Leonardo DiCaprio had been wanting to work with Paul Thomas Anderson for nearly 30 years.
With their first partnership, One Battle After Another, (loosely based on Thomas Pynchon novel, Vineland), finally hitting theatres, DiCaprio’s glad they’re teaming up for a project that blends so many of the genres he loves, including action and political satire.
DiCaprio plays Bob Ferguson, a one-time member of a revolutionary group, forced back into action when a ruthless enemy from his past (Sean Penn), resurfaces and his teenage daughter (newcomer Chase Infiniti, in her film debut) goes missing.
Roused from his mid-life malaise, Bob embarks on a mission to find his child with the help of her resourceful martial-arts instructor (Benicio Del Toro).
The actor, who worked with Anderson on 2014’s