Inside Look at Making Wes Anderson's 'The Phoenician Scheme' Film

"You are in a Wes Anderson movie – everything is all in sync." Hot on the heels of its Cannes Film Festival debut, Focus Features has revealed an entertaining new behind-the-scenes featurette for The Phoenician Scheme, the latest creation from director Wes Anderson (trailer here). His 12th feature film so far, taking us on another adventure. This one opens in theaters soon at the end of this month - check your local listings. A dark tale of espionage following a strained father-daughter relationship within a family business while they try to negotiate important deals. Anderson says that The Phoenician Scheme is a story about a family "with a rather dark tone", about a father & daughter played by Benicio Del Toro & Mia Threapleton. The ensemble includes Michael Cera, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Riz Ahmed, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Richard Ayoade, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis, Benedict Cumberbatch, plus Mathieu Amalric and many, many others. Wes Anderson now shoots his films at the Studio Babelsberg in Potsdam, Germany. It's really cool to have a peek at his sets and what they're like – I want to see even more. Here's the making of featurette for Wes Anderson's film The Phoenician Scheme, direct […]

May 23, 2025 - 23:40

Inside Look at Making Wes Anderson's 'The Phoenician Scheme' Film

"You are in a Wes Anderson movie – everything is all in sync." Hot on the heels of its Cannes Film Festival debut, Focus Features has revealed an entertaining new behind-the-scenes featurette for The Phoenician Scheme, the latest creation from director Wes Anderson (trailer here). His 12th feature film so far, taking us on another adventure. This one opens in theaters soon at the end of this month - check your local listings. A dark tale of espionage following a strained father-daughter relationship within a family business while they try to negotiate important deals. Anderson says that The Phoenician Scheme is a story about a family "with a rather dark tone", about a father & daughter played by Benicio Del Toro & Mia Threapleton. The ensemble includes Michael Cera, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Riz Ahmed, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Richard Ayoade, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis, Benedict Cumberbatch, plus Mathieu Amalric and many, many others. Wes Anderson now shoots his films at the Studio Babelsberg in Potsdam, Germany. It's really cool to have a peek at his sets and what they're like – I want to see even more. // Continue Reading ›