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Perth Now
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Benicio del Toro treasures his signed copy of David Bowie film The Man Who Fell To Earth
Benicio del Toro says a signed copy of David Bowie's film 'The Man Who Fell To Earth' is one of his most treasured possessions. The 58-year-old actor is a Bowie super-fan and he was once lucky enough to work with the late rock legend on the 1996 film 'Basquiat', which is about the life of American postmodernist/neo expressionist artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Benicio owned the 1976 science-fiction film 'The Man Who Fell To Earth' - which stars Bowie as alien Thomas Jerome Newton who is on a mission to transport water back to his drought-suffering home planet - and had to get his musical hero to add his signature to his copy. Appearing on the 'Soundtracking with Edith Bowman' podcast, he said: "My introduction to Bowie was 'Let's Dance' and on the other album that had 'Blue Jean', the follow-up, but I've always admired him. "But I do remember, you know, I had a laser disc of 'The Man Who Fell to Earth', I love that movie. Well, he did sign the laser disc for me. And I, I really treasure that, you know? It was like, I don't know, I had this thing of going, like, 'Hey, you gotta sign this.' And it was just very gentle. 'I just love that album 'Live Santa Monica '72' and 'Station to Station', 'Low'. "He had a lot of, like, you know crowd rock with Brian Eno. They had a lot of stuff going on." When working on 'Basquiat' with Bowie - who played pop artist Andy Warhol in the movie - Benicio admits it was a surreal moment being face-to-face with his idol. In a previous interview with UPROXX, Benicio - who can be seen in Wes Anderson's new film 'The Phoenician Scheme' - said: "I remember walking into the makeup trailer, and there he was. And he just sat right next to me. He was very normal. Very normal, very polite. I was just like beside myself sitting there looking at myself and going like, 'Can you believe it?' Looking at myself in the mirror, I'm sitting right next to David Bowie. But you know, he signed some things for me."
Indian Express
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme to hit Indian cinemas on this date
Acclaimed filmmaker Wes Anderson's new film The Phoenician Scheme will be released in Indian theatres on June 6. Described as 'a dark and gripping tale of espionage that unravels the complexities of a strained father-daughter relationship,' the movie is brought to India by Universal Pictures (distributed by Warner Bros. Discovery) and DreamWorks Animation. The Phoenician Scheme will have its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival as part of the main competition. The movie features a star-studded cast of Benicio del Toro, Scarlett Johansson, Bill Murray, Mia Threapleton, Tom Hanks, Riz Ahmed, Michael Cera, Benedict Cumberbatch and Bryan Cranston. Anderson, known for films like The Royal Tenenbaums, The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel and The French Dispatch, has directed the movie from a story he wrote with Roman Coppola, son of legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. Watch | The Phoenician Scheme trailer: Europe's famed oligarch teams up with his nun daughter for a high-stakes game in Wes Anderson's spy comedy The film revolves around a fractured father-daughter relationship set within the confines of a powerful, secretive family-run business. 'When the daughter, once estranged from her enigmatic father, returns to uncover the truth about her family's wealth, she stumbles upon a covert global operation entangled in political manipulation, surveillance, and betrayal,' reads the official plotline. Wes Anderson said he wrote The Phoenician Scheme specifically with the aim of collaborating with Benicio del Toro once again. The duo had earlier worked together on the 2021 movie The French Dispatch. 'I first brought this up with Benicio in 2021, at Cannes for 'The French Dispatch'. I told him then that something was coming his way if he was interested. Benicio and I started working on it very early. As soon as there were fifteen pages of the script, he'd seen that. There was never a moment in the process when Benicio was not involved,' the director said. The Phoenician Scheme is produced by Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson and John Peet.
Time of India
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Wes Anderson's 'The Phoenician Scheme' to hit Indian cinemas on THIS date
(Picture Courtesy: Facebook) Acclaimed filmmaker Wes Anderson's new film "The Phoenician Scheme" will be released in Indian theatres on June 6. Described as "a dark and gripping tale of espionage that unravels the complexities of a strained father-daughter relationship, the movie is brought to India by Universal Pictures (distributed by Warner Bros. Discovery) and Dreamworks Animation. "The Phoenician Scheme" will have its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival as part of the main competition. The movie features a star-studded cast of Benicio del Toro , Scarlett Johansson, Bill Murray, Mia Threapleton, Tom Hanks, Riz Ahmed, Michael Cera, Benedict Cumberbatch and Bryan Cranston. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch Bitcoin và Ethereum - Không cần ví! IC Markets BẮT ĐẦU NGAY Undo Anderson, known for films like "The Royal Tenenbaums", "The Darjeeling Limited", "Fantastic Mr. Fox", "Moonrise Kingdom", "The Grand Budapest Hotel" and "The French Dispatch", has directed the movie from a story he wrote with Roman Coppola, son of legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. The film revolves around a fractured father-daughter relationship set within the confines of a powerful, secretive family-run business. "When the daughter, once estranged from her enigmatic father, returns to uncover the truth about her family's wealth, she stumbles upon a covert global operation entangled in political manipulation, surveillance, and betrayal," reads the official plotline. Anderson said he wrote the movie specifically with the aim of collaborating with del Toro once again. The duo had earlier worked together on the 2021 movie "The French Dispatch". "I first brought this up with Benicio in 2021, at Cannes for 'The French Dispatch'. I told him then that something was coming his way if he was interested. Benicio and I started working on it very early. As soon as there were fifteen pages of the script, he'd seen that. There was never a moment in the process when Benicio was not involved," the director said. "The Phoenician Scheme" is produced by Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson and John Peet.
