Joaquin Phoenix was originally cast in the lead but dropped out and the role was recast with Leonardo DiCaprio
Is rumored to be an adaption of Thomas Pynchon's 1990 novel "Vineland".
Shot partially in Mexico, and in Texas, USA.
Paul Thomas Anderson's most expensive film yet with a reported $110 million budget, despite Anderson's highest grossing film There Will Be Blood (2007) making only $76 million upon release. Warner Bros. executives pointed towards Leonardo DiCaprio being a box office draw for Anderson to have that sort of budget.
Principal photography began in California on January 22, 2024. The film, under the working title BC Project, filmed for eleven days across Humboldt County in Arcata, Cutten, Eureka, and Trinidad. On February 3, production moved to Sacramento, with filming at the Sacramento County Administration Building and Sacramento County Courthouse. On-location filming also took place in El Paso, Texas, in June 2024.