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

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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