MOVIE: The Master Trailer

The Master is an upcoming drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Paul Thomas Anderson. It was given the green-light in May 2011, and began filming in June. The film stars Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, and Laura Dern. The plot involves a religion called "The Cause" which has been compared to Scientology. The Master is scheduled for release on October 12, 2012. Watch "The Master" trailer here after the jump.

The Story
A charismatic intellectual (Hoffman) launches a religious organization following World War II. A drifter (Phoenix) becomes his right-hand man but as the faith begins to gain a fervent following, the drifter finds himself questioning the belief system and his mentor.

The Cast
Joaquin Phoenix as Freddie Quell
Philip Seymour Hoffman as Lancaster Dodd
Amy Adams as Mary Sue Dodd
Laura Dern as Helen
Ambyr Childers as Elizabeth, Lancaster's daughter
Jesse Plemons as Val Dodd, Lancaster's son
Lena Endre as Mrs. Solstad
Rami Malek as Clark, son-in-law of Lancaster Dodd
Madisen Beaty as Doris Solstad
Fiona Dourif
Joshua Close as Wayne
W. Earl Brown as Bus
David Warshofsky as a detective
Patty McCormack
Kevin J. O'Connor as Bill White