Paul W.S. Anderson

INHERENT VICE, writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson, on set, 2014. ph: Wilson Webb/©Warner Bros.

INHERENT VICE, from left: Martin Short, writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson, on set, 2014. ph: Wilson Webb/©Warner Bros.

INHERENT VICE, writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson, on set, 2014. ph: Wilson Webb/©Warner Bros.

PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE, Paul Thomas Anderson, 2002, (c) Columbia

RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER, DIRECTOR PAUL W.S. ANDERSON ON SET, 2016. PH: ILZE KITSHOFF/©SCREEN GEMS

INHERENT VICE, from left: Joaquin Phoenix, writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson, on set, 2014. ph: Wilson Webb/©Warner Bros.

INHERENT VICE, Joaquin Phoenix (center), writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson (long, dark pants), on set, 2014. ph: Wilson Webb/©Warner Bros.

RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE, from left: director Paul W.S. Anderson, Milla Jovovich, on set, 2010. ph: Rafy/©Screen Gems

INHERENT VICE, from left: Joaquin Phoenix, writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson, on set, 2014. ph: Wilson Webb/©Warner Bros.

PHANTOM THREAD, DIRECTOR PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON, ON SET, 2017. PH: LAURIE SPARHAM/© FOCUS FEATURES

PHANTOM THREAD, FROM LEFT: DANIEL DAY-LEWIS, DIRECTOR PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON, ON SET, 2017. PH: LAURIE SPARHAM/© FOCUS FEATURES

BOOGIE NIGHTS, Heather Graham, director Paul Thomas Anderson, 1997

POMPEII, from left: Emily Browning, director Paul W.S. Anderson, Carrie-Anne Moss, on set, 2014. ph: Caitlin Cronenberg/©TriStar Pictures

POMPEII, from left: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, director Paul W.S. Anderson, on set, 2014. ph: Caitlin Cronenberg/©TriStar Pictures

Milla Jovovich, Paul W.S. Anderson at arrivals for RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION Premiere, Regal Cinemas L.A. Live, Los Angeles, CA September 12, 2012. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection

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