One Battle After Another had its world premiere in Los Angeles on September 8, 2025, and is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures on September 26. The film received universal acclaim from critics.
Premise
When an enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a group of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue the daughter of one of their own. [4]
Anderson had considered adapting Thomas Pynchon's novel Vineland (1990) for years before pre-production began on One Battle After Another, but struggled, believing his love for the novel would get in the way of his ability to fairly rework it. Instead, he set aside the idea of an adaptation, and wrote a series of separate stories. One Battle After Another emerged as a combination of those independent stories with some elements of Vineland, particularly the father-daughter dynamic.[5]
In February 2024, Variety reported that the film had been greenlighted with a $115million production budget.[20] In August 2024, The Wall Street Journal reported the budget to be "more than $140million", noting that Anderson's highest-grossing film, There Will Be Blood (2007), only made $76million, but that "Warner executives say DiCaprio's box-office track record justifies the budget for Anderson".[21] That month, sources indicated the film had been titled The Battle of Baktan Cross as rumors circulated that it was loosely inspired by Pynchon's Vineland; Anderson previously adapted Pynchon's Inherent Vice (2009) into a feature film in 2014.[22][23] By August 2025, Variety reported the film's final budget as $175million, while Warner Bros. said it cost $130million.[24]
Beginning in January 2025, the film had multiple test screenings, which reinforced the rumored connection to Vineland.[25] It marked the first time since Boogie Nights (1997) that Anderson agreed to audience testing; based on the feedback, he cut eight to ten minutes.[26] The film's title was confirmed in March, with Warner Bros. debuting a teaser.[27][28]One Battle After Another marks the sixth feature film collaboration between Anderson and composer Jonny Greenwood,[29] and the sixth and final between Anderson and first assistant director and producer Adam Somner, who died in November 2024.[30]
Release
The film is scheduled to be released on September 26, 2025, following previews from September 24.[31] It will be the first of Anderson's films to be released in IMAX.[32] It was previously set to be released on August 8, 2025, but was moved for a potential awards season run.[26][33] The film premiered at the TCL Chinese Theater in Los Angeles on September 8, 2025, and had a global tour beginning in London on September 16, in Mexico City on September 18, and ending in New York City on September 21.[34][35] The film's first full trailer won a Golden Trailer Award for its score.[36][37]
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