Denzel Washington is set to turn 70 years old by the end of this year. That means, according to the actor, he’s only interested in working with some of the biggest names in filmmaking while he still has the chance. 

READ MORE: ‘Black Panther 3’: Denzel Washington Says Ryan Coogler Is Writing Him A Part In The Marvel Sequel

Speaking in a new interview with Classic FM, Denzel Washington talked about the filmmakers he is excited to work with before he retires.

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One of the biggest controversies in Hollywood this past week is the news about Joaquin Phoenix abandoning Todd Haynes’ new film just several days before filming was to begin. The project was left in a lurch since no one could replace Phoenix, and therefore, people lost jobs and financiers lost a lot of money. But according to a new report from THR, this isn’t the first time in recent history that Phoenix has threatened to leave a job right before filming. 

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Warner Bros. is shuffling the deck of its release date calendar. Having already moved “The Batman—Part II” a year back to October 2026, the studio is making additional moves. The biggest of these is the dating of Paul Thomas Anderson’s untitled new drama starring Leonardo DiCaprio. WB has dated the film for August 8, 2025, and that’s generally one of the last viable dates of the summer before it turns into the dog days of theatergoing.

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What seems to be one of the strongest-held beliefs in online film speculation on Film Twitter and the likes is the long-standing rumor that writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson wrote, rewrote, or did a deep and uncredited pass on Martin Scorsese’s “Killers Of The Flower Moon” (which we named one of the Best Films Of 2023) Up until now, the rumors are just that, not confirmed, and no one of any authority has spoken about them; hence us never really covering the story.

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The rumors are true. Filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson (“Licorice Pizza,” “The Master”) has a new film in the works, and the cast is absolutely stacked. As rumored on the internet, Leonardo DiCaprio is in the lead role, but he’s not the only one at the top. DiCaprio is joined by Sean Penn and Regina Hall (per Deadline). The movie’s title is currently unknown, but rumors point to it being about a young Black girl who trains in martial arts.

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As of this writing, Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” has grossed more than $900 million at the global box office. That’s well above everyone’s highest expectations. Hell, Nolan himself probably didn’t expect his three-hour biopic about a physicist would gross nearly a billion dollars. Yet, it has. And for one of Nolan’s contemporaries, Paul Thomas Anderson, this is cause for celebration.

READ MORE: Steven Soderbergh Calls ‘Oppenheimer’ A “Real Accomplishment” & Is Excited By The ‘Barbenheimer’ Craze

Speaking to the AP, while discussing the success of Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” Paul Thomas Anderson took time to talk about the impact the film has had on the industry and film fans, in general.

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Over the past week, you’ve likely heard the outcry from filmmakers and film fans about the uncertain fate of TCM under the Warner Bros. Discovery regime. It feels as if the network is facing an existential threat under the umbrella of a corporation looking at every way to cut costs. But thankfully, there are folks like Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson making calls and trying their best to save TCM.

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Yes, it’s that time again. Before you can even take a moment (or two months) to smell the roses, it’s Oscar season again and the race for that elusive Best Picture win. Granted, in a “traditional” year we’d be in a post-Cannes period looking forward to the deluge of fall festival world premieres. However, this year the pandemic pushed the annual French cinematic lovefest to July. With the Venice, Telluride, and TIFF trifecta beginning just six weeks later, the 2022 season is in for a fast and furious start.

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It’s definitely not a requirement to be a well-versed cinephile to become a great filmmaker. However, you can’t imagine that it hurts to have a knowledge of some of the best directors around when trying to craft your own art. And in the case of Barry Jenkins, an Oscar-winning filmmaker in his own right, he still looks to others for inspiration when crafting projects, especially with his Amazon series, “The Underground Railroad.”

READ MORE: Barry Jenkins Says Oscars Mix-Up Affirmed “Unsavory Thoughts” That ‘Moonlight’ Won Because It’s A Black Film

Speaking to Sight & Sound, Barry Jenkins gave a list of filmmakers that inspired him during very specific moments in his 10-episode Amazon series, “The Underground Railroad.” In the piece, the author of the novel that inspired the series, Colson Whitehead, said that he was sold on Jenkins as the right guy to adapt the story when the filmmaker mentioned references like Paul Thomas Anderson’s “There Will Be Blood” and “The Master.”

As for Jenkins, he went deeper with some of his specific influences for the series.

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With the lack of a Cannes (and a regular film festival circuit) in 2020 due to the pandemic, there were multiple reports that a lot of filmmakers were going to hold their work back until there could be a semi-normal event to premiere. Well, judging by early reports about which films might show up, it appears that Cannes 2021 could become a truly star-studded affair with some huge projects debuting at the event.

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If you’re a film fan, Christmas is a special time of year. Sure, there’s the whole presents, Santa Claus, and fighting with your family thing that everyone “enjoys.” But as a film nerd, there’s the added benefit of knowing there are a ton of solid films that are debuting right around then that will give you the excuse to leave the house and escape all that “fun.” This year, the biggest excuse might be the release of a new Paul Thomas Anderson film.

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In a relatively short time, John David Washington went from the newcomer starring in “BlacKkKlansman” to one of the biggest actors on the planet thanks to films like “Tenet” and the forthcoming “Malcolm & Marie,” which might land him an Oscar-nomination. So, you would have to imagine that the film world is opening up to Washington in a big, big way, and the actor knows the filmmakers he would love to collaborate with next.

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There’s no doubt that “Fight Club” is probably one of the more misunderstood films of the past 25 years. What is clear to people who have read the novel on which the film is based, “Fight Club” is a satire that has somehow been treated as some sort of manifesto by people with a misguided view of the world. Is part of that problem the source material, with its pitch-black comedy, or is it the fault of filmmaker David Fincher not being able to easily convey the tone and message?

