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Asteroid City
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*Asteroid City* is a 2023 American comedy, drama, romance, and science fiction film directed by Wes Anderson. The screenplay was written by Anderson and Roman Coppola, who also served as an executive producer. The production team included producers Jeremy Dawson and Steven Rales, director of photography Robert Yeoman, composer Alexandre Desplat, costume designer Milena Canonero, and production designer Adam Stockhausen. The cast features Bryan Cranston, Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, and Rupert Friend.
The film was produced by Indian Paintbrush, American Empirical Pictures, and Studio Babelsberg, with a budget of 25,000,000. It was distributed by Focus Features and Universal Pictures. Filming took place in the Community of Madrid, Arizona. The movie has a runtime of 105 minutes and was released on May 23, 2023, with subsequent release dates in June 2023. It grossed 53,857,743 in revenue.
Critical reception included a review score of 7.2, a 75% rating, and a score of 76/100. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 6.4 based on 145,226 votes, while TMDb lists a vote average of 6.452 from 2,479 votes. The film’s tagline is "You can't wake up if you don't fall asleep."
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6.4In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
Cast
- Jason Schwartzman as Augie Steenbeck
- Scarlett Johansson as Midge Campbell
- Tom Hanks as Stanley Zak
- Jeffrey Wright as General Gibson
- Tilda Swinton as Dr. Hickenlooper
- Bryan Cranston as The Host
Themes
- quarantine
- asteroid
- diner
- grandfather
- war photographer
- alien
- grief
- space
- family
- widower
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Wes Anderson
- Screenplay by
- Wes Anderson
- Story by
- Wes Anderson Roman Coppola
- Produced by
- Wes Anderson Steven Rales Jeremy Dawson
- Starring
- 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
- Cinematography
- Robert Yeoman
- Edited by
- Barney Pilling
- Music by
- Alexandre Desplat
- Production companies
- Indian Paintbrush American Empirical Pictures
- Distributed by
- Focus Features (United States) Universal Pictures International (international)
- Release dates
- May 23, 2023 ( 2023-05-23 ) ( Cannes ) June 16, 2023 ( 2023-06-16 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 105 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $25 million
- Box office
- $54 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Asteroid City (stylized in all caps) is a 2023 American science fiction comedy drama film written, directed, and produced by Wes Anderson, from a story he developed with Roman Coppola. The ensemble cast includes Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Steve Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Hong Chau, Willem Dafoe, Margot Robbie, Tony Revolori, Jake Ryan, and Jeff Goldblum. Its plot mostly presents a stage play set in a retrofuturistic version of 1955, which follows a Junior Stargazer convention and the unexpected arrival of extraterrestrials and UFOs to the titular town in the American Southwestern desert, which is in close proximity to atomic test sites created after World War II. The play is contexualised through a television documentary following the creation of the show itself, adding a layer of metatextuality.
The project was announced in September 2020 as an untitled romance film, with Anderson writing, producing and directing, alongside Jeremy Dawson of American Empirical Pictures and Steven Rales of Indian Paintbrush. In February 2021, it was described as being about a "group of brainy teenagers". Originally set for Rome, filming took place in Chinchón, Spain, between August and October, 2021, with cinematographer Robert D. Yeoman. Several sets resembling a desert landscape and a mock train station were used. Post-production included editor Barney Pilling and a musical score composed by frequent Anderson composer Alexandre Desplat, featuring country and western songs from many artists. The official title for Asteroid City was revealed in October 2021 at the BFI London Film Festival.
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