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Visionary director Wes Anderson's 12th feature film, "The Phoenician Scheme," is set to hit theaters next month, and today, a new batch of individual character posters has been released, spotlighting the film's sprawling, star-studded cast (see below).
The film is directed by Anderson, who co-wrote the screenplay with his longtime collaborator Roman Coppola, the writer and producer behind films like "Moonrise Kingdom" and "The Darjeeling Limited." "The Phoenician Scheme" is slated for a North American release on May 30.
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The ensemble cast for "The Phoenician Scheme" includes Bjorn Lund, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Riz Ahmed, Mathieu Amalric, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Benicio del Toro, Richard Ayoade, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis, and Bill Murray. The film features many of Anderson's frequent collaborators, with Michael Cera, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Mia Threapleton (daughter of Kate Winslet) joining the director's troupe for the first time.
Benicio del Toro stars as a wealthy man named Sarsacoda, described as one of the richest men in Europe. Mia Threapleton co-stars as Sister Liso, his daughter.