Fresh off last year’sAsteroid City,Wes Anderson’s newest film is taking shape with a trio of cast members.Bill Murray,Benicio Del Toro, andMichael Ceraare attached to the as-yet-unnamed movie, according toDeadline, which also reported that the film is slated to begin production this year. Little is known about the film so far; Anderson has referred to it obliquely in interviews, and is collaborating on the script with frequent writing partnerRoman Coppola, who has co-written nearly all of Anderson’s features sinceThe Darjeeling Limitedin 2007.
It should come as no surprise that Murray is attached to the project; he is one of Anderson’s most frequent collaborators, beginning with his career-revitalizing role in 1998’sRushmore. While he didn’t appear in last year’sAsteroid City, it seems that he has not lost his taste for working with Anderson. Del Toro is a newer addition to the Anderson troupe; he appeared in a prominent role as imprisoned artist Moses Rosenthaler in Anderson’s 2021 anthologyThe French Dispatch. Cera is a newcomer to the world of Wes Anderson, but has had a busy schedule the past year, playing the fan-favorite Allan inBarbieand returning to one of his more beloved characters in Netflix’s animatedScott Pilgrim Takes Off.
Who Is in Wes Anderson’s Acting Troupe?
Noted for his visual flair and eccentric scripts, Wes Anderson has a singular ability to attract big-name Hollywood talent to his films - and once they’ve been in one of his movies, actors tend to stick around. In Anderson’s first feature, 1996’sBottle Rocket, Anderson worked with the then-unknownLukeandOwen Wilson, who went on to Hollywood stardom while continuing to appear in several of Anderson’s subsequent features.Jason Schwartzmanmade his film debut in Anderson’s breakout film,Rushmore, and has continued to join his projects. Rushmore was also the first Anderson film for Murray; he is Anderson’s most-frequent collaborator, having appeared in all butBottle RocketandAsteroid City. Other noted members of the Anderson troupe includeEdward Norton,Willem Dafoe,Bob Balaban,Tilda Swinton,Adrien Brody, andAnjelica Huston, all of whom have appeared in five or more of Anderson’s eleven features.
Before they appear in Wes Anderson’s latest, this trio of stars has a busy slate of upcoming work. Murray can next be seen reprising the role of Dr. Peter Venkman in this spring’sGhostbusters: Frozen Empire, and will also star in the crime thrillerRiff Raff. Del Toro recently starred in the Netflix thrillerReptile, and may be seen at some point inJamie Foxx’s unreleased directorial debutAll-Star Weekend. Cera appeared in the acclaimedNicolas Cageblack comedyDream Scenariolate last year, and will appear alongsideMichael AngaranoandKristen Stewartin the road trip comedySacramento.
Wes Anderson’s next film will star Bill Murray, Benicio Del Toro, and Michael Cera; it isexpected to begin production later this year. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates. Anderson’s latest,Asteroid City, is streaming now on Prime Video.
Asteroid City
Following a writer on his world famous fictional play about a grieving father who travels with his tech-obsessed family to small rural Asteroid City to compete in a junior stargazing event, only to have his world view disrupted forever.
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