After more than 38 years in Hollywood, Benicio del Toro thought he had seen it all — and then he worked with writer-director Wes Anderson on The Phoenician Scheme.

Benicio del Toro Calls ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ Role a ‘Gift’ as Wes Anderson Says ‘He Was the Only One I Ever Considered’: ‘Actors Dream of Moments Like This’ By Ellise Shafer ...

Left to right, Benicio Del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera and Wes Anderson attend the photo call for "The Phoenician Scheme" at the Cannes Film Festival on May 19. Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI ...

Benicio del Toro, Michael Cera and Mia Threapleton joke about who'd win basketball against "The Phoenician Scheme" co-stars ...

(L to R) Mia Threapleton as Liesl and Benicio Del Toro as Zsa-Zsa Korda in director Wes Anderson's 'The Phoenician Scheme', a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of TPS Productions/Focus ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Benicio del Toro, who plays a wealthy, scheming mid-century industrialist in Wes Anderson's latest film, "The Phoenician Scheme." ...

Zsa-Zsa Korda (Benicio Del Toro) and Liesl (Mia Threapleton) sit in a private plane while Bjorn (Michael Cera) attends in the back in The Phoenician Scheme (2025).

Benicio del Toro initially questioned the unique way director Wes Anderson wanted to shoot a slow-motion bathtub scene in The Phoenician Scheme. However, when he saw the results, he was blown away ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Benicio del Toro, who plays a wealthy, scheming mid-century industrialist in Wes Anderson's latest film, "The Phoenician Scheme." ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Benicio del Toro, who plays a wealthy, scheming mid-century industrialist in Wes Anderson's latest film, "The Phoenician Scheme." ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Benicio del Toro, who plays a wealthy, scheming mid-century industrialist in Wes Anderson's latest film, "The Phoenician Scheme." ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Benicio del Toro, who plays a wealthy, scheming mid-century industrialist in Wes Anderson's latest film, "The Phoenician Scheme." ...