According to media sources, Wes Anderson, following “The Fantastic Mr. Fox”, will once again adapt the novel of children’s literature master Roald Dahl, and co-direct the movie version of “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” with Netflix.
Benedict Cumberbatch will take the lead role as Henry Sugar.
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“The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” project will start shooting in London.
The original novel tells that Henry Sugar learned from a dusty medical notebook for many years that he learned a shocking story: Through practicing yoga, Indian Mohat can see everything in the world with his eyes closed.
A fire-like inspiration of calcium carbide exploded in Henry Sugar’s brain. He wanted to use the mystery in the notes to sweep the wealth of casinos all over the world, but the ending was unexpected…
The fairy tale master Roald Dahl has many novels that have been adapted into film and television works, including “Charlie and the chocolate factory”, “The BFG” and so on.
