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Elle
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Elle
Mia Threapleton Says She Manifested Working With Wes Anderson Aged Just 13
Start as you mean to go on, they say - and Mia Threapleton's start, has set a high. In her biggest role to date, the actor stars alongside the likes of Tom Hanks and Michael Cera as Benicio del Toro's daughter in The Phoenician Scheme – a veritable who's who of global Hollywood talent. There is only one director who can pull this calibre of actor together, and that is Wes Anderson. The film has just shown at Cannes Film Festival, and Threapleton touched down days later in London where ELLE UK caught up with the star. SEE MORE AT ELLE COLLECTIVE 'The Cannes carpet was… terrifying,' Threapleton confessed. 'The stairs are very tall and very red, and I was just thinking, don't fall over. Everything is fine. Pull down your dress at the front. Don't let anyone tread on the back of it. That was the first red carpet that I'd ever done, and being there with everybody really made me feel a hell of a lot calmer because firstly, they'd all done it before, and secondly, it was the same people that felt like a family when I was working with them. I knew that we were all going to have a giggle. And then I got into the cinema, and I felt like the room was vibrating. I couldn't hear anything, because my heart was thumping so loud in my ears. And then I sat down, the film started, and I just thought - here we go.' Threapleton's excitement in joining Anderson's iconic legacy is effervescent. With total gratitude and a slight sense of disbelief, she recalls watching Anderson's work as a teen and aspiring to be like the actors she has just worked with. Needless to say, she has done her homework, quoting lines from The Grand Budapest Hotel and confessing that aged thirteen, when watching Moonrise Kingdom, she wrote in her journal: 'I really wish I can work with Wes Anderson one day.' In Mia's case, manifestation truly works. Anderson's cinematic world far transcends what is only seen on screen, case in point: the social media account Accidentally Wes Anderson. With its instantly recognisable aesthetic, Anderson's films – and the impeccably dressed characters that come with them – have been replicated by legions of cinephiles time and time again. For Threapleton's character Liesl, there are no Adidas tracksuits nor Peter Pan collars. Playing a nun, her costume evolves from conservative and clean to pipe-smoking and red-lipped. 'She is a blank canvas, and then paint gets added. It was very informative to who Liesl is. The eyeshadow goes on and it feels different. It is incredibly indicative of the internal journey that she is going on when we see her. And I really miss those green stockings.' Showing affection towards the bolder aesthetics Liesl adopts, it is then unsurprising that Mia takes sartorial inspiration from style icons Iris Apfel and Isabella Blow. Be it fashion or film, Threapleton's enthusiasm is infectious. Watch our interview with Mia to hear more about her wardrobe essentials, Scarlett Johansson's big sister energy, hiding in plant pots on set and the lessons she learnt from her star studded The Phoenician Scheme cast. ELLE Collective is a new community of fashion, beauty and culture lovers. For access to exclusive content, events, inspiring advice from our Editors and industry experts, as well the opportunity to meet designers, thought-leaders and stylists, become a member today HERE.
SoraNews24
4 days ago
- Health
- SoraNews24
Plant extract that may grow hair discovered by Japan's Rohto Pharmaceutical
Plants, you gotta love 'em. My whole life has felt like a race between medical science and my hair's desire to flee my head. Every few years there seems to be a 'breakthrough,' but so far nothing Earth-shattering, and on the Bruce Willis filmography scale of hair loss, I'm currently around Armageddon , which means there's not much time left. So, a recent discovery announced by Japan's Rohto Pharmaceutical may be my last chance until I hit the Moonrise Kingdom point of no return. According to Rohto, their research has confirmed that extracts from the Amur cork tree and chenpi (sun-dried orange peel) doubled the amount of placental growth factor (PlGF) in human hair papilla cells. PlGF is a protein that plays an important role in hair growth by making hairs grow longer, faster, and remain in the active growth period for a longer time. This is a somewhat unique approach that works on the cellular level rather than targeting hormones, blood vessels, or other levels that many popular treatments do. In other words, PlGF can be generated by a person's own body and more universally utilized by women as well as men and even be used to promote eyelash growth. ▼ It might even help our own Seiji Nakazawa get out of the top Google Search result for 'baldie.' Online comments show that not everyone is convinced, however, and seem to resemble the seven stages of grief, possibly indicating each poster's level of experience with hair growth treatments. 'The time has come.' 'Here we go with the hair again.' 'Is there any hope for people who are already bald?' 'How many times have we done this? Kinako… Kelp… It just keeps going on.' 'It's too late for me…' 'This is a victory not only for science but for humanity.' 'I wonder what would happen if someone who isn't bald used it.' 'It's a lie! It's a lie! It's a lie! I will not be fooled again.' 'Please hurry! I was going well into my 50s until my thyroid was removed and it all fell out.' Rohto's announcement marks the end of the testing phase and the company is currently working on developing hair growth products that utilize these extracts. As some of the comments pondered, although PlGF clearly promotes hair growth, it's not certain to reactivate dormant hair follicles. This means Rohto's upcoming products could be a good preventative treatment for those still in the Die Hard With a Vengeance realm but possibly not the savior of those who have already crossed over into A Good Day to Die Hard . Oh, well. If I can hang on to The Kid hair, that'll do. Source: Nikkei, PR Times, My Game News Flash Featured image: Pakutaso Insert image ©SoraNews24 ● Want to hear about SoraNews24's latest articles as soon as they're published? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter!
