‘Asteroid City’ trailer: Watch the latest from Wes Anderson
Wes Anderson’s new film “Asteroid City” finally has a trailer.
Distributor Focus Features released a colorful poster, with Anderson’s standard panache, on Tuesday and promised the trailer the next day — and they delivered.
We have our first look at the “Rushmore” and “The Grand Budapest Hotel” writer/director’s latest, and his longtime fans will like what they see.
The official plot synopsis: Asteroid City takes place in a fictional American desert town circa 1955. The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
Anderson’s already-impressive acting troupe continues to grow, with newbies like Tom Hanks, Margot Robbie and Steve Carell joining repertory players like Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johannson, Tilda Swinton and Jeff Goldblum. The film also stars Jeffrey Wright, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Stephen Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Matt Dillon, Hong Chau, Willem Dafoe and Tony Revolori.
The film marks the first of two films from Anderson in 2023, with “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” (another Roald Dahl adaptation) scheduled to release later this year from Netflix.
“Asteroid City” opens in select theaters June 16, 2023, before getting a wide release June 23. Watch the trailer above.