Netflix releases trailer, revealing Wes Anderson's new Roald Dahl short film. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Sir Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, and Richard Ayoade, the short premiered at the Venice Film Festival to positive reviews from critics. will be the first of a group of Anderson shorts adapting Dahl stories, with , , and to follow.
Now, ahead of later this month, a trailer gives viewers a new look at Anderson's movie. Check it out below:
The trailer follows Cumberbatch as the titular Henry Sugar, a wealthy man who learns about a man who can see without using his eyes, so he sets out to acquire the skill in order to cheat at gambling.
As expected, the short film adopts Anderson's signature style, including symmetrical framing and droll delivery.
is releasing with remarkable turnaround time from Anderson's last film, , which just released in theaters this summer. However, this quick turnaround time was possible because his upcoming work is a short film with a runtime of only 39 minutes. is actually Anderson's second adaptation of a Roald Dahl story following
from 2009, which is regarded as one of his best films.
While the short film adopts Anderson's aesthetic, the director doesn't lean as much on his frequent collaborators as he has in the past. This is the filmmaker's first time working with Cumberbatch, Patel, and Kingsley, who are all Oscar-nominated actors. Rupert Friend and 's Ayoade are also newcomers to Anderson's aesthetic.
doesn't release on Netflix until September 27, though the short film already premiered at the Venice Film Festival to rave reviews from critics for its faithful yet inventive adaptation of Dahl's story. score is sitting at 95 percent at the time of writing which, if it holds, would be a career-best for Anderson, right above
.
