Phoenician Scheme, The

From one of the world's most beloved filmmakers, Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel, Isle Of Dogs), comes a comic thriller of a wealthy industrialist targeted by nefarious individuals and shady organisations as he sets out to realise his most ambitious project to date.

Benicio del Toro stars as Zsa-zsa Korda, one of the richest men in Europe. Surviving the latest in a series of airplane accidents, Korda resolves to make his only daughter, Liesl (Mia Threapleton), his sole heir. Recruiting tutor Bjorn Lund (Michael Cera) and a group of revolutionaries to his cause, Korda travels far and wide to achieve his goal. Starring Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Riz Ahmed, Mathieu Amalric, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Richard Ayoade, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis, and Benedict Cumberbatch, THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME has been nominated for the prestigious Palme d'Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.