Philip Seymour Hoffman's son is following in his late, great father's footsteps with a debut role in Paul Thomas Anderson's new movie.
announced that Cooper Hoffman has been cast as the lead of PTA's untitled '70s-set coming-of-age drama filming now.The film is said to be set in California's San Fernando Valley and follows a high school student who is also a successful child actor. (That's the role being played by 17-year-old Cooper.) The cast also includes Bradley Cooper, Benny Safdie and Alana Haim.The younger Hoffman's casting is particularly poignant considering how close his dad and PTA were, with Philip Seymour starring in Anderson's first feature, 1996's, before going on to collaborate on,, and. (The latter earned Hoffman his final.
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