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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 contained in the 1977 collection The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl, the second film adaptation of a Dahl work directed by Anderson, after Fantastic Mr. Fox in 2009. 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.
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