Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel and Ben Kingsley have joined the cast of Wes Anderson’s “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More,”The film adaptation of the Roald Dahl collection short stories.
Anderson will direct and write the project. It is currently being produced by Netflix. Production is scheduled to start this month in the UK.
Cumberbatch is set to play Sugar, details about Fiennes, Patel, and Kingsley’s roles are unknown. Last year, Netflix acquired the Roald Dahl Story Company in a deal which gives the streamer the rights to Dahl’s entire catalog.
“The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More” is a collection of seven short stories written by Dahl and are generally regarded as being aimed for a slightly older audience than many of his other children’s books.
Anderson has now directed this Dahl project, having previously directed the Oscar nominated animated film. “The Fantastic Mr. Fox.”
Cumberbatch is currently starring in Dr. Stephen Strange’s worldwide smash hit. “Spider-Man: No Way Home,”You will be the star of this movie “Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness,”It is expected to be released in May 2022.
UTA reps Anderson and Cumberbatch. CAA is represented by Kingsley and Fiennes. WME is representing Patel. Netflix declined to comment.
Baz Bamigboye first reported the news of Anderson and Cumberbatch’s involvement in the project.