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Old 09-20-2010, 10:42 PM   #1
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Paul Thomas Anderson's Untitled Religious Drama Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman & Jeremy Renner "Postponed Indefinitely"

With a planned August start date having come and gone with no news, things weren't exactly looking upbeat for Paul Thomas Anderson's 50s-set religious drama tentatively titled "The Master." Now, however, comes confirmation of the film's temporary demise with potential star Jeremy Renner unfortunately revealing to Total Film's latest print edition that it has been "postponed indefinitely at this point."

"I was really bummed about that," Renner revealed. "It really kind of stalled because when we were rehearsing — Phil, Paul and myself — we kept coming up against a wall that we couldn't overcome. Or at least Paul couldn't overcome."

And confirming the project's stalemate, Hoffman revealed in an interview with The Playlist during press rounds for "Jack Goes Boating" that "I don't have any new information ['The Master']. I really mean that, I'm not being obtuse. I don't quite know what that is at the moment, but hopefully I will and hopefully I'll be part of something soon. It would be great to work with him again."

It's a tragic turn for the highly promising project but is it merely a hurdle for the production or will the project end up in purgatory and be one for cinematic trivia in years to come? At this stage, things certainly don't sound too optimistic with what sounds like repeated obstacles hindering the project's development, but we'll keep our fingers crossed.

The film was set to follow the rise of a particular religion, The Cause — bearing striking resemblance to Scientology — through the story of a charismatic intellectual leader (highly reminiscent of L. Ron Hubbard) and his apprentice Freddie Sutton; roles which were filled by Anderson regular Philip Seymour Hoffman and Renner. On top of that, Reese Witherspoon was reportedly offered the role of the Master's wife Mary Sue while the likes of Amanda Seyfried, Emma Stone and Deborah Ann Woll were apparently considered for the role of his daughter Elizabeth.

Our review of an early, early script was certainly impressed with PTA's writing and described the story as "the battle for Freddie's soul which has been seduced by the dark charms of the master, but even that is far too simple a description of this layered, mysterious and at times very ambiguous tale." That said, we did predict potential hurdles in getting this made noting that "if intelligent dramas are being threatened with extinction of late (or at least at a certain budget), surely this could become a problem for PTA." Hopefully, our words can be proven wrong at some stage.

The Wrap have confirmed the film's backers River Road are no longer financing the film. Looks like it's back to square one for the film. Here's hoping things pick up at some stage in the future.
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Old 09-20-2010, 11:00 PM   #3
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Well, there went my hopes for films in 2011. I wonder if PTA will stick with this, or push it to the side for now, to direct something else.
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I wish the thread title was changed...I almost had a heart attack!
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Films are supposed to have grain!
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Why the hell did you bump this thread?
Nearly ruined my morning
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Old 06-19-2012, 07:38 PM   #10
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Why the hell did you bump this thread?
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Well there are two amazing trailers to make you feel better, I'll report the thread to a mod though so they can change the title
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Let's talk about this.
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Old 06-22-2012, 04:30 AM   #12
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OK...

so....

This is my most anticpated film of the year.
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Old 06-22-2012, 04:52 AM   #13
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my #2 behind prometheus.

i can't wait to see more of these teasers.

i just hope it will get the recognition it deserves despite the subject matter.
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Whoa, didn't know a 2nd teaser was out.
Not as strong as the 1st teaser, but I'm still amped for this.
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If it's P.T., it's a Must.See.
First, ye rubs something furry t'get a charge...then ye picks yer target...!

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This looks...interesting.

I've enjoyed most P.T. Anderson (with the exception of Magnolia which I could never get into), so I'll end up seeing this.
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Nice input

How would ya'll rank PTA's films?

Mine:
1. There Will Be Blood (10/10)
2. Punch-Drunk Love (10/10)
3. Magnolia (9/10)
4. Boogie Nights (9/10)
5. Hard Eight (8/10)

The man gets better with each film IMO but it will be hard for The Master to beat There Will Be Blood.

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