Soggy Bottom which is still an official name will first feature film since 2017’s Phantom Thread. The movie, Anderson’s latest directorial effort after 2017’s “Phantom Thread,” will open in limited release on Nov 26 (Thanksgiving weekend) and expand nationwide on Christmas Day.
The film’s ensemble cast includes Bradley Cooper, Benny Safdie, Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman, son of the late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman — Anderson’s frequent collaborator. The film marks the young actor’s feature debut.
Anderson wrote the script and produced the film with Sarah Murphy. The project was backed by MGM, in association with Born Creative and Anderson’s Film Company.
The untitled project marks the celebrated filmmaker’s ninth feature, following “Hard Eight,” “Boogie Nights” (the director’s breakthrough project, also set in the 1970s San Fernando Valley), “Magnolia,” “Punch-Drunk Love,” “There Will Be Blood,” “The Master,” “Inherent Vice” and “Phantom Thread.” The 2017 drama, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Vicky Krieps, and Lesley Manville, earned Anderson his third best director Oscar nomination, as well as a Best Picture nod.
Anderson has been nominated for eight Academy Awards, including screenplay nods for “Boogie Nights,” “Magnolia,” “There Will Be Blood” and “Inherent Vice.”
