Overview

• Leonardo DiCaprio said he is "slowing down" in his 50s but felt he couldn’t pass up the chance to work with Paul Thomas Anderson on the film.
• The politically charged action-drama follows a former revolutionary and his teenage daughter, probing tribalism and generational trauma.
• Reactions from industry screenings and social media have been enthusiastic, with the film widely discussed as a leading Oscar contender while reviews remain under embargo.
• The ensemble features Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and newcomer Chase Infiniti, with Penn’s antagonist linked to a white supremacist faction.
• Paul Thomas Anderson said he loosely drew the concept from Thomas Pynchon’s Vineland, and Steven Spielberg praised the movie during a recent Q&A.