Overview

• Speaking to France’s Le Figaro, Anderson said the Charlie Kirk assassination is a horrible murder but not connected to his fiction, calling the film an action‑comedy far from reality.
• The film opens to the public on Friday, Sept. 26, after advance screenings and a wave of positive notices.
• Some prospective viewers publicly declined early screenings after Kirk’s death, a reaction outlets describe as limited compared with the largely favorable buzz.
• Anderson said he was disappointed he never got the chance to direct a Mission: Impossible film with Tom Cruise and believes that opportunity has passed.
• He reiterated that he once offered Leonardo DiCaprio the lead in Boogie Nights before the actor chose Titanic, while DiCaprio now fronts One Battle After Another as an ex‑revolutionary in a story that engages with current political issues.