Focus Features Picks Up Wes Anderson's Next Film ASTEROID CITY
Focus Features has picked up the distribution rights to director Wes Anderson’s next film project, Asteroid City, and they will handle the domestic distribution on the film while Universal International handles foreign.
Anderson’s latest film is described as ”a poetic meditation on the meaning of life.” It tells the story of “a fictional American desert town circa 1955 and its Junior Stargazer convention, which brings together students and parents from across the country for scholarly competition, rest/recreation, comedy, drama, romance and more.”
Yep, that definitely sounds like a Wes Anderson movie! The movie comes with an all-star cast that includes Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Ed 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, Grace Edwards, Aristou Meehan, Sophia Lillis, Ethan Lee, Jeff Goldblum, Rita Wilson and many more.
Peter Kujawski, Chairman of Focus Features, said in a statement: “We are beyond thrilled to be the global home for Asteroid City, bringing Focus back in business with Wes and his producing partners. Wes is a generational talent whose films delight audiences around the world; and we’re sure that the combination of his incredibly emotional story and vision combined with the insanely talented group of actors he has assembled, will mean that Asteroid City will be no different.”
I enjoy the movies that Anderson makes. I know they aren’t for everyone, but they always amuse and entertain me.
Source: Deadline