Fresh off his Academy Award-winning short “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” it looks like Wes Anderson is setting out to build another A-list cast for his upcoming film, “The Phoenician Scheme.” The new movie will be a tale of father-daughter espionage. It is said to have a darker tone than audiences are used to seeing in Anderson’s previous works.
“The Phoenician Scheme” recently wrapped filming in Germany, with Anderson directing from a script co-written with frequent collaborator Roman Coppola. The cast already includes Benicio del Toro (“The French Dispatch”), Michael Cera (“Sacramento”), Bill Murray (“Ghostbusters”), and Mia Threapleton (“Scoop”).
The German industry website Crew-United is reporting that Charlotte Gainsbourg (“Alphonse”), Scarlett Johansson (“North Star”), Benedict Cumberbatch (“What If…?”), Willem Dafoe (“Gonzo Girl”), and Tom Hanks (“Masters of The Air”) have joined the cast. Along with Riz Ahmed (“Fingernails”), Bryan Cranston (“Argylle”), Rupert Friend (“The Swan”), and Antonia Desplat (“Shantaram”).
So when we said all-star we MEANT all-star.
Currently, “The Phoenician Scheme” is set to release sometime in 2025. We’ll keep you posted on updates about the project as they become available.
