Thursday, December 03, 2009

Faith Based Initiative

Philip Seymour Hoffman is set to star in a 1950's drama pic as the founder of a new religion for director Paul Thomas Anderson (''There Will Be Blood'') reports Variety.



Playing "the Master," as in "master of ceremonies," Hoffman is a charismatic intellectual who hatches a faith-based organization that begins to catch on in America in 1952. The story will focus on the relationship between the Master and Freddie, a 20-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.

Hoffman appeared in Anderson's debut flick Hard Eight--This will mark their 5th team up.

The media says the film will skewer both Scientology and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) And I say it sounds like the film's putting the whole idea of faith under the microscope.

The $35 million project has yet to be officially greenlit though as Anderson has yet to deliver a finished script....It's just a matter of time.

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