Overview

• At a Directors Guild of America screening in Los Angeles, Steven Spielberg moderated a Q&A and called the film “an insane movie,” likened its tone to Dr. Strangelove, and noted it has more action in its first hour than any prior Anderson film.
• The movie held its Los Angeles premiere at Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre, following advance industry screenings that kicked off this first wave of reactions.
• Loosely adapted from Thomas Pynchon’s Vineland, the film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Bob Ferguson alongside Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Teyana Taylor, Regina Hall, and newcomer Chase Infiniti in her feature debut.
• Early press reactions praise Anderson’s direction, muscular action and dark comedy, highlight Jonny Greenwood’s score, and single out performances by Penn, Taylor, and Infiniti as standouts.
• Warner Bros. will release the roughly 160-minute feature in theaters on Sept. 26, with coverage noting its film-first presentation including VistaVision and select large-format showings, as awards talk begins to build around the film and key performances.