Asteroid City Rating

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Asteroid City

American Empirical Pictures, Indian Paintbrush

Focus Features

My Rating

7/10

#whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating

65%

Description

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

Release dates

May 2023 (Cannes)

June 16, 2023

Directed by

Wes Anderson

Screenplay by

Wes Anderson

Story by

Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola

Produced by

Wes Anderson, Steven Rales and Jeremy Dawson

Asteroid city Teaser poster


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

(L to R) Fisher Stevens, Jeffrey Wright, Tony Revolori, and Bob Balaban in director Wes Anderson’s ASTEROID CITY, a Focus Features release.
(L to R) Fisher Stevens, Jeffrey Wright, Tony Revolori, and Bob Balaban in director Wes Anderson’s ASTEROID CITY, a Focus Features release.

(L to R) Jake Ryan, Grace Edwards, Ethan Lee, Aristou Meehan, and Sophia Lillis in writer/director Wes Anderson’s ASTEROID CITY, released by Focus Features. Credit: Courtesy of Pop. 87 Productions/Focus Features
(L to R) Jake Ryan, Grace Edwards, Ethan Lee, Aristou Meehan, and Sophia Lillis in writer/director Wes Anderson’s ASTEROID CITY, released by Focus Features. Credit: Courtesy of Pop. 87 Productions/Focus Features

(L to R) Jake Ryan, Jason Schwartzman and Tom Hanks in director Wes Anderson’s ASTEROID CITY, a Focus Features release.
(L to R) Jake Ryan, Jason Schwartzman and Tom Hanks in director Wes Anderson’s ASTEROID CITY, a Focus Features release.

(L to R) Steve Carell and Liev Schreiber in writer/director Wes Anderson’s ASTEROID CITY, a Focus Features release.
(L to R) Steve Carell and Liev Schreiber in writer/director Wes Anderson’s ASTEROID CITY, a Focus Features release.

(L to R) Writer/director Wes Anderson, actor Jason Schwartzman and actor Tom Hanks on the set of ASTEROID CITY, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Roger Do Minh/Pop. 87 Productions/Focus Features
(L to R) Writer/director Wes Anderson, actor Jason Schwartzman and actor Tom Hanks on the set of ASTEROID CITY, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Roger Do Minh/Pop. 87 Productions/Focus Features

Scarlett Johansson in director Wes Anderson’s ASTEROID CITY, a Focus Features release.
Scarlett Johansson in director Wes Anderson’s ASTEROID CITY, a Focus Features release.

Writer/director Wes Anderson on the set of ASTEROID CITY, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Roger Do Minh/Pop. 87 Productions/Focus Features
Writer/director Wes Anderson on the set of ASTEROID CITY, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Roger Do Minh/Pop. 87 Productions/Focus Features

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