Asteroid City

Upcoming film directed by Wes AndersonTemplate:SHORTDESC:Upcoming film directed by Wes Anderson

* Wes Anderson
* Roman Coppola
* Wes Anderson
* Steven Rales
* Jeremy Dawson
* Jason Schwartzman
* Scarlett Johansson
* Tom Hanks
* Jeffrey Wright
* Tilda Swinton
* Bryan Cranston
* Edward Norton
* Adrien Brody
* Liev Schreiber
* Hope Davis
* Stephen Park
* Rupert Friend
* Maya Hawke
* Steve Carell
* Matt Dillon
* Hong Chau
* Willem Dafoe
* Margot Robbie
* Tony Revolori
* Jake Ryan
* Jeff Goldblum
* American Empirical Pictures
* Indian Paintbrush
* May 2023 (2023-05) (Cannes)

* June 16, 2023 (2023-06-16) (United States)

***Asteroid City*** is an upcoming American 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* will premiere at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in May 2023. It is set to be released by Focus Features in the United States in limited 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
* Scarlett Johansson
* Tom Hanks
* Jeffrey Wright
* Tilda Swinton
* Bryan Cranston
* Edward Norton
* Adrien Brody
* Liev Schreiber
* Hope Davis
* Stephen Park as Roger
* Rupert Friend as Montana
* Maya Hawke
* Steve Carell
* Matt Dillon as Hank
* Hong Chau
* Willem Dafoe
* Margot Robbie
* Tony Revolori
* Jake Ryan
* Jeff Goldblum
* Sophia Lillis
* Fisher Stevens
* Ethan Josh Lee
* Grace Edwards
* Aristou Meehan
* Rita Wilson
* Jarvis Cocker

## Production

In September 2020, it was revealed Wes Anderson would be writing and directing a romance film, which he would produce alongside Jeremy Dawson and Steven Rales for American Empirical Pictures and Indian Paintbrush. 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." 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. Several sets in Chinchón, resembling a desert landscape and a mock train station, were used for the shoot. 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."

The film's title was revealed by Bill Murray to be *Asteroid City* at the BFI London Film Festival in October 2021. Alexandre Desplat composed the film's score in his sixth collaboration with Anderson. 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 as a result of contracting COVID-19 before he could shoot his scenes.

Costume design was by multiple Oscar-laureate Milena Canonero.

## Release

*Asteroid City* will premiere at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in May 2023. It is scheduled for a limited release in the United States on June 16, 2023, before expanding to a wide release on June 23, 2023.

### MPA rating

For the United States release, an initial cut of the film received an R rating from the Motion Picture Association (MPA) for brief graphic nudity. Focus Features is currently trying to appeal the rating.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kit, Borys (August 13, 2021). Rupert Friend, Jason Schwartzman Join Wes Anderson's Next Film (Exclusive).
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 6, 2022). Wes Anderson's 'Asteroid City' To Make Impact This Summer At Theaters (en-US).
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 D'Alesandro, Anthony (July 20, 2022). Focus Features Reteams With Wes Anderson For *Asteroid City*.
4. ↑ Scarlett Johansson Joins Newest Wes Anderson Movie (Exclusive) (August 16, 2021).
5. ↑ Tom Hanks Joins Wes Anderson's Next Film (Exclusive) (en-US) (2021-07-30).
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Kit, Borys (August 17, 2021). Bryan Cranston, Hope Davis, Jeffrey Wright, Liev Schreiber Join Newest Wes Anderson Film (Exclusive).
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ravindran, Manori (June 30, 2021). Wes Anderson's New Movie Will Shoot in Spain From September, Tilda Swinton Among Cast (Exclusive) (en-US).
8. ↑ Kroll, Justin (2021-07-19). Adrien Brody Reunites With Wes Anderson On Next Film Set in Spain (en-US).
9. ↑ Haun, Harry (October 12, 2021). There Was a Looming Zoom Manifestation of Bill Murray at NYFF.
10. ↑ Hogan, Michael (October 31, 2021). Maya Hawke: 'My parents didn't want to have me do bit-parts in their movies'.
11. ↑ Liev Schreiber joins Tom Hanks and visionary director Wes Anderson in southeastern Spain (September 8, 2021).
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Kit, Borys (August 10, 2021). Margot Robbie Joins Wes Anderson's Next Film (Exclusive).
13. ↑ Kroll, Justin (September 1, 2021). Tony Revolori Reunites With Wes Anderson On The Director's Next Film.
14. ↑ Grobar, Matt (November 8, 2021). Wes Anderson's *Asteroid City* Adds *Moonrise Kingdom* And *Eighth Grade* Actor Jake Ryan.
15. ↑ La nueva película que Wes Anderson ha rodado en España ya tiene título y nuevos detalles gracias a Bill Murray (Spanish) (October 11, 2021).
16. ↑ Laffly, Tomris (November 2, 2021). Fisher Stevens on *The French Dispatch*, Climate Change, and Getting Yelled at on *Succession*.
17. ↑ Grobar, Matt (November 11, 2021). Ethan Josh Lee Joins Wes Anderson's *Asteroid City*.
18. ↑ Ferguson, Brian (August 19, 2022). Jarvis Cocker reveals he will play a cowboy in Wes Anderson's next movie.
19. ↑ Fisher, Jacob (September 22, 2020). Wes Anderson Set To Direct New Film In March 2021 (Exclusive).
20. ↑ Waite, Thom (September 23, 2020). Wes Anderson will begin shooting his next film in 2021.
21. ↑ Fisher, Jacob (February 17, 2021). Michael Cera and Jeff Goldblum in Early Talks to Join Wes Anderson's Next Film (Exclusive).
22. ↑ Ryzik, Melena (October 22, 2021). In the Company of Wes Anderson.
23. ↑ Belinchón, Gregorio (May 14, 2021). Wes Anderson rodará su nueva película en Madrid (Spanish).
24. ↑ Laffly, Tomris (November 2, 2021). Fisher Stevens on *The French Dispatch*, Climate Change, and Getting Yelled at on *Succession*.
25. ↑ Dalton, Ben (October 10, 2021). Wes Anderson shooting next film *Asteroid City* in Spain, reveals Bill Murray.
26. ↑ Alexandre Desplat to Reteam with Wes Anderson on *Asteroid City* (November 10, 2021).
27. ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (2021-07-16). Bill Murray Reunites With Wes Anderson, Tilda Swinton for Spain-Set Project (Exclusive) (en-US).
28. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Ruimy, Jordan (July 21, 2022). "Bill Murray Not in Wes Anderson's *Asteroid City* After Getting COVID During Production". *World of Reel*. Archived from the original on July 21, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
29. ↑ ASTEROID CITY (es-ES).
30. ↑ Ntim, Andreas Wiseman,Zac (2023-03-28). Wes Anderson’s Star-Studded Comedy ‘Asteroid City’ Is On Its Way To The Cannes Film Festival (en-US).
31. ↑ CARA/MPA Film Ratings BULLETIN For 02/08/23; MPA Ratings & Rating Reasons For 'My Happy Ending', 'Space Oddity' & More | Screen-Connections (en-US) (2023-02-07).