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.[1]
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
Wes Anderson
"The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar"
"The Swan"
"The Ratcatcher"
"Poison"
by Roald Dahl
- Wes Anderson
- Steven Rales
- Jeremy Dawson
- Robert Yeoman
- Roman Coppola (The Swan)
- March 15, 2024 (worldwide)
88 minutes
United States
English
The film was released on March 15, 2024 as an anthology compilation of Anderson's short films released in 2023; The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, The Swan, The Rat Catcher and Poison.
Production[edit]
In September 2021, Netflix acquired the Roald Dahl Story Company for $686 million.[3] 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 the film adaptation, with Netflix distributing.[4] It was announced that Benedict Cumberbatch would star as Sugar, with Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel and Ben Kingsley in supporting roles.[5] Rupert Friend and Richard Ayoade later joined the cast.[6]
Principal photography began at The Maidstone Studios in Kent, England[7] in January 2022.[8]