Fresh off its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, writer-director Wes Anderson’s latest film, “The Phoenician Scheme” is set to open in select theaters this weekend ahead of its full release on June 6th. This “espionage black comedy” features a sterling ensemble of Anderson regulars and new faces including Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Richard Ayoade, Mathieu Amalric, Scarlett Johansson, Jeffrey Wright, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, F. Murray Abraham, Steve Park, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and more.
Del Toro gets top billing playing Zsa-zsa Korda, a millionaire business magnate and father of ten. There hasn’t been a lot said about the story, but it seems Korda takes on a “land and sea infrastructure scheme” with the help of his reluctant daughter who’s a nun (Mia Threapleton) and his antsy tutor (Michael Cera). Of course they have a number of wacky encounters with a colorful collection of characters, all to an stylish backdrop that is every bit a vibrant Wes Anderson tapestry.
In anticipation of its upcoming release, Focus Features has released a collection of stylish character posters. Check them out below….
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I bought a ticket for the upcoming opening weekend showing in a week from Saturday. Yeah, I’m going to see this as Wes Anderson puts my ass in the seat. I’m actually more excited for a 10-film box set that he plans to release from Criterion. A great excuse to donate my old DVDs once I get the box set.
I’ll probably have to get the box set even though I have several full Criterion editions of his movies.
Ooh good to see Rupert Friend in a big movie! Even if it’s a little part.
Yep. Really good actor. And he seems to be in tune with Anderson’s wacky rhythm.