PTA NEW FILM IS DEAD (BEFORE IT EVEN GOT A CHANCE TO START)
TRAVESTIES
TRAVESTIES
PTA was going to make a film about Scientology until “they” stopped him.
“Hoffman will play “The Master,” as in “master of ceremonies,” a charismatic intellectual who hatches a faith-based organization that begins to catch on in America in 1952.
The core is the relationship between The Master and Freddie, a twenty-something drifter who becomes the leader’s lieutenant. As the faith begins to gain a fervent following, Freddie finds himself questioning the belief system he has embraced, and his mentor.
Anderson’s treatment of religion was cynical in “There Will Be Blood.” Here, the scrutiny isn’t specifically directed toward faith-based movements like Scientology or Mormonism that are newcomers compared to established religions. Anderson explores the need to believe in a higher power, the choice of which to embrace, and the point at which a belief system graduates into a religion.”
Just let US make movies already. There’s always some reason we don’t get what we want. Indeed.
1 year ago