Mullins-Khatib, Adam (June 20, 2023). "Review: Asteroid City". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023 . Retrieved June 25, 2023. Watch the First Trailer for Wes Anderson's New Movie Asteroid City". Pitchfork. March 29, 2023. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023 . Retrieved March 29, 2023. More than any previous Wes Anderson film, it looks like the story is going to focus on relationships and characters. There’s still the same quirky style and off-beat comedy, but with the kind of heart that made Jo Jo Rabbit and Submarine such great alt-homages. Kroll, Justin (July 19, 2021). "Adrien Brody Reunites With Wes Anderson On Next Film Set in Spain". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021 . Retrieved July 19, 2021. In the United States, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) initially gave the film an R-rating "for brief graphic nudity". [51] Focus Features successfully appealed the decision, and the film was re-rated PG-13 "for brief graphic nudity, smoking, and some suggestive material". [52] Reception [ edit ] Box office [ edit ]

Wes Anderson is any film festival’s favourite: a guarantor for a fun, quirky adventure with an armada of celebrities always in tow. In addition to the usual suspects (Jason Schwartzman, Adrien Brody), Asteroid City’s all-star cast includes Anderson newbies Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson (in the flesh), Maya Hawke and Hong Chau. Your First Look at Wes Anderson's Asteroid City". Focus Features. March 29, 2023. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023 . Retrieved March 30, 2023. In his review for Vulture, Bilge Ebiri wrote: "To the casual observer, Wes Anderson might seem like someone who either refuses to read his own press or has bought into his press to an absurd degree", alluding to criticism of Anderson's filmmaking style, but later argued: "There's a point to all this indulgence. Anderson's obsessively constructed dioramas explore the very human need to organize, quantify, and control our lives in the face of the unexpected and the uncertain [...] Asteroid City might be the purest expression of this dynamic because it's about the unknown in all its forms." [64] Owen Gleiberman of Variety found the film similar to the "fussy, top-heavy, narratively batty yet stretched-thin concoctions" he saw in The Darjeeling Limited and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, and concluded: " Asteroid City looks smashing, but as a movie it's for Anderson die-hards only, and maybe not even too many of them." [65] Missing from this list is long-time Anderson collaborator, Bill Murray. According to Variety, Murray was previously attached for a role but had to drop about before production began because he contracted COVID. He was replaced with Carrell. Asteroid City plot French composer Alexandre Desplat has worked with Wes Anderson on every one of the director’s movies since the 2009 release of the stop-motion wonderthat was The Fantastic Mr. Fox and even won an Oscar for the score he wrote for The Grand Budapest Hotel. Well, Desplat and Anderson have worked together once again, as the composer wrote the score for Asteroid City. In November 2021, Film Music Reporter announced that Desplat was to team up with Anderson again on the mysterious feature film, though no other details were provided at the time. This was later confirmed with the March 2023 release of the movie’s poster, which listed Desplat, who also won an Oscar for his work on The Shape of Water, as the composer.Ryzik, Melena (October 22, 2021). "In the Company of Wes Anderson". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021 . Retrieved October 23, 2021. Working on a Wes Anderson movie sounds like it’s a daunting yet fulfilling experience, especially when you get to share scenes with the likes of Tom Hanks, Edward Norton, Jeffrey Wright, and Scarlett Johansson, and that’s pretty much what Bryan Cranston had to say about the project. When speaking with Collider in 2022, the Golden Globe winner compared the Asteroid City shoot to an “actor dream camp,” explaining: Belinchón, Gregorio (May 14, 2021). "Wes Anderson rodará su nueva película en Madrid"[Wes Anderson will shoot his new film in Madrid]. El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 15, 2021 . Retrieved August 15, 2021. Debruge, Peter (May 27, 2023). "Cannes Awards: 'Anatomy of a Fall' Takes Palme d'Or, 'The Zone of Interest' and 'The Pot au Feu' Among Winners". Variety. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023 . Retrieved June 9, 2023.

Asteroid City (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on July 5, 2023 . Retrieved May 23, 2023. Seddon, Dan (June 26, 2023). "Scarlett Johansson's new movie Asteroid City sets box office record". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023 . Retrieved June 26, 2023. Wes Anderson is in a creatively fertile moment right now (although in fairness, when is he not? We'd bet that even when he makes scrambled eggs, they'd have a flair-filled, cinematic aesthetic to them. Manaki, Manaki (September 11, 2023). "OFFICIAL SELECTION "CAMERA 300"NARRATIVE FEATURES". Manaki Brothers - International Cinematographers’ Film Festival . Retrieved November 5, 2023. Ebiri, Bilge (May 23, 2023). "Wes Anderson Has Gone Mad". Vulture. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023 . Retrieved June 15, 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] The legal dispute over Ana de Armas' brief appearance in the trailer of Yesterday, despite not featuring in the final film, has been quashed by a judge. At the time of writing, there’s only one trailer out for Asteroid City and you can see it in full below. A cool point to note is that the film has been shot on Kodak film, which is how it’s achieved such a great 1950 finish. Hogan, Michael (October 31, 2021). "Maya Hawke: 'My parents didn't want to have me do bit-parts in their movies' ". The Guardian. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021 . Retrieved November 8, 2021. Universal's flexible approach to post-theatrical launches seems to be paying off and represents a victory for studio chair, Donna Langley.

a b Kit, Borys (August 13, 2021). "Rupert Friend, Jason Schwartzman Join Wes Anderson's Next Film (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021 . Retrieved August 14, 2021. We count severalWes Anderson newbies there, namely Hanks and Carell. Those guys possess enough A-list clout to lead their own movie. When they're merely players within the wider ensemble, you know this is one hell of aline-up.

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Kroll, Justin (September 1, 2021). "Tony Revolori Reunites With Wes Anderson On The Director's Next Film". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021 . Retrieved September 1, 2021.

Naturally, the deadpan humour of the script is best applied by Anderson’s longstanding collaborators – Schwartzman excels – but, notably, Steve Carell proves an extraordinarily unerring addition to the director’s world: his opportunistic motel manager brims with poesy. Resplendent in retro fonts and a myriad bold colours that look typically breathtaking, Asteroid City gathers up a group of neurotic desert-dwellers for a star-gazing trip like no other. And yes, there are UFOs involved. The movie focuses on the youngsters tasked with gazing at the heavens and their parents – what are the chances that the latter group will be exponentially odder and more messed up than the kids? The Asteroid City filmmaker Wes Anderson is onto pre-production work on his next film, with one out in cinemas and another coming later this year. 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.Haun, Harry (October 12, 2021). "There Was a Looming Zoom Manifestation of Bill Murray at NYFF". The New York Observer. Archived from the original on October 13, 2021 . Retrieved October 14, 2021. The writer-director’s knowing meta-tale set in a space-obsessed 1950s desert town has a starry cast and meticulous attention to detail, but its studied quirkiness is often more irritating than amusing.” The Guardian The trailer adds in a bit of confusion about he story with references to dates a thousand years in the future, but this is all just a part of the fun of the Space Cadet convention experience. We’re not expecting any time travel or actual alien visitations, but hey you never know with Wes Anderson. We’ll update you with more on the cast for Asteroid City as it’s confirmed with names for all of the characters. Asteroid City UK release date