Cannes, Wes Anderson and The Phoenician Scheme
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Phoenician Scheme' cast members Benicio del Toro, Michael Cera and Mia Threapleton on Wes Anderson's comedic timing
Benedict Cumberbatch didn’t hold back when praising Michael Cera’s debut in Wes Anderson’s cinematic world, calling the casting “divine” and likening it to “God discovering water.” Speaking at the Cannes press conference for The Phoenician Scheme,
The actor plays an industrialist who tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter in this competition entry co-starring Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Jeffrey Wright, Tom Hanks and Scarlett Johansson.
Wes Anderson, who shot his fourth Cannes premiere, The Phoenician Scheme, at Babelsburg in Germany, was called to the carpet in the press room about his thoughts on President Donald Trump’s suggest film tariffs.
Wes Anderson has delighted the Cannes Film Festival once more with his latest directorial effort “The Phoenician Scheme,” which played in competition two years after “Asteroid City” did the same at the 2023 festival.
Wes Anderson has mocked Donald Trump's movie tariffs plan. The filmmaker, 55, hit out at the US president as rage continues to grow in the film industry about the effects slapping a 100 per cent tariff on movies made abroad will have on the entertainment business.