The actor plays an industrialist who tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter in this competition entry co-starring Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Jeffrey Wright, Tom Hanks and Scarlett Johansson.

Buoyed by a traditionally spectacular ensemble, “The Phoenician Scheme” feels unlikely to be anyone’s favorite Wes Anderson flick, but it’s so easy to like that it’s equally difficult to hate it.

Wes Anderson, Mia Threapleton, Benicio del Toro, Bill Murray, Michael Cera, & More attend the world premiere in Cannes

Wes Anderson has delighted the Cannes Film Festival once more with his latest directorial effort “ The Phoenician Scheme ,” which played in competition two years after “Asteroid City” did the same at the 2023 festival. “The Phoenician Scheme” earned Anderson and his sprawling cast a 6.5-minute standing ovation.

Happy Gilmore,” “Karate Kid” and “Superman” all return to the big screen, while a few original features make their debut.

Acting isn’t any kind of issue in The Phoenician Scheme. Threapleton, daughter to Kate Winslet, more than holds her own in her first major movie role, turning in an assured performance of a cool-cucumber character that takes on some of Anderson’s most mannered quirks, such as marching towards a corner to deliver a question facing the wall.