Scientology did not like the vision that Paul Thomas Anderson was going to give of its creator L Ron Hubbard in "The Master«That's why even though they haven't seen the tape they have tried to make it undergo changes.
From the beginning the Scientology he wanted the tape not to be shot by putting pressure on its producer.
'We had and continue to have pressure. At first they told us not to do it, and then they tried to change it. I'm not going to give names, but it was like that. Also, they reacted that way without seeing the movie', says the producer Harvey Weinstein in statements to the BBC.
Despite the pressure received so that the film was not taken to cabao, the film has been finished and has even already been previewed in the prestigious Venice Film Festival with great success, since it ended up winning the Silver Lion for best director and the Volpi Cup for its two protagonists.
In addition, its premiere in the United States is already scheduled for the October 12 of this same year.
Scientology will not only have to see the film on screen as Paul and Thomas Anderson conceived it, but its great success, thanks to the performances of Joaquin Phoenix and Phillip Seymour Hoffman among other things, has made the film one of the most anticipated of the year and already sound like one of the possible candidates for the Oscar.
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