new word to describe the Pyncher--eremite

[Paul Mackin]

Last December, this blog was the first to report 
<http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/12/paul_thomas_anderson_plans_to.html> 
that Anderson had written a treatment of Pynchon's seventh novel, and 
was considering doing a screenplay. Now insiders confirm to Vulture that 
Anderson has, in fact, obtained the blessing of Pynchon and --- in 
frequent consultation with the eremite novelist himself --- has not only 
written a first draft, but is more than halfway done with a second. (For 
those unfamiliar, it tells the story of Larry "Doc" Sportello, a pothead 
private detective hired by a former girlfriend to investigate the 
disappearance of her wealthy lover in 1969 Los Angeles.) Robert Downey, 
Jr. is said to be interested in the lead role, and insiders point out 
that his recent detachment from Sam Raimi's /Oz, the Great and 
Powerful/, set up at Disney, leaves an opening in his schedule in the 
fourth quarter of this year.


http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/02/paul_thomas_anderson.html
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