Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Phantom Thread’ Gets A Full Synopsis, First Trailer Coming Soon
The end of this year will mark what issupposed to be the final performancefromDaniel Day-Lewisin a film that reteams him withThere Will Be BlooddirectorPaul Thomas Anderson(seen together above).As we recently found out,Phantom Threadis the name of the film, and now we have an official synopsis to provide us with some insight into the story.
To find out more about thePhantom Threadmovie, keep reading below.
Here’s the official synopsis that comes to us from Focus Features:
Set in the glamour of 1950s post-war London, renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his sister Cyril (Lesley Manville) are at the center of British fashion, dressing royalty, movie stars, heiresses, socialites, debutants and dames with the distinct style of The House of Woodcock. Women come and go through Woodcock’s life, providing the confirmed bachelor with inspiration and companionship, until he comes across a young, strong-willed woman, Alma (Vicky Krieps), who soon becomes a fixture in his life as his muse and lover. Once controlled and planned, he finds his carefully tailored life disrupted by love. With his latest film, Paul Thomas Anderson paints an illuminating portrait both of an artist on a creative journey, and the women who keep his world running.
That’s much more information about the story and characters than we’d heard before.The Film Stagenotes there have been rumors aboutPhantom Threadbeing something akin to seeing Mike Leigh (Secrets & Lies, Vera Drake) directFifty Shades of Grey, and the notes relationship with the character of Alma might be where that comparison comes from.
Sometime in the near future, we’ll have a much better idea of what kind of movie we can expect, because the first trailer for Phantom Thread has already been classified. It clocks in at 2 minutes and 16 seconds, but we don’t know exactly when to expect it just yet. More than likely it will be attached toThe Darkest Hour, which hits theaters on November 24, but it could arrive online before then.
The film will be a bittersweet one if it truly ends upbeing the final performanceof Daniel Day-Lewis. Reportedly working onPhantom Threadinspired the actor topursue a career in dressmaking, which he fell in love with while researching the fashion industry for his work in the film. Here’s hoping the performance will send Daniel Day-Lewis off with a bang.
Phantom Threadwill hit limited theaters onDecember 25, 2017and will expand wide sometime inJanuary 2018.
