One Battle After Another: Paul Thomas Anderson and Warner Bros. Bet Big on Original Storytelling

With a $140M budget and a star-studded cast, Anderson’s latest film could revive faith in auteur-driven cinema—or serve as a cautionary tale.

In a film landscape saturated with sequels and superhero sagas, Warner Bros. is making a rare—and risky—move. The studio has handed auteur filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson his biggest budget to date fo…