Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another’ Trailer Reveals Leonardo DiCaprio on a Madcap Quest

The film also stars Benicio del Toro, Sean Penn and Teyana Taylor The post Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another’ Trailer Reveals Leonardo DiCaprio on a Madcap Quest appeared first on TheWrap.

Mar 27, 2025 - 17:55

Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another’ Trailer Reveals Leonardo DiCaprio on a Madcap Quest

Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film, “One Battle After Another,” arrives in theaters on Sept. 26. But you can watch the brand-new trailer for the movie, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, below.

The new movie is written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and loosely based on Thomas Pynchon’s “Vineland.” (Anderson already has a Pynchon adaptation under his belt – 2014’s nutty “Inherent Vice.”) In the film, DiCaprio’s character is attempting to save the life of a half-Black baby from white nationalists (led by a villainous Sean Penn). From the trailer, the movie looks like a muscular action movie as much as it is a satire of our contemporary times. The supporting cast also includes Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, Chase Infiniti, Alana Haim and Wood Harris.

This marks Anderson’s first movie since 2021’s “Licorice Pizza,” which was nominated for the Best Picture Oscar and saw Anderson claim nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. That movie was actually set to feature a supporting performance from DiCaprio, who was offered the Jon Peters role. While DiCaprio fell through, his father George has a small role as Mr. Jack, a waterbed salesman.

“One Battle After Another” was produced by Anderson, Adam Somner and Sara Murphy. Somner actually died from cancer late last year with “One Battle After Another” being the final film that he worked on. The film was scored by Radiohead member Jonny Greenwood, who has been working with Anderson since 2007’s “There Will Be Blood;” this will be their sixth film together.

Much has been made about the movie’s oversized budget of more than $100 million, but judging by the trailer, it looks like it’s all on the screen. Warner Bros. will release “One Battle After Another” on Sept. 26.

You can watch the full trailer in the video above.

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