One Battle After Another

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One Battle After Another
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Written byPaul Thomas Anderson
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
  • Michael Bauman
  • Paul Thomas Anderson
Edited byAndy Jurgensen
Music by Jonny Greenwood
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • September 26, 2025 (2025-09-26)
Running time
162 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$130–175 million [2] [3]

One Battle After Another is an upcoming American action thriller film written, produced, and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti in her film debut. It is scheduled to be released in the United States and Canada by Warner Bros. Pictures on September 26, 2025.

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Premise

When their evil enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a group of ex-revolutionaries reunites to rescue one of their own's daughter. [4]

Cast

Production

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Writer and director Paul Thomas Anderson

In June 2023, Anderson's next film, rumored to star Regina Hall, Viggo Mortensen, and Joaquin Phoenix, found its home at Warner Bros. Pictures. [5] In January 2024, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, and Hall were confirmed to star. [6] In February 2024, Alana Haim, Wood Harris, Teyana Taylor, Shayna McHayle, and Chase Infiniti joined the cast. [7] DiCaprio reportedly received his standard $25 million fee for his involvement. [8]

Principal photography began in California on January 22, 2024. [9] [10] [11] The film, under the working title BC Project, filmed for eleven days across Humboldt County in Arcata, Cutten, Eureka, and Trinidad. [12] On February 3, production moved to Sacramento, with filming at the Sacramento County Administration Building and Sacramento County Courthouse. [13] A homeless encampment was cleared to allow for filming, sparking controversy. [14] On-location filming also took place in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and Borrego Springs in May 2024, and El Paso, Texas, in June 2024. [15] [16] The film was shot on 35 mm film using VistaVision cameras by Michael Bauman, marking his second collaboration with Anderson following Licorice Pizza (2021). [17] [18]

In February 2024, Variety reported that the film had been greenlighted with a $115 million production budget. [19] In August 2024, The Wall Street Journal reported the budget to be "more than $140 million", noting that Anderson's highest-grossing film, There Will Be Blood (2007), only made $76 million, but that "Warner executives say DiCaprio's box-office track record justifies the budget for Anderson". [2] That month, sources indicated the film had been titled The Battle of Baktan Cross as rumors circulated that it was loosely inspired by Thomas Pynchon's 1990 novel Vineland ; Anderson previously adapted Pynchon's Inherent Vice (2009) into a feature film in 2014. [20] [21] By August 2025, Variety reported the film's final budget as $175 million, while Warner Bros. said it cost $130 million. [3]

Beginning in January 2025, the film had multiple test screenings, which reinforced the rumored connection to Vineland. [22] 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. [23] The film's title was confirmed in March, with Warner Bros. debuting a teaser. [24] [25] One Battle After Another marks the sixth feature film collaboration between Anderson and composer Jonny Greenwood, [26] and the sixth and final between Anderson and first assistant director and producer Adam Somner, who died in November 2024. [27]

Release

The film is scheduled to be released on September 26, 2025, and will be the first of Anderson's films to be released in IMAX. [28] It was previously set to be released on August 8, 2025, but was moved for a potential awards season run. [23] [29] According to Variety, the film will need to gross $260–300 million to turn a profit and skipped the film festival circuit to avoid reviews that "might dampen its commercial prospects". [3] [23] [30] The film's first full trailer won a Golden Trailer Award for its score. [31] [32]

