On December 19, Beijing time, according to foreign media reports, Paul Thomas Anderson’s next film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson has set the next home: Focus Films, which has just collaborated with PTA on "The Phantom of the Neon" , won the film and will be responsible for North America. Distribution, Focus’s parent company Universal Pictures is responsible for distribution outside of North America. This untitled new film is also confirmed to be shot in California in the spring and summer of 2020.
also served as the screenwriter and producer of the film. The protagonist is a high school student and child star actor. The casting has not yet been announced. The story goes back to the place where PTA himself grew up and made many films: San Fernando, California, set in the 1970s. Previously, it was said that the film has many characters, which may be group dramas or cross story lines.