Asteroid City is an American science fiction romantic comedy drama film written, directed and co-produced by Wes Anderson, based on a story by Anderson and Roman Coppola. The film follows the transformative events that occur at an annual Junior Stargazer convention in 1955. It features an ensemble cast that has been described as being "larger than most other Anderson films that are ensemble in nature."
Asteroid City was scheduled to premiere at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in May 2023. It was released by Focus Features in the United States in limited theatrical release on June 16, 2023, before expanding wide on June 23, 2023.
Premise[]
In 1955, students and parents from across the country gather for scholarly competition, rest, recreation, comedy, drama, and romance at a Junior Stargazer convention held in a fictional American desert town.
Cast[]
- Jason Schwartzman as Augie Steenbeck, a war photographer and father to Woodrow.
- Scarlett Johansson as Midge Campbell, an actress and mother to Dinah
- Tom Hanks
- Jeffrey Wright as General Grif Gibson
- Tilda Swinton
- Bryan Cranston
- Edward Norton
- Adrien Brody
- Liev Schreiber as Ed
- Hope Davis
- Stephen Park as Roger
- Rupert Friend as Montana
- Maya Hawke
- Steve Carell
- Matt Dillon as Walter Geronimo
- Hong Chau
- Willem Dafoe
- Margot Robbie
- Tony Revolori
- Jake Ryan as Woodrow Steenbeck
- Jeff Goldblum
- Sophia Lillis
- Fisher Stevens
- Ethan Josh Lee as Ricky
- Grace Edwards
- Aristou Meehan as Clifford
- Rita Wilson
- Jarvis Cocker
- Bob Balaban
Production[]
In September 2020, it was reported Wes Anderson would be writing and directing a romance film, which he would produce alongside Jeremy Dawson of American Empirical Pictures and Steven Rales of Indian Paintbrush.[1][2] By February 2021, Michael Cera and Jeff Goldblum entered negotiations to star in the director's next film, which was now described as being about a "group of brainy teenagers".[3] Tilda Swinton was the first person to officially join the cast, doing so in June 2021.
Principal photography, originally set for Rome, took place in Spain between August and October 2021.[4] Several sets in Chinchón, resembling a desert landscape and a mock train station, were used for the shoot.[5] 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".[6]
The film's title was revealed by Bill Murray to be Asteroid City at the BFI London Film Festival in October 2021.[7] Alexandre Desplat composed the film's score in his sixth collaboration with Anderson.[8] Costume design was by multiple Academy Award winner Milena Canonero.[9] In July 2022, it was announced that Focus Features would distribute the film, reuniting them with Anderson after Moonrise Kingdom (2012). It was also revealed Murray would not be in the film as initially reported[10] as a result of contracting COVID-19 before he could shoot his scenes.[11]
Release[]
Asteroid City premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on May 23, 2023.[12] It is scheduled for a limited release in the United States in New York City and Los Angeles on June 16, 2023, before expanding to a wide release on June 23, 2023.
MPA rating[]
In the United States, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) initially gave the film an R-rating "for brief graphic nudity".[13] Focus Features successfully appealed the decision, and the film was re-rated PG-13 "for brief graphic nudity, smoking, and some suggestive material".[14]
Marketing[]
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".[15] 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 world".[16][17]
Reception[]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Asteroid City holds an approval rating of 82% based on 38 reviews with an average rating of 7.5/10. The Critic's Consensus reads that the film "is unlikely to win Wes Anderson many new converts, but those who respond to his signature style will find this a return to immaculately arranged form." Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 73 out of 100 based on 23 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[18]
Gallery[]
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ Fisher, Jacob (September 22, 2020). Wes Anderson Set To Direct New Film In March 2021 (Exclusive).
- ↑ Waite, Thom (September 23, 2020). Wes Anderson will begin shooting his next film in 2021.
- ↑ Fisher, Jacob (February 17, 2021). Michael Cera and Jeff Goldblum in Early Talks to Join Wes Anderson's Next Film (Exclusive).
- ↑ Ryzik, Melena (October 22, 2021). In the Company of Wes Anderson.
- ↑ Belinchón, Gregorio (May 14, 2021). Wes Anderson rodará su nueva película en Madrid (in Spanish).
- ↑ Laffly, Tomris (November 2, 2021). Fisher Stevens on The French Dispatch, Climate Change, and Getting Yelled at on Succession.
- ↑ Dalton, Ben (October 10, 2021). Wes Anderson shooting next film Asteroid City in Spain, reveals Bill Murray.
- ↑ Alexandre Desplat to Reteam with Wes Anderson on Asteroid City (November 10, 2021).
- ↑ ASTEROID CITY (in es-ES).
- ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (2021-07-16). Bill Murray Reunites With Wes Anderson, Tilda Swinton for Spain-Set Project (Exclusive) (in en-US).
- ↑ Vlessing, Etan (2022-07-22). Bill Murray Had to Drop Out of Wes Anderson's 'Asteroid City' Due to COVID (in en-US).
- ↑ Wes Anderson's Star-Studded Comedy 'Asteroid City' Is On Its Way To The Cannes Film Festival (in en-US) (2023-03-28).
- ↑ CARA/MPA Film Ratings BULLETIN For 02/08/23; MPA Ratings & Rating Reasons For 'My Happy Ending', 'Space Oddity' & More | Screen-Connections (in en-US) (2023-02-07).
- ↑ "CARA/MPA Film Ratings BULLETIN For 05/03/23; MPA Ratings & Rating Reasons For 'Asteroid City', 'Kandahar', 'Justice League: Warworld' & More", Screen-Connections, May 2, 2023. Retrieved on May 3, 2023.
- ↑ Hoffman, Jordan (2023-03-29). Wes Anderson's Asteroid City trailer: Close encounters of the Wes kind [Watch]. Penske Media Corporation.
- ↑ Watch the First Trailer for Wes Anderson's New Movie Asteroid City (2023-03-29).
- ↑ Pulliam-Moore, Charles (2023-03-29). Asteroid City's first trailer is the most Wes Anderson thing you'll see today.
- ↑ Asteroid City Reviews.
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