Wes Anderson has revealed the trailer for his new film, The Phoenician Scheme.
Described as a dark tale of espionage, The Phoenician Scheme stars Benicio del Toro as Zsa-zsa Korda, an international businessman who is among the richest men in Europe. Mia Threapleton and Michael Cera co-star as Korda’s daughter Sister Liesl and her tutor Bjorn Lund, respectively. As it is an Anderson affair, his regular collaborators round out the ensemble cast, including Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Benedict Cumberbatch, Scarlett Johannson, Bryan Cranston, Hope Davis, Tom Hanks, and Jeffrey Wright. Along with Cera, Riz Ahmed, Rupert Friend, and Charlotte Gainsbourg will make their first appearances in an Anderson film.
The Phoenician Scheme is set for a limited US release on May 30th and will expand further throughout the country on June 6th, via Focus Features. Anderson’s most recent release was The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, a short film starring Cumberbatch, in September 2023, later expanding to include three more shorts into an anthology film in 2024. Though Anderson’s films have won Oscars in the past for Costume Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, and more, Henry Sugar won the director himself his first statuette in 2024 for Best Live Action Short Film.
After watching the trailer, revisit Consequence’s 2023 ranking of Anderson’s films.
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