The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (film)

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Directed by	Wes Anderson
Produced by	Wes Anderson
Written by	Wes Anderson
Based on	The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl
Starring	Benedict Cumberbatch Ralph Fiennes Dev Patel Ben Kingsley Rupert Friend Richard Ayoade
Cinematography	Robert Yeoman
Production company	American Empirical Pictures
Distributed by	Netflix
Release dates	2023
Country	United States
Language	English

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is an upcoming American adventure comedy film written, produced and directed by Wes Anderson. Based on the eponymous short story from the collection of short stories The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl, the film stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the titular character alongside Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Rupert Friend, and Richard Ayoade. It is scheduled to be released in 2023 on Netflix.

Premise

The film is divided into three chapters with Henry Sugar serving as a connective thread through each one.

Cast

• Benedict Cumberbatch as Henry Sugar
• Ralph Fiennes
• Dev Patel
• Ben Kingsley
• Rupert Friend
• Richard Ayoade

Production

In September 2021, Netflix acquired the Roald Dahl Story Company for $686 million. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar project was confirmed on January 7, 2022, the day after it was reported that Wes Anderson was set to write and direct an adaptation of the Roald Dahl short story with Netflix distributing. It was announced that Benedict Cumberbatch would star as Sugar, with Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, and Ben Kingsley joining the cast. Rupert Friend and Richard Ayoade were later added to the cast. Filming began on January 14, 2022 in London.

External links

• The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar at IMDb