The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (film)

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is an upcoming American adventure comedy film written, produced and directed by Wes Anderson. Based on the eponymous short story contained in the 1977 collection The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl, the second film adaptation of a Dahl work directed by Anderson, after Fantastic Mr. Fox in 2009. The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the titular character alongside Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Rupert Friend, and Richard Ayoade. It is scheduled to be released in 2023 on Netflix.

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Directed byWes Anderson
Screenplay byWes Anderson
Based onThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More
by Roald Dahl
Produced byWes Anderson
Starring
CinematographyRobert Yeoman
Production
company
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
Fall 2023
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Premise

The film is divided into three chapters. The character of Henry Sugar will serve as a connective thread through each one.

Cast

Production

In September 2021, Netflix acquired the Roald Dahl Story Company for $686 million.[1] The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar project was confirmed on January 7, 2022, the day after it was reported that Wes Anderson was set to write and direct an adaptation of the Roald Dahl short story with Netflix distributing.[2] It was announced that Benedict Cumberbatch would star as Sugar, with Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, and Ben Kingsley joining the cast.[3] Rupert Friend and Richard Ayoade were later added to the cast.[4] Filming began on January 14, 2022 in London.[3]

References
  1. Gray, Alistair (September 22, 2021). "Netflix snaps up entire works of Roald Dahl for over £500m". Financial Times. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  2. Leishman, Rachel (January 6, 2022). "Wes Anderson to Direct Roald Dahl's The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Starring Benedict Cumberbatch". Collider. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  3. Kroll, Justin (January 7, 2022). "Wes Anderson To Direct Adaptation Of Roald Dahl's The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel And Ben Kingsley". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  4. Kroll, Justin (January 12, 2022). "Rupert Friend And Richard Ayoade Join Wes Anderson's Adaptation Of Roald Dahl's The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar At Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
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