Legendary director Wes Anderson won his first Academy Award at the 96th Academy Awards for his work on The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, receiving the award for Best Live Action Short Film. Unfortunately, the director was not at the event to accept the award himself because he was occupied with his upcoming movie, The Phoenician Scheme.
Industry insider Jeff Sneider has revealed some interesting information about the film, including Kate Winslet’s daughter, Mia Threapleton’s casting. Sneider has confirmed that Anderson is in Germany right now to start the production of The Phoenician Scheme. As of now, there is no information regarding the film’s release but it’s safe to say the film won’t be released until 2025.
Wes Anderson couldn’t take his first Academy Award because of his next movie, The Phoenician Scheme
Hollywood insider Jeff Sneider has revealed on his website, The Insneider, that director Wes Anderson couldn’t receive his first Academy Award personally because he is in Germany to work on his upcoming film, The Phoenician Scheme. Sneider wrote,
“Anderson won his first-ever Oscar on Sunday night for Netflix’s live-action short film The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar based on the story by Roald Dahl. Anderson wasn’t able to accept the award because he was in Germany, where The Phoenician Scheme began filming this week.”
Anderson co-wrote the script with Roman Coppola. KFTV has also confirmed that the director is shooting his film at Studio Babelsberg, where he has also created several other films like The Grand Budapest Hotel, The French Dispatch, and Asteroid City.
Kate Winslet’s daughter, Mia Threapleton, joined the cast of The Phoenician Scheme
Sneider has also confirmed that actress Mia Threapleton, Kate Winslet’s daughter, has landed the female lead role in Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme. Although not much is known about the film’s plot, the Hollywood insider has revealed that Threapleton might play the daughter of Benicio del Toro’s character in the film. The film also features Michael Cera and Bill Murray.
Threapleton is battling nepotism allegations but Sneider believes that she has risen “slowly and steadily through the ranks.” The actress has showcased her talent in films like Firebrand (2023), and Shadows (2020) as well as in TV shows like I Am… (in which she starred with her mother Kate Winslet) and The Buccaneers.
As we know, the filming of The Phoenician Scheme has just started so fans will have to wait at least until 2025 for the movie.
