Last week, we got the first teaser for Paul Thomas Anderson’s long-awaited return with One Battle After Another. It was just a brief glimpse that offered a tantalising first hint at what the ever-versatile filmmaker has cooked up for his first outing since Licorice Pizza. Of course, it looks absolutely nothing like Licorice Pizza. Which was absolutely nothing like Phantom Thread, and so on and so forth. Now, we’ve got the full trailer – bringing more chaotic vibes, a desperate Leonardo DiCaprio, and some revolutionary energy. Check it out:
Frankly, there’s still not a lot of plot to go on here – and since it’s loosely based on a Thomas Pynchon novel (this time Vineland, after PTA previously adapted Inherent Vice), we’d imagine it won’t have a conventional narrative in the typical sense. But this looks arresting and darkly comic, with DiCaprio a somewhat hapless member of a revolutionary cause. Also getting explosive are the likes of Teyana Taylor, Regina Hall, and Benicio del Toro. Elsewhere, the cast includes Sean Penn, and Alana Haim. Oh, and the fact that it looks so sweepingly cinematic? It was shot in the VistaVision format which Brady Corbet recently used on The Brutalist, and will also be the presentation for Yorgos Lanthimos’ upcoming Bugonia. See this one on the big screen, then.
One Battle After Another is due to arrive in cinemas on 26 September. Bring on the revolution.