New WGA Filing Confirms Paul Thomas Anderson’s Upcoming Warner Bros. Blockbuster Is “Inspired By” Thomas Pynchon’s ‘Vineland’

Five months from its planned theatrical release, mysteries still swirl around Paul Thomas Anderson‘s upcoming blockbuster at Warner Bros. But cross at least this mystery off the list, as a new WGA filing for the project confirms it’s “inspired by” Thomas Pynchon‘s 1990 novel “Vineland.” That makes the film the second time Anderson brings Pynchon’s work to the big screen, the first time being 2014’s “Inherent Vice.” READ MORE: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Next Movie With Leonardo DiCaprio Slated For August 2025 But bear in mind “inspired by” is not synonymous with “adaptation.” But Anderson has had great success in taking liberties with novels before. 2007’s “There Will Be Blood” was originally an adaptation of Sinclair Lewis‘ “Oil! Continue reading New WGA Filing Confirms Paul Thomas Anderson’s Upcoming Warner Bros. Blockbuster Is “Inspired By” Thomas Pynchon’s ‘Vineland’ at The Playlist.

Mar 13, 2025 - 19:05

New WGA Filing Confirms Paul Thomas Anderson’s Upcoming Warner Bros. Blockbuster Is “Inspired By” Thomas Pynchon’s ‘Vineland’

Five months from its planned theatrical release, mysteries still swirl around Paul Thomas Anderson‘s upcoming blockbuster at Warner Bros. But cross at least this mystery off the list, as a new WGA filing for the project confirms it’s “inspired by” Thomas Pynchon‘s 1990 novel “Vineland.” That makes the film the second time Anderson brings Pynchon’s work to the big screen, the first time being 2014’s “Inherent Vice.”

READ MORE: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Next Movie With Leonardo DiCaprio Slated For August 2025

But bear in mind “inspired by” is not synonymous with “adaptation.” But Anderson has had great success in taking liberties with novels before. 2007’s “There Will Be Blood” was originally an adaptation of Sinclair Lewis‘ “Oil!

Continue reading New WGA Filing Confirms Paul Thomas Anderson’s Upcoming Warner Bros. Blockbuster Is “Inspired By” Thomas Pynchon’s ‘Vineland’ at The Playlist.