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Benicio del Toro Calls ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ Role a ‘Gift’ as Wes Anderson Says ‘He Was the Only One I Ever Considered’: ‘Actors Dream of Moments Like This’
Wes Anderson and Benicio del Toro discuss working together on 'The Phoenician Scheme.'
Del Toro plays Zsa-Zsa Korda, a wealthy businessman who keeps evading assassination and must make amends with his estranged daughter, a nun named Liesl (Mia Threapleton), in order to save his empire. With little rehearsal time before shooting “The Phoenician Scheme” over eight weeks in Germany, del Toro said the task was daunting, “but in the end, you just trust [Anderson]. As Zsa-Zsa and Liesl embark on a globetrotting adventure, they’re accompanied by the shy, insect-obsessed tutor Bjorn, played by Michael Cera, who provides much of the film’s comic relief.
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