When he’s not taking time to chat with Steven Spielberg about his latest project, it looks like Paul Thomas Anderson is busy preparing his next directorial feature, following 2021’s Licorice Pizza. While rumors have been swirling about what he may tackle next, a new update has arrived.

The casting site Actors Access has posted a casting call for an “Untitled Ck/PTA Studio Feature Film,” with the Ck referring to casting director Cassandra Kulukundis, who has worked with PTA since Boogie Nights. The specific role being cast is for a 15-to-16-year-old female of mixed ethnicity who is “physically athletic and excels at Martial Arts.” Most notably the item reveals a start date of July 2023 and a shooting location of Los Angeles.

While no plot details are revealed, PTA has been developing the idea of an LA-set 1940s Jazz film capturing the “Little Harlem” area of the city, specifically...