Asteroid City

Feature Film | 2021-2023 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Tragicomedy | Germany, USA

Main data

Director	Wes Anderson
Written by	Wes Anderson, Wes Anderson (story), Roman Coppola (story)
Production	American Empirical Pictures [us], Indian Paintbrush [us], Meñakoz Films, Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures GmbH [de]
Distributor	Focus Features [us], Universal Pictures International Germany GmbH [de]

Shooting data

Locations	Spain & USA
Filming regions	Spain - Madrid, USA - Arizona

Project data

Film financing	Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg [de] - production funding: 250.000 EUR (09/2021)
Length of movie	1h 44min

Trailers/Videos

Youtube (English)
German Trailer
Youtube (Polish)

Posters

Brief 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.

Cast

Actor	Role name	Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Jason Schwartzman	Mitch Campbell [L]
Scarlett Johansson	Midge Campbell [L]
Tom Hanks	Stanley Zak [L]
Jeffrey Wright	General Grif Gibson [L]
Tilda Swinton	Dr. Hickenlooper [L]
Bryan Cranston	The Host [L]
Edward Norton	Conrad Earp [L]
Adrien Brody	Schubert Green [L]
Liev Schreiber	J. J. Kellogg [SR]
Hope Davis	Sandy Borden [SR]
Steve Park	Roger Cho [SR]
Maya Hawke	June Douglas [SR]
Rupert Friend	Montana [SR]
Steve Carell	Motel Manager [SR]
Matt Dillon	Hank [SR]
Hong Chau	Polly Green [SR]
Willem Dafoe	Saltzburg Keitel [SR]
Margot Robbie	Steenbeck's deceased wife / actress [SR]
Tony Revolori	Aide-de-Camp [SR]
Jake Ryan	Woodrow Steenbeck [SR]
Jeff Goldblum	Alien [SR]
Sophia Lillis	Shelly / Lucretia Shaver [SR]
Fisher Stevens	Detective #1 [BP]

Crew

Activity	Name	Comment
1st AD	Atilla Salih Yücer
2nd AD	Gemma Nunn
3rd AD	Guy Trevellyan
3rd AD Crowd	Ricardo Ron Pérez
Digital compositor / compositing artist	Bastien Brenot few shots	few shots
Director of photography	Robert D. Yeoman
2nd unit dop	Just-Aurèle Meissonnier
Costume designer	Milena Canonero
Director	Wes Anderson
Assistant to director	Valentin Altersitz
Editor	Barney Pilling
Additional editor	Andrew Weisblum
Assistant editor	Fran Barba
Composer	Alexandre Desplat
Music supervisor	Randall Poster
Producer	Jeremy Dawson
Producer	Wes Anderson
Producer	Steven M. Rales
Executive producer	Christoph Fisser
Executive producer	Henning Molfenter
Executive producer	Charlie Woebcken
Executive producer	Roman Coppola
Co-producer	John Peet
Co-producer	Octavia Peissel
Service producer	Fernando Victoria de Lecea
Production designer	Adam Stockhausen
Art director	Stéphane Cressend Supervising	Supervising
Prop master	Louise Pichon
Prop maker	Robert Wiesner Propmaking/Modelmaking	Propmaking/Modelmaking
Line producer	Frédéric Blum
Screenwriter	Wes Anderson
Story	Wes Anderson
Story	Roman Coppola
Audio describer	Bernd Hettlage
Miniature supervisor	Simon Weisse Miniature Unit Supervisor	Miniature Unit Supervisor
Special effects supervisor	Pau Costa
Model maker	Holger Delfs model maker miniature unit	model maker miniature unit
Model maker	Gali Blay
Model maker	Linda Blüml
Stunt coordinator	Dominique Fouassier

Production companies

Company	Comment
American Empirical Pictures [us]
Indian Paintbrush [us]
Meñakoz Films Executive Production in Spain	Executive Production in Spain
Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures GmbH [de]

Distribution / Sales companies

Company	Comment
Focus Features [us]
Universal Pictures International Germany GmbH [de] Germany (theatrical)	Germany (theatrical)

Facilities

Department	Company	Comment
Production Services	Meñakoz Films [es]

Awards

Award winner	Year	Award	Category
Scarlett Johansson	2024	Jupiter Awards [de] Beste Darstellerin international	Beste Darstellerin international	Nominated
American Empirical Pictures [us]	2024	Jupiter Awards [de] Best Feature Film (Cinema) international	Best Feature Film (Cinema) international	Nominated

Festivals

Year	Country	Festival	Comment
2023	Romania	Transilvania International Film Festival
2023	France	Festival de Cannes Official Selection - Competition	Official Selection - Competition

Cinema releases and premieres

Type	Country	Date	Comment
Theatre release	Spain	Friday, 23/06/2023
Theatre release	France	Wednesday, 21/06/2023
Theatre release	Romania	Sunday, 18/06/2023	Transilvania International Film Festival
Theatre release	USA	Friday, 16/06/2023
Theatre release	Poland	Friday, 16/06/2023
Theatre release	Germany	Thursday, 15/06/2023
Premiere		Tuesday, 23/05/2023	Festival de Cannes [fr]

Links

Websites
	https://www.upig.de/micro/asteroid-city
	https://www.fbw-filmbewertung.com/film/asteroid_city

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