It is undebatable that the key ingredient to any Wes Anderson movie is its cast. Anderson usually sticks with the same faces such as the Wilson brothers, Jason Schwartzman and Adrien Brody to name a few, ensuring that his eccentricity and unique narrative styles stay true. It takes a certain something to be able to star in a Wes Anderson movie but his next addition to his roving band of actors makes perfect sense.
In an interview with Deadline, Anderson teased that he had just finished writing a brand new script with fellow director and screenwriter Roman Coppola just before the Writer’s Guild strike began. Anderson, fresh off the back of his most recent movie Asteroid City, declined to comment on the name or premise of his upcoming movie, but he did mention who would star.
Anderson said, "Well, you know, we have Michael Cera. He’s one of the other characters in this new story. And he’s somebody I probably met, I think, close to 20 years ago. At least 18 years ago, something like that. I met him with Harvey Keitel, so it must have been 2008 or something. But, anyway, Michael Cera. That’s one.”
It is uncertain when we can expect Anderson's secret script to be sent into production but we cannot wait to see Cera in action, Let's just hope he looks good in pastels.
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar will be available to stream on Netflix September 27. Why not check out our list of the 50 best Netflix shows to watch right now while you wait?
