The Weinstein Company has confirmed moving Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master to a limited opening on September 14 from its original date October 12. The movie will add theaters on September 21. Philip Seymour Hoffman stars as the charismatic central figure of the movie. Amy Adams and Joaquin Phoenix also star. Additionally Weinstein is moving the Brad Pitt drama Killing Them Softly to October 19 from September 21. The Master now will be opening against the wide releases of Disney/Pixar’s remastered-in-3D Finding Nemo and Sony/Screen Gems’ Resident Evil: Retribution. Other movies opening in limited release September 14 will be Summit’s The Perks Of Being A Wildflower, IFC’s Liberal Arts and UTV’s Barfi! Director Andrew Dominik and Pitt’s Killing Them Softly will be up against a pair of other wide releases October 19, Alex Cross from Summit and Paramount’s Paranormal Activity 4 plus IFC’s The Loneliest Planet and Paramount Vantage’s Not Fade Away.
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Jack Parsons deserves his own movie too.
How many times will you guys report that “some have suggested [it to be] a thinly veiled take on Scientology,” while adding that “Anderson has said it is not.” You’re reporting on a rumor from a first draft script that circulated over a year ago. Shouldn’t PTA’s word be enough? If he says it’s not about Scientology, why keep reporting that it MIGHT be?? If it turns out it is, then report that it is! If you have no idea then why report a rumor? It’s just lazy reporting. Not to mention inaccurate – seeing as it’s based on nothing but “suggestion.” Get it together, guys.
Um. Have you SEEN the trailer? Of COURSE it’s a thinly-veiled take on Scientology and Hubbard. Any moron can see that. And of COURSE Anderson is going to say it’s not – would you expect him to say it IS?
Way to go Weinstein!!! Smart move. No competition that weekend so far – cause all the kids who go see Nemo, or possibly teens for WALLFLOWER, or dumb-downed audience for RESIDENT EVIL aren’t the audience for THE MASTER.
There’s no other smart intelligent adult film opening that weekend by an auteur, so it will definitely kill.
Can’t wait!!! PTA you rule!
Take it to those alien worshippers.
Can’t Wait!
PTA is the man. And this movie, ‘The Master’, should be a conten-duh come Oscar Sunday! Read the script and it was solid.
Does anyone know why this isn’t opening at TIFF?