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The relationship between Will Ferrell and Adam McKay is legendary. Combined, the duo worked on a number of already-iconic comedy films such as “Anchorman,” “Step Brothers,” and “Talledega Nights.” But it’s a film that was never made, titled “August Blowout,” that might have been the most important collaboration between the duo.

Speaking on a recent edition of THR’s Awards Chatter podcast, Ferrell talked about “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga,” and that film’s Oscar chances, which seems very real given that the soundtrack is now officially a Grammy nominee.

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The picturesque landscape image that opens Milos Forman’s “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” a beautiful image of rolling land lit by a sun setting over a distant mountain, looks like the opening of a Western – and it sounds like one too, thanks to the disturbingly evocative music (bowed saw and wine glasses) by Jack Nitzsche. The story begins in that spirit as well, with a loner and gunslinger wandering into town to shake things up.

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Before Paul Thomas Anderson cast him for his 2002 romance “Punch-Drunk Love,” Adam Sandler was mostly known for broad comedies. He was certainly not the most obvious candidate for a lead in a dramatic role, as Anderson’s longtime producer JoAnne Sellar herself admits.

READ MORE: Tom Cruise Is The Reason Paul Thomas Anderson & Adam Sandler Did ‘Punch-Drunk Love’

In the new book “Paul Thomas Anderson: Masterclass” by Adam Nayman, Sellar confesses (via IndieWire) to have doubts about casting Sandler.

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It’s common knowledge that Paul Thomas Anderson is a huge Adam Sandler fan. In fact, he’s gone on the record calling “Big Daddy” one of his favorite movies. The duo has even worked together, beginning with the film “Punch-Drunk Love” back in 2002. But when did the love affair between Anderson and Sandler begin? Well, apparently it was way back in Sandler’s ‘SNL’ days and it’s all because of Tom Cruise.

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Remember a time when the world wasn’t so crazy? You could walk into a deli, with no facial covering whatsoever, and order a sandwich from someone without having to stand six feet away from them. It was a simpler time. It was a time when Paul Thomas Anderson would release a new Haim music video every few months without fail, continuing his job as the personal videographer for the family band.

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Though we don’t expect Spicoli to show up in Paul Thomas Anderson’s upcoming film about a kid growing up in Southern California during the ‘70s, social media is abuzz with a sighting of Sean Penn on the set of the filmmaker’s latest production, hinting that maybe the actor could be in the cast of the film.

READ MORE: Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Son, Cooper, Is The Lead In Paul Thomas Anderson’s New Movie

Yes, there’s a lot of mights, maybes, and coulds when talking about the recent set pictures that appeared on Twitter, showing Sean Penn and Paul Thomas Anderson on the set of his upcoming untitled film (seen below).

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Update: Currently going by Untitled Paul Thomas Anderson–– PTA’s next film, sometimes known as “Soggy Bottom,” is set for a wide release on December 25, 2021, following a limited debut on November 26, 2021 (via The Film Stage).

For months, all we’ve known about the new, upcoming Paul Thomas Anderson movie, was that it was set in the 1970s San Fernando Valley, and the film would follow a high school student, who is also a successful child actor.

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One of the most memorable podcasts we listened to last year was an episode of the A24 podcast cheekily titled “Seduce and Destroy.” Therein, “Uncut Gems” directors Josh and Benny Safdie sat down to chat with filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson about Darius Khondji, the magic of Adam Sandler, and the lasting influence that “Punch-Drunk Love” had on the Safdies when they were young.

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Paul Thomas Anderson has found the star of his next film. And honestly, it appears the filmmaker has decided to just go ahead and land one of the biggest stars in the world, Bradley Cooper. Frankly, you can do a lot worse than an eight-time Oscar-nominated actor for your new film.

According to THR, Bradley Cooper is in talks to star in the new untitled film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.

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Ever since Michael De Luca took the reins of MGM as film group chairman, the studio has become a strong player in Hollywood, outbidding and acquiring many hot properties. MGM’s latest acquisition? Paul Thomas Anderson‘s 1970s San Fernando Valley movie, which MGM scooped up from Focus Features.

READ MORE: MGM & Universal Reportedly Considering Delaying ‘No Time To Die’ Yet Again To Summer 2021, Surprising No One

The report comes from Deadline, saying that the film did not go into production prior to the industry-wide shutdown due to the ongoing pandemic.

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Back in the ‘90s, there weren’t many singers bigger than Fiona Apple. The young musician has a voice that’s very unique and her songwriting shot her to the top of the charts. And it appears that the celebrity status got her involved in quite a few sordid Hollywood tales, including many with her then-boyfriend Paul Thomas Anderson.

READ MORE: Paul Thomas Anderson Continues To Be Haim’s Personal Videographer With The Music Video For ‘Steps’

In a New Yorker profile, Apple goes into detail, for the first time, about her relationship with Anderson, as well as a word of caution for anyone that finds themselves locked in a private movie theater with Anderson and Quentin Tarantino.

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With coronavirus hitting film’s biggest superspies pretty hard over the last couple of weeks (not to mention the thousands dead) and the Democratic primaries making us all feel like we’re in for a very long, arduous 6 months, the world needs something to help us all get through these tough times. Thankfully, Paul Thomas Anderson is here with his BFFs in Haim with a new music video.

READ MORE: Paul Thomas Anderson Continues To Be An Honorary Haim Sister With A New Music Video For ‘Hallelujah’

Kidding aside, it’s been a few months, but never fear, PTA is here with his fourth Haim video in roughly seven months.

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