The Phoenician Scheme is an upcoming espionage comedy-drama thriller film[1] directed by Wes Anderson from a script he wrote with Roman Coppola. The film will feature an ensemble cast including Benicio del Toro, Michael Cera, Bill Murray, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Benedict Cumberbatch, Scarlett Johansson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Rupert Friend, Willem Dafoe, Bryan Cranston, Mia Threapleton, Aysha Joy Samuel, Mohamed Chahrour, Imad Mardnli and Tonio Arango. An international co-production between United States and Germany, it will be produced under Studio Babelsberg as well as Anderson through his company American Empirical Pictures and Steven Rales through his company Indian Paintbrush.
Synopsis[]
Dark tale of espionage following a strained father-daughter relationship within a family business. Twists revolve around betrayal and morally gray choices.
Cast[]
- Scarlett Johansson as Cousin
- Tom Hanks as Leland
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Uncle Nubar
- Benicio Del Toro
- Rupert Friend as Excaliber
- Bill Murray
- Michael Cera
- Charlotte Gainsbourg as 1st Wife
- Riz Ahmed
- Antonia Desplat as 2nd Wife
- Mia Threapleton as Liesl
- Mathieu Amalric
- Kit Rakusen
- Max Mauff as Footmen Max
- Hector Bateman-Harden as Jamie
- Milo James as Zsa Zsa son
- Mohamed Belhadjine, Aysha Joy Samuel & Sébastien Fouassier as Militia
- Matthew Jordan as Footman
- Jaime Ferkic as The Chauffeur
- Philipp Droste as Footman Phil
- Stéphane Bak
- Tonio Arango as Desert Assassin
- Gunes Taner as Boy #1
- Imad Mardnli as Farouk’s Bodyguard
- Edward Hyland as Jasper
- Imke Büchel as Gouvernante
- Benjamin Lake as Son
- Jonathan Wirtz as Boy #9
- Mohamed Chahrour
- Sabine Hollweck as Cook
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References[]
- ↑ Wes Anderson’s ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ to Start Filming in April (in en-US) (2024-01-11).