Wes Anderson, who shot his fourth Cannes premiere, The Phoenician Scheme, at Babelsburg in Germany, was called to the carpet in the press room about his thoughts on President Donald Trump’s suggest film tariffs.

During a Cannes Film Festival press conference, Wes Anderson mocked President Donald Trump's proposed tariff on movies produced outside of America.

Wes Anderson addressed Trump's proposed foreign film tariff at a Cannes press conference for his new film “The Phoenician Scheme."

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

Universal Pictures (distributed by Warner Bros. Discovery) and Dreamworks Animation are delighted to announce the release of The Phoenician Scheme on 6th June, 2025. Produced by Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson and John Peet,

Anderson’s leading lady Mia Threapleton — who has acting in her blood thanks to mother Kate Winslet — was overcome with emotion as the applause raged on, smiling as tears poured down her face. Anderson beamed beside her.

"I was probably too young and it was annoying to him," Anderson recalled of his on-set dynamic with the late actor, who died in February at age 95