”. Interestingly enough, the two great artists have never worked together before. That’s about to change, because Leonardo DiCaprio has now officially been cast as the new one and yet untitled Paul Thomas Anderson film confirmed.

As early as December 2022, rumors were circulating that the filmmaker wanted the actor in front of the camera for his next film. These have now become reality. Of Sean Pennwhich was already featured in Anderson’s “Licorice pizza” was shown, another seasoned Hollywood star will appear alongside DiCaprio.

Of Regina Hall An actress whose filmography seems a bit unusual at first glance was also hired. Hall was best known for her appearances in the ‘Scary Movie’ series or chaos comedies such as ‘Girls Trip’.

A talent for unusual settings

But Paul Thomas Anderson has a talent for unusual casting: for example, for his film ‘Punch Drunk Love’ he hired the slapstick comedian Adam Sandler, who previously only appeared in comedies. Here he impressively showed that he is certainly capable of handling more serious roles. A fact that he has since underlined several times with films such as ‘The Black Diamond’ and ‘The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)’.

Regina Hall has also appeared in more serious films. She was able to show her more serious side in the film dramas ‘Master’ and ‘The Hate U Give’. We are curious to see what role we will see the actress in in Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film.

Filming for the yet-untitled film will begin this month in California. There is currently no information about the plot of the new Anderson film. It is rumored to be an ensemble film set in modern times. It is not yet known when the new film will be shown in cinemas. However, we hope for a cinema release in 2025.