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.

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.

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.

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

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

Wes Anderson skewered Donald Trump’s proposed foreign film tariff at a Cannes press conference for his new film "The Phoenician Scheme," questioning how it will work. “Can you hold up the movie in customs?

Antonia Desplat reveals her memorable experience on Wes Anderson’s Cannes Competition film ‘The Phoenician Scheme.’

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