Wes Anderson is set to travel back to the 1960’s with his next film, Moon Rise Kingdom. It’ll be the tale of two young lovers who secretly run away from their small New England town, which causes the population to think they’ve disappeared and go out in search of them.
As usual with a Wes Anderson film the cast he’s assembling is looking great: Edward Norton is playing a scout leader who takes all of the boys in his group on the search with him. Bill Murray is the missing girls’ father, while Francis McDormand is the mother, and Bruce Willis is in negotiations to play the town sheriff who’s having an affair with McDormand’s character. Tilda Swinton is also in talks to join the film, but it’s not clear who she’s playing yet.
They’re scheduled to start filming early next spring with Anderson directing and writing along with his Darjeeling Limited cohort Roman Coppola (it’s a veritable reunion with Scott Rudin also producing). While none of the cast is “officially” signed I’ll be surprised if any one of these actors doesn’t appear in the movie. Anderson’s films are weird and glorious but not for everyone, although it’s always a good day whenever he decides to make a new movie.
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I love Anderson, but he needs to get back to writing with Owen Wilson who seems to infuse the stories with a little more warmth than Anderson can muster on his own.
Let me guess: it will feature dull costume design and bland, depressing characters, as usual.
It will be incredible, and I can't wait. Every single film he makes I can watch over and over, and always find something I hadn't noticed before, or am noticing again and loving just as much as the first time.
Rushmore is one of my favorite films, but everything afterward has seemed like a dull retread (except maybe Mr. Fox).
I will remain hopeful though.
ugh
ffs somebody stop this idiot. All his movies after Rushmore have been unbearable. He's just not a talented guy.
Haha. Life Aquatic is the pinnacle you pale sad curmudgeons. That is fact because i did research and i believe me.
Whoa, whoa, whoa! What the fuck, haters?! This man is one of the few directors out there to never have made a bad film, and a few are truly great. You're all so wrong it hurts. He has amazing taste, and if they all seem the same, well that's called a "signature style" and there is fuck all wrong with that, ya babies! This movie sounds great, especially in the post Kyron world. I, for one, can't fucking wait.
@#1 – You are absolutely spot on. I've thought the same thing. Also, people that hate Anderson should get cancer.
Never understood the hate, his movies are always solid. If you don't like his movies watch something else.
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