Alexandre Desplat is set to reteam with Wes Anderson on the director’s next feature, Asteroid City. The film is written and directed by Anderson and stars Tom Hanks, Margot Robbie, Scarlett Johansson, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Sophia Lillis, Bill Murray, Maya Hawke, Bryan Cranston, Fisher Stevens, Jake Ryan, Jeffrey Wright, Liev Schreiber, Rupert Friend, Jeff Goldblum, Hope Davis, Matt Dillon, Jason Schwartzman and Tony Revolori. No plot details have been announced yet. Anderson is also producing the project with Jeremy Dawson & Steven Rales (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl). Desplat has previously scored Anderson’s last five movies, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel (for which he received his first Academy Award), Isle of Dogs, as well as The French Dispatch, which is currently playing in theaters. Asteroid City just finished principal photography in Spain and is expected to premiere in 2022.
For Desplat’s other upcoming projects, check out our previous news article.
