There Will Be Blood

There Will Be Blood
File:There will be blood.jpg Promotional film poster
Directed by	Paul Thomas Anderson
Written by	Novel: Upton Sinclair Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson
Produced by	Paul Thomas Anderson Daniel Lupi Scott Rudin Eric Schlosser Joanne Sellar
Starring	Daniel Day-Lewis Paul Dano Mary Elizabeth Barrett David Willis
Distributed by	Miramax Films Paramount Vantage
Release dates	December 26, 2007 (limited)
Country	United States
Language	English

There Will Be Blood is a film adaptation of Upton Sinclair's novel Oil!. It stars Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano, and is screenwritten, produced and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Shooting began in mid-May 2006 in New Mexico and Marfa, Texas, with principal photography wrapping August 24, 2006. The film is scheduled for a limited release of December 26, 2007.

Music for the film was composed by Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood.1

Plot

This adaptation of Oil!, a novel by Upton Sinclair, is a period piece taking place in the turn-of-the-century where a tycoon (Daniel Day-Lewis) strikes it rich after gaining oil rights to a family's ranch, turning the small town into a boomtown where a charismatic young preacher (Paul Dano) captivates churchgoers.

The studio describes it as "a story about family, greed, religion and oil, centered on a turn-of-the-century Texas prospector in the early days of the business."

Cast

Actor	Role
Daniel Day-Lewis	Daniel Plainview
Paul Dano	Eli Sunday
Russell Harvard	H.W. Ailman
Kevin J. O'Connor	Henry Brands
Ciarán Hinds	Fletcher Hamilton
David Willis	Abel Sunday
Mary Elizabeth Barrett	Fanny Clark

External links

• There Will Be Blood at IMDb
• Teaser poster
• Official trailer
• Teaser trailer
• cigarettes and red vines - there will be blood preview/information
• Announcement of Paul Dano joining the cast
• Spout.com: Detailed recap of the 17 minutes of footage shown at the 2007 Telluride Film Festival