Asteroid City [2023]

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The American auteur has become known for his eccentric projects with a unique and instantly recognisable visual style, with his works often classed as examples of postmodernism. His best-known films include The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and the stop-motion animations Fantastic Mr. Fox and Isle of Dogs. Liev Schreiber joins Tom Hanks and visionary director Wes Anderson in southeastern Spain". UK Time News. September 8, 2021. Archived from the original on September 14, 2021 . Retrieved September 14, 2021.

Manaki, Manaki (September 11, 2023). "OFFICIAL SELECTION "CAMERA 300"NARRATIVE FEATURES". Manaki Brothers - International Cinematographers’ Film Festival . Retrieved November 5, 2023. Principal photography, originally planned for Rome, took place in Spain between August and October 2021, with COVID-19 safety precautions in place. [17] [33] [32] Several sets were built in Chinchón, including a vast diorama resembling a desert landscape with the eponymous town of Asteroid City, including its train station, a diner, a garage and an observatory. [34] [35] Cast member Fisher Stevens said the film would include "the wildest cast since The Bridge on the River Kwai" and that the cast and crew "were all bubbled together in a hotel, which was an old monastery". [36] Laffly, Tomris (November 2, 2021). "Fisher Stevens on The French Dispatch, Climate Change, and Getting Yelled at on Succession". Vulture. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021 . Retrieved November 11, 2021.Hoffman, Jordan (March 29, 2023). "Wes Anderson's Asteroid City trailer: Close encounters of the Wes kind [Watch]". GoldDerby. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023 . Retrieved March 29, 2023. As mentioned above, the Asteroid City cast is pretty impressive, which we’ve come to expect from Wes Anderson films. Jason Schwartzman plays Mitch Campbell, the dad of the family, and he’s joined by Tom Hanks as his father-in-law and Scarlett Johansson as an actress he meets at the convention. Apart from the reference to seeing a nude scene, there isn’t much in the trailer that could hint at Asteroid City being given the same rating as The French Dispatch and The Grand Budapest Hotel. If anything, it looks more in line with Moonrise Kingdom, which was given a 12 certificate in the UK and PG-13 in America. Ella, Kemp. "Stellar Storyteller: Wes Anderson on Star Wars, Satyajit Ray and staging Asteroid City". Letterboxd Journal. Archived from the original on June 27, 2023 . Retrieved June 8, 2021. After breaking out in the mid '90s (along with Luke and Owen Wilson), Anderson has made a number of acclaimed movies, which has allowed him to become one of the most recognizable directors around. Here is his full list of feature movies:

Asteroid City Full Cast and Crew". IMDb. Archived from the original on July 30, 2023 . Retrieved July 30, 2023. Dalton, Ben (October 10, 2021). "Wes Anderson shooting next film Asteroid City in Spain, reveals Bill Murray". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on October 11, 2021 . Retrieved October 11, 2021. a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 6, 2022). "Wes Anderson's 'Asteroid City' To Make Impact This Summer At Theaters". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022 . Retrieved December 7, 2022.In the director’s trademark style, each shot is crafted with meticulous symmetry and attention to detail – a virtually supersaturating feast for the eye. The décor is lavish, even in its obvious two-dimensionality; it is a set of a set, after all, only the play’s director (Brody) treats it as more than that. Gleiberman, Owen (May 23, 2023). " 'Asteroid City' Review: Wes Anderson's New Film Is a Piece of 1950s Desert Americana That's Visually Dazzling and Dramatically Inert". Variety . Retrieved June 15, 2023. A teaser poster for Asteroid City was released on March 28, 2023. The first trailer was released the following day, which featured a rendition of Johnny Duncan's 1957 song " Last Train to San Fernando". [43] Jazz Monroe of Pitchfork called the trailer "extremely Andersonian", while Charles Pulliam-Moore of The Verge wrote that the film "looks and feels exactly how you'd think a Wes Anderson coming-of-age movie about stargazing in the desert would". [44] [45] Release [ edit ] The cast of Asteroid City at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival