"The Phoenician Scheme" writer/director Wes Anderson discusses his personal inspirations for the movie, as well as why Benicio del Toro was the only choice for Zsa-zsa Korda. Interview.

Wes Anderson constructs his movies with the precision of a master thief plotting an elaborate heist, and thus it’s fitting that he turns his attention to a grand criminal-industrial enterprise with The Phoenician Scheme.

Wes Anderson’s movies have attracted such top talent as Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Owen Wilson, Ben Stiller, Benedict Cumberbatch, Margot Robbie, Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Bryan Cranston and more over the years.