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Leonardo DiCaprio has provided a teaser of his upcoming “incredibly epic” thriller film from Paul Thomas Anderson.The Hollywood A-lister was at CinemaCon on Tuesday (April 1) to give fans a preview of One Battle After Another, the upcoming black comedy movie that he has made with the There Will Be Blood and the Phantom Thread director.The film, which also stars Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Regina Hall and Teyana Taylor, is loosely based on Thomas Pynchon’s 1990 novel Vineland and is scheduled to be released on September 26.A synopsis reads: “When their evil enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a group of ex-revolutionaries reunites to rescue one of their own’s daughter.”Watch the new trailer here:“I’ve been wanting to work with Paul for, gosh, 20 years now,” DiCaprio said at the convention, describing the film as having been made on an “incredibly epic scale”.“With this film he’s tapped into something politically and culturally that’s burning beneath our psyche,” he added.Like many previous Anderson films, One Battle After Another will feature an original score from Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Leonardo DiCaprio hit CinemaCon on Tuesday to debut a new look at Paul Thomas Anderson‘s “One Battle After Another,” an $130 million adaptation of a Thomas Pynchon novel that’s one of those big, bold bets that studios rarely make anymore. It’s the first time DiCapro and Anderson have ever collaborated — DiCaprio almost starred in Anderson’s breakout “Boogie Nights,” but left the project to appear in “Titanic,” and the rest, as they say, is history. “I’ve been wanting to work with Paul for, gosh, 20 years now,” DiCaprio said.

Leonardo DiCaprio‘s new movie One Battle After Another has received its first official trailer. You can watch it above.The upcoming film, which is directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, marks DiCaprio’s first starring role since 2023’s Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese‘s historical drama which was nominated for 10 Oscars.The exact plot details for One Battle After Another are still currently unknown, but the story is expected to be somewhat inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s classic novel Vineland.From the trailer, we learn that DiCaprio plays Bob Ferguson, a scatty, disheveled revolutionary who’s trying to save his daughter.

Leonardo DiCaprio has officially joined YouTube to debut the trailer for One Battle After Another, the new Paul Thomas Anderson movie.

Matt Minton mminton@variety.com Following last week’s 20-second teaser that gave a brief look at Paul Thomas Anderson‘s highly anticipated new project, “One Battle After Another” now has an official trailer. This marks the first time that Leonardo DiCaprio has starred in an Anderson film. Alongside DiCaprio, the cast includes Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn, Alana Haim, Benicio del Toro, Wood Harris, Shayna McHayle and Chase Infiniti.

Five months from its planned theatrical release, mysteries still swirl around Paul Thomas Anderson‘s upcoming blockbuster at Warner Bros.  But cross at least this mystery off the list, as a new WGA filing for the project confirms it’s “inspired by” Thomas Pynchon‘s 1990 novel “Vineland.” That makes the film the second time Anderson brings Pynchon’s work to the big screen, the first time being 2014’s “Inherent Vice.” READ MORE: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Next Movie With Leonardo DiCaprio Slated For August 2025 But bear in mind “inspired by” is not synonymous with “adaptation.” But Anderson has had great success in taking liberties with novels before. 2007’s “There Will Be Blood” was originally an adaptation of Sinclair Lewis‘ “Oil! Continue reading New WGA Filing Confirms Paul Thomas Anderson’s Upcoming Warner Bros.