The Paul Thomas Anderson Movie Character Draft

The Big Picture

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Tv & Film

4.3 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2025

⏱️ 111 minutes

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Summary

For the first time ever, Sean, Amanda, and Chris are doing a movie character draft! Today, they draft their favorite characters from Paul Thomas Anderson’s filmography. But before diving in, they react to a handful of news headlines, including the speculation that David Ellison and Paramount plan on making a strong bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, new information regarding key details about Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Social Network II’, and the recent awards buzz surrounding Sydney Sweeney’s performance in the upcoming boxing film ‘Christy’ (1:38). Then, they talk through their personal relationships to Anderson’s work (25:15), introduce the new categories (41:19), and finally draft their characters (49:27). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guest: Chris Ryan Producer: Jack Sanders This episode is sponsored by State Farm®️. A State Farm agent can help you choose the coverage you need. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.®️ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is presented by State Farm. Life's full of decisions, big and small, and sometimes
0:04.3	you make movie ones you can really stand behind. For example, I was wise enough to stick
0:09.3	around through the mid credits during Ryan Cougler's sinners. And unlike my co-host, Amanda,
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0:57.9	I'm Sean Fenise. I'm Sean Fennessy.
0:58.8	I'm Amanda Dobbins.
1:02.8	And this is the Big Picture, a conversation show about Paul Thomas Anderson.
1:04.5	CR is here.
1:05.5	It must mean we're drafting.
1:07.2	Chris, welcome back to the big picture. Thank you guys for having me.
1:07.8	It's been too long.
1:08.9	Has it been two months?
1:11.0	It's been most of the summer.
1:12.4	Two months.
1:12.9	I guess so? Since Chicago?
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