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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
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‘The Phoenician Scheme' Director Wes Anderson Questions Trump Tariffs: 'Does That Mean You Can Hold Up The Movie In Customs?'
Wes Anderson, who shot his fourth Cannes premiere, The Phoenician Scheme, at Studio Babelsberg in Germany, was called to the carpet in the press room about his thoughts on President Donald Trump's suggested tariffs on film and TV imports. 'Tariffs are fascinating. I've never heard of a 100% tariff before,' the Oscar winner said. 'I feel that means he's saying he's going to take all the money, and then what do we get? It's complicated to me. Does that mean you can hold up the movie in customs? More from Deadline Wes Anderson Teases Next Project With Richard Ayoade & Roman Coppola – Cannes '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 'I want to know the details,' deadpanned Anderson, 'I will hold off on my official answers.' RELATED: Trump has proposed a 120% tariff on those U.S. productions shooting abroad and receiving tax credits. Outside of a handful of #MeToo headlines at this year's Cannes, tariffs are the hot-potato questions for filmmakers. On Sunday, Nouvelle Vague director Richard Linklater called B.S. on Trump's call for tariffs two weeks ago: 'That's not gonna happen. That guy changes his mind 50 times. Film is our No. 1 U.S. export.' He shot Nouvelle Vague in Paris, France since it's about the making of Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless. He shot his Lorenz Hart biopic Blue Moon in Ireland. RELATED: The Phoenician Scheme follows a hysterically corrupt European industrialist, Zsa-zsa Korda (Benicio del Toro), who is wanted by several governments and is constantly on the run from his assassins. Along for the ride his daughter, a Nun in training, Leisl (Mia Threapleton) and his tutor Bjorn (Michael Cera). The Focus Features theatrical release, Anderson's third with the label, comes out on May 30 in NYC and LA before a wide expansion on June 6. Del Toro's character is loosely based on Anderson's father-in-law as well as other European magnates, i.e. Aristotle Onassis. Anderson's fourth Competition here at Cannes received a 7½-minute standing ovation after its Palais premiere Sunday night. 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
Time of India
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Jessica Truong, Jack McEvoy to headline 'The Last Mermaid'
Jessica Truong and Jack McEvoy will be seen headlining ' The Last Mermaid ', a romantic drama with sci-fi beats from British director Coz Greenop . The film's shoot was recently finished in Vietnam, and The Last Heist director Greenop is in Cannes this week selling international rights to the indie pic, as per Deadline. Greenop, who also directed Dark Beacon and House Red, produces alongside Christina de la Sala (Tomorrow) and Donny Chen (Cookster: The Darkest Days). Mont Fort Films produces in association with Greenop's Green 13 Films. The pic was shot entirely in Vietnam with "substantial" support from the Vietnamese Film Commission, according to the producers. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Upto 15% Discount for Salaried Individuals ICICI Pru Life Insurance Plan Get Quote Undo Based on Greenop's script, the romantic drama tells the story of Aron (McEvoy), a young grieving writer traveling around Vietnam, who sparks up a romance with a woman (Truong) harboring a dark and primordial secret. "Shooting this film in Vietnam was simultaneously the most breathtakingly beautiful experience and the most physically taxing project I've ever completed," said Greenop. "Working with two actors like Jack and Jessica was a sheer pleasure." Greenop's London crime drama The Last Heist won him Best Director at the Marbella International Film Festival. Check out our list of the latest Hindi , English , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , and Kannada movies . Don't miss our picks for the best Hindi movies , best Tamil movies, and best Telugu films .
Yahoo
19-05-2025
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Wes Anderson's ‘The Phoenician Scheme' Scores 7½-Minute Ovation After Cannes Premiere, Leaving One Star In Tears
It's not Cannes without Wes Anderson, and the Houston native's The Phoenician Scheme has its world premiere Sunday night in Cannes, notching a 7½-minute ovation. First-time Anderson-film star Mia Threapleton was tearing up as the crowd's applause continued. 'The only thing really I can think to say — I think of 12 words to say that would stand for everything in this movie,' Anderson said to the audience after the screening. He then proceeded to point at and name-check his castmates who were on hand, along with longtime writing and producing partner Roman Coppola. Here's how it went down: More from Deadline 'The Phoenician Scheme' Review: Benicio Del Toro Hilariously Dominates Wes Anderson's Latest All-Star Wes Anderson Movie – Cannes Film Festival '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 So how does that ovation stack up against his other movies that have premiered at the Palais? Anderson's 2023 desert absurdist comedy rolled up a six-minute-plus cheer at the Palais, while his 2021 The French Dispatch, which repped the first Cannes post-Covid, clocked a reported nine-minute ovation. Moonrise Kingdom reportedly had a five-minute ovation in 2012. RELATED: The movie's cast is led by Anderson vet Benicio Del Toro and Threapleton and also features Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Mathieu Amalric, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis, Richard Ayoade, Willem Dafoe and F. Murray Abraham. In his review, Deadline's Pete Hammond said The Phoenician Scheme 'belongs lock, stock and barrel to Benicio Del Toro, playing this Onassis-style billionaire who proves again to be so adept to the rhythms of Anderson's dialogue and delivers flawlessly here.' Written by Anderson and his longtime collaborator Roman Coppola, The Phoenician Scheme is a return to form to the filmmaker's offbeat dysfunctional family comedies, i.e. Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums. Set in 1950, it follows European industrialist Anatole 'Zsa-zsa' Korda (Del Toro), who has survived yet another attempt on his life — his sixth plane crash. Korda's wide-ranging, wildly complex and ruthless business practices have made him an enemy to not just rival enterprises but also governments of every ideology across the globe — and a target for assassins. RELATED: Full List Of Cannes Palme d'Or Winners Through The Years: Photo Gallery Now in the final stages of a decades-long project, and with threats never-ending, he appoints a successor, his estranged daughter Liesl (played by Kate Winslet's daughter Threaplton), a nun in training. With his personal tutor Bjorn (Michael Cera) in tow, Zsa-zsa and Liesl sweep across Modern Greater Independent Phoenicia meeting their assorted partners on a mission to close The Gap — a rapidly expanding financial shortfall, that Zsa-zsa quantifies as 'Everything we got — plus a little bit more.' Meanwhile, Liesl is looking into the unsolved murder of her mother, Zsa-zsa's first wife. The Phoenician Scheme reps Anderson's third release with Focus Features after Moonrise Kingdom and Asteroid City. Combined, the two pics grossed $122M worldwide. RELATED: Anderson has been a bright spot at the specialty box office since the pandemic. Asteroid City owns the post-Covid domestic opening weekend per-theater record with $142K after an $853K opening at six theaters in June 2023. The movie minted another $9M in its second weekend wide frame, ultimately ending its U.S./Canada run at $28.1M. The Phoenician Scheme opens limited in NYC and LA on May 30 with a wide expansion on June 6. Erik Pedersen contributed to this 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
