Wes Andersonhas quite the cast to reckon with — as well as a large-scale astronomical event — inAsteroid City.
On Wednesday, Focus Featuresreleased the first trailerfor 53-year-old Anderson’s next film, which “takes place in a fictional American desert town circa 1955,” according to an official synopsis.
Anderson’s films are known for their large ensemble casts, and this one is no different.
Asteroid CityfeaturesJason Schwartzman,Hong Chau,Tom Hanks,Hope Davis,Margot Robbie,Sophia Lillis,Scarlett Johansson,Bryan Cranston,Willem Dafoe,Adrien Brody,Steve Carell,Edward Norton,Jeff Goldblum,Tilda Swinton, Jeffrey Wright,Maya Hawke, Matt Dillon,Fisher Stevens,Liev Schreiber,Rupert Friend, Jake Ryan, Stephen Park, Tony Revolori and more.
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Jason Schwartzman and Tom Hanks inAsteroid City(2023).Courtesy of Pop. 87 Productions/Focus Features
In the nearly 3-minute preview, Schwartzman’s character breaks down in the town of Asteroid City, where he calls his father-in-law (Hanks, 66) for help in taking care of his daughters.
Scenes follow that show Schwartzman’s character getting acquainted with several inhabitants of and visitors to the town, including a glamorous actress (Johansson, 38).
“They’re strange, aren’t they? They’re children … compared to normal people,” Carell’s character says at one point.
Featuring plenty of sweeping desert scenes and Anderson’s famously uniquely recognizable use of color and music, the trailer also seems to promise many a lesson about life.
“In my loneliness, I’ve learned to give complete and unquestioning faith to the people I love,” Hanks' character tells Schwartzman’s. “I don’t know if that includes you, but it included my daughter and your four children.”
Poster forAsteroid City(2023).Courtesy of Pop. 87 Productions/Focus Features
In November 2021, Stevens, 59, toldVulturethe filmcarries “probably the best, the wildest castsinceThe Bridge on the River Kwai,” while he spoke with the outlet about Anderson’s 2021 filmThe French Dispatch.
“Most of the actors in this film have been in theater except for the kids. We were all bubbled together in a hotel, which was an old monastery,” he added of the production at the time. “I think it’s going to be quite an extravaganza.”
Anderson — whose last three films includeThe Grand Budapest Hotel(2014),Isle of Dogs(2018) andThe French Dispatch— cowrote the upcoming movie withFrancis Ford Coppola’s sonRoman Coppola.
Asteroid Citylands in select theaters June 16, and nationwide June 23.
source: people.com
