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Benicio del Toro reveals what it was REALLY like to work with all-star cast featuring Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Scarlett Johansson and Benedict Cumberbatch for Wes Anderson film


The Puerto Rican actor, 58, stars in The Phoenician Scheme alongside Scarlett Johansson, Michael Cera and Mia Threapleton.

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. But as with most Wes Anderson flicks it also features a star-studded ensemble, with cameos from the likes of Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, and Benedict Cumberbatch 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.

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