Wes Anderson's Asteroid City

[JohnC]

With The French Dispatch having entered cinemas, next up is Asteroid City. The film has already finished filming in Spain last month, but almost nothing is known about the story, other than it apparently being a romantic comedy-drama.

 

As for cast, so far announced:

Tilda Swinton
Bill Murray
Adrien Brody
Tom Hanks
Margot Robbie
Rupert Friend
Jason Schwartzman
Scarlett Johansson
Bryan Cranston
Jeff Goldblum
Hope Davis
Jeffrey Wright
Liev Schreiber
Tony Revolori
Matt Dillon
Sophia Lillis
Steve Park
Maya Hawke
Fisher Stevens
Jake Ryan

Ethan Josh Lee

[iknowgungfu]

Crikey - that is a cast!

[Stig]

Doesn't even bother me that he always uses a lot of the same people cause I just love his style.

 

After TFD, I can't wait to see what he does next.

[monkeydog]

A space opera with Life Aquatic levels of VFX please.

[g wings]

Wow, that's some cast. Still waiting to see The French Dispatch. Can't wait.

[tejinashi]

Poster below. Trailer expected later today. I didn't vibe with most of The French Dispatch, but I'm always down for more from this guy.

 

[Shoes]

That cast list lol. Calm down Wes.

[ZOK]

Great poster!

[Loik V credern]

In 2015 tv crews went to Blackpool and asked people 'Tim Burton is turning on the lights this year, does that excite you?' and most of the people they showed were like 'who??' I began comparing that cast to Amsterdam to see which was better, I couldn't decide but did think...maybe this is the absolute low point of procrastinating. I think actors want to play in goofy stuff and have fun and Anderson creates a family atmosphere on set, I guess the more actors there are the less screen time they have, the more available with their time they might be? O'Russell's sets aren't like a family, he's like a wayward teenager who berates his actors and crew.

 

The regional news tv crew were being deceptive, many people who work in restaurants or shops or attractions or rides got their photo taken with Burton, maybe he went over and explained who he was.

 

Best cast ever? I don't know, you end up counting and comparing. Half the cast there have done Anderson stuff before, no real surprises what to expect. Does that affect best cast claim, would it be elevated by having some actors who don't do ensemble comedies, like Hardy, Fassbender, Gosling, Phoenix. 

 

I think I'd like Anderson to make a film about a hypothetical utopia. Francis Ford Coppola is trying something like that, but Anderson's sensibilities would fit I think. 

[Shoes]

I yearn for the days of Bottle Rocket. Small cast, tight script, simple and intimate story. I'd like to see him strip it down a bit. Do a bottle film. 

 

[Sabreman]

 

Protip: It looks like a Wes Anderson film because it is a Wes Anderson film.

[tejinashi]

That looks great!

[Stig]

Yup all in. Love Wes Andersons style.

[BitterToad]

Well that right there certainly is a trailer for a Wes Anderson film. 

[Sidewaysbob]

I'm in . Here, take my money.

 

[revlob]

Between the encoding of the video and my computer monitor, I don't think the colour palette is being done any favours. But it's Wes Anderson, I wouldn't miss this for anything.

[Commander Jameson]

One of the best eyes in the business. The framing is just 😍.

[Popo]

Yes please!

 

Wes Anderson films always leave me with a smile on my face and a skip in my step. This looks brilliant. 
 

I really must get around to watching the early Anderson films I haven’t seen. 

[g wings]

1 hour ago, Popo said:

Yes please!

 

Wes Anderson films always leave me with a smile on my face and a skip in my step. This looks brilliant. 
 

I really must get around to watching the early Anderson films I haven’t seen. 

You’re in for a treat. Which films haven’t you seen? Rushmore is still my favourite I think. 

[Popo]

23 minutes ago, g wings said:

You’re in for a treat. Which films haven’t you seen? Rushmore is still my favourite I think. 

I’ve just checked his IMDB and actually it’s only Rushmore I’ve not seen!

 

Even better, it’s in Disney Plus! That’s tonight’s viewing sorted. 

[g wings]

@Popo enjoy!

[Shoes]

2 hours ago, Popo said:

Yes please!

 

Wes Anderson films always leave me with a smile on my face and a skip in my step. This looks brilliant. 
 

I really must get around to watching the early Anderson films I haven’t seen. 

 

 I'm jelly you get to watch Rushmore with fresh eyes and ears. Magical film. Probably his best, maybe. Max is Wes really, isn't he. Getting all his friends together to put on elaborate, OTT vanity projects.

[ZOK]

I haven’t seen it for at least fifteen years so watched the first 45 minutes earlier, such a great film.

[K]

Rushmore is much less stylised than the films that came after. I wouldn't say that it's necessarily better for it - the Grand Budapest Hotel was like Wes Anderson squared, and is probably my favourite film of his - but it's interesting to watch in the context of Anderson telling a story (and telling it brilliantly) in a more conventional style, without front-loading his own self-conscious aesthetic. 

[g wings]

6 hours ago, K said:

Rushmore is much less stylised than the films that came after. I wouldn't say that it's necessarily better for it - the Grand Budapest Hotel was like Wes Anderson squared, and is probably my favourite film of his - but it's interesting to watch in the context of Anderson telling a story (and telling it brilliantly) in a more conventional style, without front-loading his own self-conscious aesthetic. 

Yes, I love Rushmore because it came out of nowhere and it blew me away. As you say, each film since has been more and more Anderson. Mostly to good effect.