Paul Thomas Anderson will write and direct a period drama starring
Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Anderson and Hoffman worked together before on “
Boogie Nights,” “
Magnolia” and “
Punch-Drunk” but this time the director has finally cast Hoffman, who won Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in “
Capote,” in the lead role of his new movie.
The unnamed project follows “the Master”, a charismatic and intelligent man (Hoffman) who leads a popular faith-based organisation in America in 1952.
The film will examine the relationship between Hoffman's character and a 20-something drifter named Freddie, who finds himself questioning the Master's belief system.
Paul Thomas Anderson's (Oscar nominated for “Boogie Nights” (1997), “Magnolia” (1999), “
There Will Be Blood” last year) upcoming yet-to-be-titled movie is awaiting a greenlight from Universal.
