A new trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson‘s The Master has gone online. The film stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as World War II veteran Lancaster Dodd, who’s haunted by his experiences, and decides to form his own religion as a result. Joaquin Phoenix plays a drifter who becomes Dodd’s right-hand man. This new trailer gives us our first look Dodd, who comes off as equal parts creepy and quietly charismatic. I got a few chills when Dodd tells Phoenix’s character, “I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist, a theoretical philosopher but above all I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.” Dodd is reportedly based off Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, and as the Village Voice reports, Hubbard would often tell people he was a physician and nuclear physicist even though he was neither. The trailer also gives us our first look at Amy Adams as Dodd’s wife, who slightly resembles Hubbard’s third wife, Mary Sue Hubbard. However, the film looks like it will be using the founding of Scientology as a launching point for a fictional drama rather than serving as a backdoor biopic of L. Ron Hubbard.
Hit the jump to check out the latest trailer. The film also stars Laura Dern, Jesse Plemons, and David Warshovsky. The Master opens October 12th.
Trailer via the official website (thanks to Collider reader @Mattcici for the heads up).
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There’s a haze in the imagery that reminds me a lot of old black and white films. This film looks beautiful
That is a good way to describe it. It does have a hazy look. Almost like a old home movie. Makes it feel somewhat more personal in a way.
PTA has outdone himself even Kubrick would be proud! I could smell the Oscars already (although I have this feeling that he might get snubbed in the comming storm over the Scientology debate and the because of the large influence that the church has in hollywood). Also Jaquin Phoniex is stealing the show in every scene.
L ron Hubbard right there on the screen!
Outside of the TDKR this is my most anticipated film of the year.
Repeat after me: Scientology is your friend… Scientology is your friend… Scientology is your friend… Scientology is your friend… Scientology is your friend… Scientology is your friend… Scientology is your friend… Scientology is your friend… Scientology is your friend… Scientology is your friend… Scientology is your friend… Scientology is your friend… Scientology is your friend… Scientology is your friend… Scientology is your friend… Scientology is your friend… Scientology is your friend… Scientology is your friend… Scientology is your friend… Scientology is your friend… Scientology is your friend…
DO ANYTHING FOR DETHKLOK
Paul Thomas Anderson take my money!
Paul Thomas Anderson: Fucking genius auteur.
Awesome, this director delivers every time
Woooow!…this film looks amazing, might even trump THERE WILL BE BLOOD and thats a difficult feat to ”master”
I’m not feeling this at ALL. I am a huge fan of “There Will Be Blood,” but this just looks so, ehh.
Anderson,Hoffman & Pheonix- You just know this will be AWESOME!!!
Awesome! Hooray for anticipated films! Other than the Hobbitt all the movies I was really looking forward to have come out. Here’s hoping this is another winner from my man PTA!
MUST. SEE. RIGHT. NOW. Damn you, PTA! This movie is is all I’m going to be able to think about between TDKR and October!