Asteroid City [2023]

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Wes Anderson confirms that Roald Dahl will appear as a recurring character in the anthology film Henry Sugar. 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 Casio, Jerome (December 7, 2022). "Wes Anderson's Next Movie Sets Summer 2023 Release Date". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on June 22, 2023 . Retrieved June 19, 2023. 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? Sim, Jonathan (July 10, 2023). "Asteroid City Digital Release Date Set for Wes Anderson Movie". ComingSoon.net. Archived from the original on July 12, 2023 . Retrieved July 12, 2023.

Even Isle of Dogs was 7-minutes longer than that and The French Dispatch came in at 1 hour and 44 minutes. Wes Anderson films are usually fairly tight, though, so you’re probably looking at less than 2 hours, which is a little refreshing considering the length of films like Avatar 2 and Guardians of the galaxy Vol 3. TrailerIf you’ve seen the trailer below and didn’t read the description it’s easy to be left confused about what the Asteroid City story is about. The good news is that it’s way more simplistic at the heart of the plot, which revolved around a Stargazer or Space Cadet conventions in 1955. Wes Anderson talks Henry Sugar, Netflix and cinemas as he considers how to get the unconventional tale before audiences. 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.

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.Lane, Anthony (June 16, 2023). "In "Asteroid City," Humans Can Leave Impact Craters, Too". The New Yorker . Retrieved June 18, 2023. 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: 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. A big part of the story is the single parent family that gets stranded in Asteroid City during convention in the wake of their mother’s death. Their car breaks down on route to their grandfather’s and they have to call him in to come get them. 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.