The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More is a 2024 American fantasy anthology film written, directed and co-produced by Wes Anderson, based on four short stories by Roald Dahl. This is the second film adaptation of a Dahl work directed by Anderson, following Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009). It stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Richard Ayoade, and Rupert Friend, all playing different roles throughout.
Plot
The anthology consists of four short film vignettes, each one based on the corresponding short story by Dahl.
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| author | Wes Anderson |
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| director | Wes Anderson |
| editor | Andrew Weisblum Barney Pilling |
| genre | adventure comedy fantasy |
| keywords | 1953 collection 1977 short story with the same title closing titles confectionery dead animal dead rat ferret film adaptation jarvis cocker liquorice oat petrol station poison short film short story someone like you story published in 1950 |
| producer | Jeremy Dawson Steven Rales Wes Anderson |
| productionCompany | American Empirical Pictures Indian Paintbrush |
| publisher | Netflix |
| theme | anthology |