The actor tells EW about how director Wes Anderson made him feel confident while filming the new movie — and teases their upcoming project.

Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme has collected a little over $9 million since its debut, despite a strong RT score and a star-studded cast.

Wes Anderson's "The Phoenician Scheme" features some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson and Benicio Del Toro.

During a period of churning audiences and a lemminglike rush toward streaming, the eight-time Oscar nominee has made movies that have reliably coaxed spectators back into brick-and-mortar theaters. Like Christopher Nolan and James Cameron, Anderson has become a reliable brand.

A week after the film's premiere at Cannes and the seven and a half minute standing ovation that followed, Threapleton is still soaking it in. "I don't truly believe that this is all actually happening," she said at a press junket in New York City. "It does just feel like a very long dream."

In my review of “Asteroid City ,” I wrote that “Anderson works with a palette of super-bright colors — and the result looks like a drunk, pastel-colored rainbow exploded all over the screen.” “The Phoenician Scheme” is a 1950s period piece that looks even more obnoxious.