A Behind The Scenes Look At "One Battle After Another"

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2026

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

"One Battle After Another" is an American black comedy action-thriller film produced, written, and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It is inspired by the 1990 novel "Vineland" by Thomas Pynchon and features an ensemble cast led by Leonardo DiCaprio, with Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti (in her film debut). The story follows an ex-revolutionary who is forced back into his former life of violence when a corrupt military officer pursues him and his daughter. With a budget of $130–175 million, it is the most expensive film of Anderson's career. It garnered widespread acclaim and numerous accolades. These include three wins at the 31st Critics' Choice Awards (including Best Picture), four wins at the 83rd Golden Globes (including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy), one win and a record seven nominations at the 32nd Actor Awards (including Outstanding Performance by a Cast), six wins at the 79th British Academy Film Awards (including Best Film), and thirteen nominations at the 98th Academy Awards (including Best Picture). The American Film Institute also listed the film among the top ten films of 2025, and it won five awards from the National Board of Review (including Best Film), as well as Best Picture prizes from the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and the National Society of Film Critics. Teyana Taylor and cinematographer Michael Bauman were kind enough to spend some time speaking with Next Best Picture Owner & Editor In Chief Matt Neglia. Ema Sasic spoke with Chase Infiniti, and Brendan Hodges spoke with the film's editor, Andy Jurgensen. You can listen to all of these interviews below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to watch at home on 4K UHD from Warner Bros. Pictures and is up for your consideration for the 98th Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director (Anderson), Best Actor (DiCaprio), Best Supporting Actor (Del Toro and Penn), Best Supporting Actress (Taylor), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Casting, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Original Score, and Best Sound. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is my interview with the star of the film One Battle After Another, Tayana Taylor.
0:08.1	Followed by Emma Sassick's interview with Chase Infinity, followed by my interview with the film's cinematographer Michael Balman,
0:14.6	and then ending with Brennan Hodges' interview with the film's editor, Andy Jurgensen.
0:19.4	We hope you enjoy this behind- scenes look at one battle after another.
0:23.6	What I'm doing here is I'm creating a closed circuit.
0:29.6	Very important to keep your cap shunted like this so you don't accidentally detonate your charge.
0:39.1	Don't stop.
0:40.8	I want you to create a show.
0:42.8	This is an announcement of revolution.
0:46.2	The message is clear.
0:48.1	I'll be seeing you very soon.
0:49.9	Not if I see you first.
0:51.1	Did my love revolution.
0:52.7	Hi, Deanna.
0:53.4	I'm Matt Negli with Next Best Picture. How are you today? How you doing? I'm you first. Did my, Gianna. I'm Matt Negluf, next best picture.
0:54.9	How are you today?
0:55.7	How you doing?
0:57.5	I'm doing so great.
0:58.9	Thank you so much for taking time to speak with me today.
1:01.7	No problem.
1:02.3	Thank you.
1:03.5	So I want to first start off with the beginning.
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