{"id":2045016,"date":"2025-09-24T00:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T00:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2045016"},"modified":"2025-09-24T00:00:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T00:00:18","slug":"paul-thomas-anderson-reveals-one-franchise-he-wish-he-couldve-directed-film-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/paul-thomas-anderson-reveals-one-franchise-he-wish-he-couldve-directed-film-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Thomas Anderson Reveals One Franchise He Wish He Could&#8217;ve Directed Film For"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Paul Thomas is arguably the greatest American filmmaker working right now, but has avoided blockbuster filmmaking for decades. One Battle After Another is the biggest budgeted film he&#8217;s ever made and looks to be one of the most acclaimed movies of the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When you have the kind of sauce that PTA has, you don&#8217;t have to sell out and make franchise films. However, that doesn&#8217;t mean he wasn&#8217;t open to the idea at one point. In a recent interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lefigaro.fr\/culture\/paul-thomas-anderson-je-peux-comprendre-que-leonardo-dicaprio-ait-prefere-tourner-titanic-plutot-que-boogie-nights-20250923\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Le Figaro;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Le Figaro<\/a>, PTA admitted that he wished he could&#8217;ve directed a Mission: Impossible movie with Tom Cruise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I would have loved to [direct a Mission: Impossible], but I never got that call,&#8221; Anderson said. &#8220;I was very disappointed. I think he\u2019s done with Mission: Impossible now, so it won\u2019t happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Warner Bros&amp;period; Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mission: Impossible \u2013 The Final Reckoning came out earlier this year but was a box office and critical disappointment. That likely means we&#8217;re done getting Mission: Impossible movies for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_5ct56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_5ct56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_5ct56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_9ct56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_9ct56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n        #_R_9ct56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It&#8217;s a shame, as one of Cruise&#8217;s career-best performances comes in PTA&#8217;s Magnolia. It would&#8217;ve been fascinating to see what the auteur could&#8217;ve come up with in that world. Sadly, it sounds like it won&#8217;t ever happen. Perhaps there&#8217;s another blockbuster that Crusie and PTA could join forces on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tvsquad.com\/movies\/steven-spielberg-adds-to-one-battle-after-another-hype-with-review\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: Steven Spielberg Adds to One Battle After Another Hype With Review;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Related: Steven Spielberg Adds to One Battle After Another Hype With Review<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Thomas is arguably the greatest American filmmaker working right now, but has avoided blockbuster filmmaking for decades. 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