The Weinstein Co. has debuted the first theatrical trailer for The Master [MASTR] directed by Paul Thomas Anderson [PTAND]. Set in the1950s, Philip Seymour Hoffman [PSHOF] plays a charismatic philosopher who starts a faith-based organization, not unlike L. Ron Hubbard and Scientiology. Joaquin Phoenix [JPHOE] plays an ex-Navy drifter who gets drawn in to "The Cause". As he rise to become the leader's right-hand man, the newcomer begins to question the belief system, as well as his mentor. The Master opens on October 12th.
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