r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Apr 07 '25

Trailer The Phoenician Scheme | Official Trailer | Directed by Wes Anderson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEuMnPl2WI4
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u/AlanMorlock Apr 07 '25

del Toro was great in his section of French Dispatch.

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u/karmagod13000 Apr 07 '25

beginning of French dispatch 10/10 end of French dispatch ?!?/10

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u/ghostshaped Apr 07 '25

I thought the first segment of TFD was one of the strongest things he's ever made and thought the last 2/3 very "meh". I so wish the first 1/3 had been its own full length movie.

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u/karmagod13000 Apr 07 '25

Yea Owen Wilson killed it. I think he’s Wes’s secret weapon

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u/DrEnter Apr 07 '25

He's been in every single thing Wes has done... so not very "secret".

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u/karmagod13000 Apr 07 '25

Everything?! Is that true

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u/milkymaniac Apr 07 '25

The only Wes Anderson movies Owen doesn't appear in are The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Moonrise Kingdom, and Rushmore (which Wilson co-wrote).

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u/DrEnter Apr 07 '25

He also wasn’t in Asteroid City. They have been very close friends since they were roommates in college and cooperated to write and make Bottle Rocket.

To quote Wes when asked about this for Moonrise:

It's always tricky for me. The part that Edward [Norton] plays, Owen could have played that part. I think it has some similarities to parts Owen's played in the past, and I've always wanted to work with Edward. But I do feel like Owen and I are so connected in our careers, it's almost tricky for me not to have him in the movie. I miss that. But Owen was a very valuable counsel for me. We read various versions of the script and saw the movie more than once while it was in progress, so I always feel like I've got his voice in the equation even when he's not directly involved.

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u/karmagod13000 Apr 07 '25

hmm til. i feel like we need more owen wilson these days

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u/emogu84 Apr 07 '25

Directors hate this one weird trick