Step Inside the Whimsical World of Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme

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Take an exclusive inside look at the eccentric universe of Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme, where opulence meets espionage in a meticulously crafted landscape of pastel palettes, deadpan humor, and ticking clocks. From handcrafted set designs to the director’s signature symmetry, this behind-the-scenes featurette explores how Anderson and co-writer Roman Coppola built a globe-trotting spy tale centered on billionaire Zsa-Zsa Korda (Benicio del Toro) and his daughter Liesel (Mia Threapleton), a nun caught between faith and inheritance. Featuring cast interviews and production secrets, it’s a deep dive into the mind of one of cinema’s most distinctive auteurs.  The Phoenician Scheme Cast:  Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Riz Ahmed, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis, Imad Mardnli and Benedict Cumberbatch  The Phoenician Scheme will hit theaters May 30, 2025!

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00:00Ready, and action!

00:03Our story begins somewhere in the middle of Zsa Zsa's sixth airplane crash.

00:08I've got a cornfield in a, uh, looks like a soybean field, which is gonna be softer.

00:13Inconclusive.

00:15Never mind, I'll be in the cornfield.

00:18Go!

00:23Later, there's another plane crash in a jungle.

00:26That one, they have to live in the wreckage for a period of time.

00:30It's sort of a turning point in our story.

00:33Some key revelations about the characters come out of this experience they share living on their crash site.

00:39You can burn the house down after all if we survive.

00:44That opening sequence in that room, we had real paintings, we had real Magritte paintings.

00:49I think maybe you're the first owner.

00:51I probably knew him personally.

00:52I went to Belgium, he was hanging out.

00:54And it showed the extravagance of Zsa Zsa's wealth.

00:58Never buy good pictures.

01:00Buy masterpieces.

01:03The last part of the story is set in a hotel.

01:09Once owned by Zsa Zsa's father, built by Zsa Zsa and Nubar's grandfather.

01:14Now owned by an American conglomerate called Slumber Lux.

01:17This is just a symbolic meeting, it's a formality.

01:22It's really incredible to walk into this world, which is so layered.

01:28Let's communicate.

01:30Let's communicate.

01:31You are in a Wes Anderson movie.

01:33Everything is all in sync.

01:35All in favor?

01:36Aye.

01:37And the story becomes funny and dangerous.

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