Riz Ahmed Boards Wes Anderson's Latest Project

British Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed has been tapped for a role in the newest project from Wes Anderson.

Details of the plot of the untitled feature as well as Ahmed’s role are under wraps. It marks the actor’s first project with Anderson, who is coming off his first Oscar win for his Netflix short "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar", is based on the story by Roald Dahl. 

Michael Cera will also be introduced to Anderson’s world in the new pic with his regular collaborators Benicio del Toro and Bill Murray on board for roles, too.

Currently filming in Berlin, the pic is scripted by Anderson and Roman Coppola, whose collaboration goes back to "The Life Aquatic" with Steve Zissou. No word yet as to who will serve as its distributor. 

Anderson hinted at the project in a September 2023 interview with Deadline, noting that he and Coppola had just finished the script for a Del Toro-led feature before the start of the writers' strike. 

Most recently seen starring opposite Jessie Buckley and Jeremy Allen White in the romantic drama "Fingernails", marking the English-language debut of renowned Greek filmmaker Christos Nikou, Ahmed starred before that in the Oscar-winning Sound of Metal, as well as films like Encounter and Mogul Mowgli.

Up next, he’ll be seen in David Mackenzie’s thriller "Relay" with Lily James and Sam Worthington.