Elle
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Elle
Mia Threapleton on Wes Anderson, Creativity, and Carving Her Path
Justin French Jacket, shirt, trousers, sunglasses, Saint Laurent. Sandals, Giuseppe Zanotti. Mia Threapleton's first line in her new film is 'Why?' It's a simple question, but one she manages to infuse with disdain, conviction, and a challenge, her wide-set deep blue eyes burning. Even though she's early in her career, the prompt has already become a guiding ethos for her and her characters: Why do I need to do things the way they have been done before? Threapleton is in the 'pinch-me moment' of her career, and her interior dialogue is on overdrive. She spent the past year living in a small town outside of Berlin, jumping into lakes in her free time, while her work hours were spent with Bryan Cranston, Tom Hanks, Benicio Del Toro, and The Phoenician Scheme . She landed the part after completing a long audition process, throughout which she knew nothing about the character she would be portraying. (The character name she got on her audition readings was simply, 'Young Girl.') Now on the other side of it, she recalls, 'I was a bit nervous initially [to meet Anderson], but then he opened the door and was wearing pink socks and slippers, and I wasn't nervous anymore.' When Threapleton first watched Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom , she was 12 years old. 'I remember thinking, 'I want to do that, with that person.'' She locked it away and thought to herself, 'Keep it quiet, just watch that film again and again and think about how much you really want to do it.' Now here she is, doing it. Justin French Short zipped jacket, sleeveless T-shirt, trousers, Hermès. Earrings, Tiffany & Co. In her chemistry read with Del Toro, who she says has the disposition of 'a giant purring cat,' she improvised and created a makeshift nun's habit on the spot, walking over to a coffee station and affixing a napkin to her head. 'Does anyone have a hair pin?' she asked. It's this combination of openness, improvisation, fearlessness, and creativity that makes her a standout in the movie, in which she plays a potential woman of the cloth, struggling to conform to the expectations and demands of those around her. Her character Honoria Marable in , the Apple TV+ series based on Edith Wharton's unfinished novel, shares a similar desire to make her own way, as a young woman who creates a strong outer shell to hide secret yearnings and a new identity. (Season 2 premieres on June 18.) 'I was a bit nervous initially [to meet Wes Anderson], but then he opened the door and was wearing pink socks and slippers, and I wasn't nervous anymore.' As for Threapleton's own youth in the U.S. and England, she recalls it being filled with nature. 'Growing up, there was a lot of running through fields,' she says. 'If I look back now, it's quite like a novel. There was a lot of getting dirty knees and making tents out of tarps.' She would also put on plays and try to rope in her siblings and cousins. One of her early acting roles was also opposite a family member—her mother, I Am Ruth , wherein Threapleton plays a teenager who struggles with the mental health challenges of being online, while Winslet watches helplessly, uncertain how to help her. Justin French Jacket, shirt, trousers, sunglasses, Saint Laurent. Sandals, Giuseppe Zanotti. Off-screen, having a mother who has been through the trials of being an actor in the public eye has helped steer her into living as private a life as she can. Threapleton has never had social media and says she never will. 'People say, 'Oh, well done,' to not having it, but I've never had it, so I don't really know what the 'Well done' is for. I don't want it. I don't want to worry about dropping my phone out of a tree if I'm climbing one because I'm trying to take a photo of something.' I tell her that I recall Winslet saying in Titanic fame. Threapleton says she recognizes that from her upbringing, remembering a time when she had felt self-conscious about her shoulders while swimming: 'My mom said, 'No, this is strong. So many people would love to be able to swim the length of the pool the way you do—think of it as a positive thing.'' Though the degrees of separation between her, her mother, and potential future co-stars may be small, like the children of other famous parents, she's eager to embrace it all on her own terms. 'I really could count on one hand—both hands possibly—the amount of times that I went to set as a kid. My mother really strived to keep that world separate from our home life. That's something that she really wanted,' Threapleton explains. 'She would say, 'All of their experiences will be theirs and theirs alone'—which is exactly what has happened.' Hair by Sami Knight for Rehab; makeup by Alexandra French at Forward Artists; manicure by Jolene Brodeur at The Wall Group; produced by Anthony Federici at Petty Cash Production; photographed at Malibu Creek Ranch. A version of this story appears in the Summer 2025 issue of ELLE. Related Stories
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Wes Anderson Teases Next Project With Richard Ayoade & Roman Coppola
