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‘Inherent Vice’ trailer: Paul Thomas Anderson does Thomas Pynchon

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The first trailer for “Inherent Vice,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s adaptation of the 2009 Thomas Pynchon novel, has been released by Warner Bros. (watch it above). Set in late-1960s Los Angeles, the film stars Joaquin Phoenix as Larry “Doc” Sportello, a pot-smoking private investigator enlisted by his ex-girlfriend (Katherine Waterston) to investigate a plot involving her billionaire boyfriend.

The cast also includes Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Reese Witherspoon and Benicio Del Toro. The film is Anderson’s follow-up to the 2012 drama “The Master.” “Inherent Vice” is set for release Dec. 12.

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