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Wes Anderson To Direct Adaptation Of Roald Dahl’s ‘The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar’ Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel And Ben Kingsley
Following Netflix’s acquisition of the Roald Dahl Story Company, the streamer has set a major talent to helm its first big Dahl adaptation since the move. Sources confirmed to Deadline that Wes Anderson is on board to write and direct a feature adaptation of The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar. Insiders add Anderson has set quite the ensemble that includes Benedict Cumberbatch (who will play Sugar), Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel and Ben Kingsley.