Wes Anderson largely kept tightlipped about his next feature project other than to say it does 'have a darkness.' He's collaborating with Roman Coppola again, who the filmmaker always co-writes with, as well as The Phoenician Scheme star Richard Ayoade on the next title. Anderson didn't specify whether Ayoade was starring and/or co-writing. Ayoade starred in two Roald Dahl short adaptations of Anderson's: Oscar winner The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and The Rat Catcher. Ayoade plays Sergio in Phoenician Scheme, which is Anderson's fourth pic to premiere in Competition at Cannes. More from Deadline 'The Phoenician Scheme' Director Wes Anderson Questions Trump Tariffs: 'Does That Mean You Can Hold Up The Movie In Customs?' 'The Phoenician Scheme' Cannes Red Carpet Photos: Wes Anderson, Mia Threapleton, Benicio del Toro, Bill Murray, Michael Cera, & More Jessica Truong & Jack McEvoy Leading 'The Last Mermaid'; Director Coz Greenop Shopping Rights At Cannes Market Along with Phoenician Scheme, Coppola has worked with Anderson on Asteroid City, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The French Dispatch, Isle of Dogs, Moonrise Kingdom, The Darjeeling Limited and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. RELATED: Asked today at the Cannes presser which movie he'd be more apt to make a sequel of from his canon, Anderson responded with Life Aquatic. Bill Murray, who makes a cameo as God in Phoenician Scheme and who Anderson himself referred to as 'God' at the premiere Sunday night, was sitting in the press seats today. 'Are you in, Bill Murray?' asked the moderator, to which the Rushmore star gave a thumbs-up. The Phoenician Scheme opens on May 30 in NYC and LA with a wide break on June 6. The pic reps Anderson's third with Focus Features after Asteroid City and Moonrise Kingdom. RELATED: RELATED: RELATED: Best of Deadline Sean 'Diddy' Combs Sex-Trafficking Trial Updates: Cassie Ventura's Testimony, $10M Hotel Settlement, Drugs, Violence, & The Feds 'Nine Perfect Strangers' Season 2 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out? Everything We Know About Ari Aster's 'Eddington' So Far
USA Today
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Wes Anderson questions Trump film tariff proposal: 'Can you hold up the movie in customs?'
Wes Anderson questions Trump film tariff proposal: 'Can you hold up the movie in customs?' Show Caption Hide Caption Trump tells Walmart to 'eat the tariffs' instead of raising prices U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Walmart should "eat the tariffs" instead of blaming duties imposed by his administration on imported goods for the retailer's increased prices. Wes Anderson has some questions about President Donald Trump's proposed film tariff. During a Cannes Film Festival press conference for his latest movie "The Phoenician Scheme," the Oscar-winning director reacted to the president's plan to institute a 100% tariff on movies produced outside of the United States. Anderson, who shot "The Phoenician Scheme" in Germany, expressed confusion about how such a tariff would work logistically. "Can you hold up the movie in customs?" he asked. "It doesn't ship that way." While Anderson noted he is not an expert on the subject, he called Trump's announcement "fascinating" and voiced surprise at the idea of a 100% tariff, saying, "I feel that means he's saying he's going to take all the money, and then what do we get?" But the "Moonrise Kingdom" filmmaker said he wanted to "hold off on my official answer" until he hears the details of the plan. White House walks back Trump's big Hollywood tariff announcement After Trump's social media post announcing his film tariff proposal sparked widespread confusion in the entertainment industry, the White House appeared to walk the announcement back, saying that "no final decisions" had been made. Trump wants to slap tariffs on foreign-produced movies: What we know Trump had said on his social media platform Truth Social that he would authorize the Commerce Department "to immediately begin the process" of instituting the tariff because "the Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death," adding that other countries "are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States." Trump's proposal also came up during a Cannes press conference for Richard Linklater's new film "Nouvelle Vague," which was shot in France. But the "Boyhood" director said he doubts that the president's plan will ever come to pass. "That's not going to happen, right?" Linklater said. "The guy changes his mind like 50 times in one day." Outside of Cannes, Tom Cruise was asked about Trump's tariff proposal during a "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning" event earlier this month but declined to engage in the topic, saying, "We'd rather answer questions about the movie." Alex Jacquez, chief of policy and advocacy at the economic think tank Groundwork Collaborative and a former White House National Economic Council official during the Biden administration, previously told USA TODAY that Trump's "tossed-off idea" is "nonsensical" and "not serious policy." Contributing: Brian Truitt
