‘To Imitate Wes, It Would Take A Lot More Than Just That’
The post ‘To Imitate Wes, It Would Take A Lot More Than Just That’ appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 28: Michael Cera attends Focus Features’ “The Phoenician Scheme” New York … More Premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center on May 28, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images) The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images During a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival where Wes Anderson premiered The Phoenician Scheme, the director declared that he felt like he had already worked with Michael Cera before, just because of how natural it felt to have him join his star-studded cast. It’s true, one could argue that Michael Cera and Wes Anderson were a match made in heaven. The two artists even shook hands and swore they would work again together, in front of all the journalists who attended the conference. “Wes and I, we have known each other for a long time, and we have been in touch a lot over the years,” Michael Cera told me over Zoom. Cera portrays Bjorn, a young Norwegian and insect expert who becomes Zsa-zsa Korda’s tutor in that area. Benicio del Toro’s character, Korda, is a rich businessman who somehow constantly narrowly escapes assassination attempts. He is also someone who likes to learn and be surrounded by tutors who are experts in a certain topic. That’s when Bjorn comes into play. The particular thing about Bjorn is that he always stands behind everyone else, where he can observe everything. Is he just shy? Or is he plotting something? I asked the actor how his character’s placement in each scene informed him on who Bjorn really was. Cera said, “He’s got his own agenda going on back there, he’s always hovering closely, always having an ear on the situation, and you kind of find out later what he was really up…
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 28: Michael Cera attends Focus Features’ “The Phoenician Scheme” New York … More Premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center on May 28, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images) The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images During a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival where Wes Anderson premiered The Phoenician Scheme, the director declared that he felt like he had already worked with Michael Cera before, just because of how natural it felt to have him join his star-studded cast. It’s true, one could argue that Michael Cera and Wes Anderson were a match made in heaven. The two artists even shook hands and swore they would work again together, in front of all the journalists who attended the conference. “Wes and I, we have known each other for a long time, and we have been in touch a lot over the years,” Michael Cera told me over Zoom. Cera portrays Bjorn, a young Norwegian and insect expert who becomes Zsa-zsa Korda’s tutor in that area. Benicio del Toro’s character, Korda, is a rich businessman who somehow constantly narrowly escapes assassination attempts. He is also someone who likes to learn and be surrounded by tutors who are experts in a certain topic. That’s when Bjorn comes into play. The particular thing about Bjorn is that he always stands behind everyone else, where he can observe everything. Is he just shy? Or is he plotting something? I asked the actor how his character’s placement in each scene informed him on who Bjorn really was. Cera said, “He’s got his own agenda going on back there, he’s always hovering closely, always having an ear on the situation, and you kind of find out later what he was really up…
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