Rami Malek Cast In Paul Thomas Anderson's New Film

Briefly: Paul Thomas Anderson's new film, the currently untitled religious drama formerly called The Master, is really picking up steam. The Weinstein Company picked up distribution rights to the project that is being financed by Megan Ellison's Annapurna Pictures, and the casting process is in full swing.

The latest addition is Rami Malek (Breaking Dawn, The Pacific), who will play the son in law of Philip Seymour Hoffman's character. He joins a cast that includes Joaquin Phoenix as "an alcoholic drifter who becomes right-hand man and disciple" to Philip Seymour Hoffman. Amy Adams plays the wife of Hoffman's character, and Laura Dern, Jesse Plemons and David Warshofsky are in the cast, too. The film will start to shoot later this month. [Variety]