“The Phoenician Scheme”, ‘black comedy’ feature, written and directed by Wes Anderson, stars Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, Bryan Cranston, Mathieu Amalric, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis, F. Murray Abraham, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Willem Dafoe and Bill Murray, streaming July 25, 2025 on Peacock:
“…in 1950, arms dealer, industrialist ‘Zsa-Zsa Korda’ narrowly survives an assassination attempt. While unconscious, he enters the afterlife, where a divine court judges his worthiness to enter ‘Heaven’.
“Knowing he cannot run forever, Korda tries to mend his relationship with his only daughter, Catholic novice ‘Sister Liesl’…”
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