References

  1. ↑ "One Battle After Another (2025)". Irish Film Classification Office . August 29, 2025. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Flint, Joe (August 10, 2024). "At Warner Discovery It's Lean Times, Except for the Movie Studio Bosses" . The Wall Street Journal . Archived from the original on August 10, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Davis, Clayton (August 1, 2025). "The Awards Season Gamble: Why Festival Strategy Can Make or Break Oscar Dreams". Variety . Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Leo DiCaprio Is on the Run in Wild Trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson's New Blockbuster". W Magazine. March 27, 2025. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
  5. ↑ Kohn, Eric (June 24, 2023). "Turner Classic Movies Needs a New Home, Not Just New Leadership". IndieWire . Archived from the original on November 9, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  6. ↑ Kroll, Justin; Fleming, Mike Jr. (January 10, 2024). "Paul Thomas Anderson & Warner Bros Set Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Regina Hall in Film to Shoot This Year". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  7. ↑ Galuppo, Mia (February 2, 2024). "Teyana Taylor, Alana Haim to Star in Paul Thomas Anderson's Latest Movie (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on September 6, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  8. ↑ Erickson, Nicholas (January 27, 2025). "Execs Anxious Over Leonardo DiCaprio-Paul Thomas Anderson Collab: 'Eccentric and Bizarre Movie'". In Touch Weekly . Archived from the original on January 28, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  9. ↑ Goff, Andrew (January 29, 2024). "(WATCH) First Look at Leonardo DiCaprio in Character for New Paul Thomas Anderson Film Currently Filming in Humboldt". Lost Coast Outpost. Archived from the original on August 25, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  10. ↑ Schreur, Brandon (January 30, 2024). "Leonardo DiCaprio Set Photos Reveal First Look at Paul Thomas Anderson's New Movie". ComingSoon.net. Archived from the original on January 31, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  11. ↑ Ruimy, Joran (July 16, 2024). "PTA's Next Film to Continue Shooting Until January 2025!". World of Reel. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  12. ↑ Multiple sources:
  13. ↑ Lange, Ariane (February 4, 2024). "Movie crew, director Paul Thomas Anderson film in Sacramento — but no sign of DiCaprio". The Sacramento Bee . Archived from the original on February 3, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  14. ↑ Trubey, Devin (February 10, 2024). "Tents cleared from park ahead of movie filming, Sacramento Homeless Union says". ABC 10. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  15. ↑ Bartlett, Amanda (June 13, 2024). "Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn shoot explosive car chase in California desert". SFGATE . Archived from the original on June 30, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  16. ↑ Paloma, Natassia (June 21, 2024). "Mysterious Warner Bros. film crew in El Paso: What are they shooting?". El Paso Times . Archived from the original on June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  17. ↑ Desowitz, Bill (March 12, 2025). "20 Movies Shot on Film in 2025: Separate Safdie Brothers, Paul Thomas Anderson, and More". IndieWire. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  18. ↑ Raup, Jordan (March 13, 2024). "Paul Thomas Anderson's Next Film Sets August 2025 Release, Including IMAX Theaters". The Film Stage. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  19. ↑ Siegel, Tatiana (February 21, 2024). "Warner Bros. Spends Big: 'Joker 2' Budget Hits $200 Million, Lady Gaga's $12 Million Payday, Courting Tom Cruise's New Deal, and More". Variety . Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  20. ↑ Rindner, Grant (March 22, 2024). "Is Paul Thomas Anderson's Mysterious, Big-Budget New Leonardo DiCaprio Film an IMAX Thomas Pynchon Movie?" . GQ . Archived from the original on August 5, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  21. ↑ Ruimy, Jordan (August 2, 2024). "Paul Thomas Anderson's 'The Battle of Baktan Cross' ..." World of Reel. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  22. ↑ Raup, Jordan (January 25, 2025). "Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another Test Screens, Confirmed to Be Modern Update on Vineland". The Film Stage. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  23. 1 2 3 Donnelly, Matt (March 28, 2025). "Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy Under Fire at Warner Bros. Amid Box Office Flops: 'We Didn't Want to Fail' David Zaslav (Exclusive)". Variety . Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  24. ↑ Goodfellow, Melanie (March 27, 2025). "'One Battle After Another' Trailer: Leonardo DiCaprio Searches For His Daughter In Paul Thomas Anderson's Gunslinger Thriller For Warner Bros". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  25. ↑ "BC Project". WGA Directory. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  26. ↑ Lewis, John (May 10, 2024). "Jonny Greenwood: 'I'm still arsing around on instruments like when I was a kid'". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  27. ↑ Tapp, Tom; Petski, Denise (November 29, 2024). "Adam Somner Dies: Oscar-Nominated Producer, Longtime First AD For Steven Spielberg, Paul Thomas Anderson & Ridley Scott Was 57". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  28. ↑ McClintock, Pamela (March 19, 2025). "Maggie Gyllenhaal's 'The Bride' Moves Out of 2025, Paul Thomas Anderson's Next Movie Pushed to Late September". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  29. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 12, 2024). "'The Batman 2' from Matt Reeves Heads to Fall 2026; Paul Thomas Anderson-Leonardo DiCaprio Movie Gets Summer 2025 Date". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  30. ↑ Vary, Adam B.; Rubin, Rebecca (January 5, 2024). "Box Office 2025 Predictions: Can Jurassic World 4, Leonardo DiCaprio and a New Superman Help Theaters Return to Glory?". Variety . Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  31. ↑ Pederson, Erik (May 8, 2025). "Golden Trailer Awards Nominations: 'Wicked,' 'Deadpool & Wolverine' & Disney Lead Field". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on May 13, 2025.
  32. ↑ Couch, Aaron (May 29, 2025). "'28 Year Later' Tops the Golden Trailer Awards". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on May 30, 2025.
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