Asteroid City director Wes Anderson admits actors reject his movies
msn.comMargot Robbie, Matt Dillon, Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton and Steve Carell couldn’t make it today for what’s already resembling an Oscars’ night selfie.
Who we do have is Scarlett Johansson, Maya Hawke, Adrien Brody, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright and Bryan Cranston, plus the director himself, Wes Anderson.
So, what makes this quirky comedy-romance-sci-fi set around a 1955 junior stargazer competition in the desert such a hot ticket?
Well, it’s a Wes Anderson movie. Johansson, who took a pay cut (to a mere $4,131 a week) to work with him again (she voiced Nutmeg the showdog in Isle Of Dogs), explains what makes that experience so special. ‘It’s that sense of camaraderie that you have,’ she says, of playing the female lead, the fragile Hollywood actress, Midge Campbell.
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