US EditionMichael Cera and Wes Anderson were destined to make a movie together
- Michael Cera and Wes Anderson premiered their first film collaboration, The Phoenician Scheme, at Cannes in May 2025.
- Although the two met over 15 years ago, various scheduling conflicts, including Cera's son's due date, delayed their working together.
- Cera plays Bjrn Lund, Liesl's Norwegian tutor, in the film about tycoon Zsa-zsa Korda, played by Benicio Del Toro, who names his novitiate daughter heir.
- Cera mentioned that attempting to build something gives you more influence over your future, although getting such projects started can be challenging.
- Their collaboration marks a long-anticipated partnership as Cera prepares to direct his own film, showing his transition to creating behind the camera.
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Colorado Springs Gazette
Michael Cera and Wes Anderson were destined to make a movie together
When Michael Cera was announced as joining the cast of a Wes Anderson movie for the first time, the prevailing response was: Hadn’t he already been in a Wes Anderson movie? So seemingly aligned in sensibility and style are Cera…
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Michael Cera is having a busy 2025. He’s part of the star-studded ensemble of Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme, and later his year he’ll also re-team with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World director Edgar Wright for a reboot of the ’80s action flick The Running Man, which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger. It’ll be the first time the actor and director have worked together on a film since the smash hit Scott Pilgrim. Speaking exclusively with ComicBook…
In «The Phoenician Scheme», Hollywood's funniest supporting actor plays a quirky insect researcher. Whether it was him or not and how the filming was in Anderson's fantasy world, the Canadian revealed at a meeting in Cannes. The talented Mr. Cera and the equally stunning Mia Threapleton in «The Phoenician Scheme». Image: www.imago-images.deIn «The Phoenician Scheme», Hollywood's funniest supporting actor plays a quirky insect researcher. Whether…
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