Something super fun just arrived in my inbox today! I was in the middle of a rather long, tedious training for my new job, but upon opening this email, a huge smile formed on my face!
Ooooh!! I absolutely adore this poster, I wish I could have it to hang on my wall right now! Wes Anderson‘s upcoming movie has The Adventures of Tintin vibe to it, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé that I grew up reading religiously as a kid.
Here’s the premise…
THE FRENCH DISPATCH brings to life a collection of stories from the final issue of an American magazine published in a fictional 20th-century French city. It stars Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, Stephen Park, Bill Murray and Owen Wilson.
What a cast!! I know lots of [thirsty] people are going nuts over ‘it boy’ Timothée Chalamet writing naked in a bath tub 🤣 – I didn’t even notice him until an article specifically mentioned about it in the headline! In any case, I wonder if he’ll actually be speaking French in the movie? The internet would probably spontaneously combust!
Upon further reading, the Tintin vibe seems intentional given Tintin is a globe-trotting reporter. Per Wiki, the film has been described as “a love letter to journalists set at an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th-century French city”, centering on three storylines.
When speaking to French publication Charente Libre last year, Anderson noted: “The story is not easy to explain, [It’s about an] American journalist based in France [who] creates his magazine. It is more a portrait of this man, of this journalist who fights to write what he wants to write. It’s not a movie about freedom of the press, but when you talk about reporters you also talk about what’s going on in the real world.”
Per tradition of Wes Anderson’s movies, it’s another awesome ensemble cast, many of whom have worked with the Texas-born filmmaker. The screenplay was written by Anderson, Roman Coppola, Hugo Guinness, and Jason Schwartzman.
Now here’s the trailer!
It’s classic Wes w/ his usual visual flair, distinct camera work and quirks! I love it!! It looks so much like Grand Budapest Hotel and I saw some of the cast are back as well. I can’t wait to step into this world of global journalism filled w/ intrigue and idiosyncrasies.
It’s scheduled to be released on July 24.
What do you think of The French Dispatch?
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If Wes Anderson decides to make a horror film or some kind of crazy-ass kaiju or softcore porn flick. You goddamn right I will go out there and see it.
Mwahahahaha!! Too funny, Steven! I don’t know about softcore porn, but yeah, his movies are generally a lot of fun.
I’m in! Always loved his quirky eye. And the cast…
Hi Cindy! How have you been? Yes, the quirky style and star-studded cast are a big draw for me too!
I’m okay! Just working too hard. Little time for my hobbies. I hope you well. 🙂
I know how that feels since I just started a new job now… it’s my week 2 training so I still have a bit of time here and there for blogging, but pretty soon it’ll be all work, work, work. I hope you still have time to travel though!
I have trip scheduled in July to go to Vienna, Salzburg and Munich. That will be a nice opportunity. Take care!
Fabulous! I just went to Vienna last Fall, but didn’t get to Salzburg as we also went to Prague and Budapest. Have a great time, Cindy!
I’ve never heard of the comics that it’s based on but I just saw the trailer and it looks like fun. I’m not the biggest fan of Wes Anderson but I really enjoyed Grand Budapest Hotel and it appears he decided to film it with the same style of that film.
BTW, congrats on your new job! You’re no longer with RSM?
Yeah, I enjoyed Grand Budapest too, and this one seems similar to that.
Yeah I’m working on a 6-mo contract w/ Findlaw now actually. Done with RSM back in Dec.
Cool, back at Thomson. Hope it will be a longer contract.
We’ll see if I even like it in 6 mo 😉
Ha ha, I enjoyed my 4 months as a contractor there a few years ago.
This looks very Life Aquatic-like. That is a good thing.
Hi Ian, I actually haven’t seen that one. I should rectify that soon since I love Blanchett.
Can’t wait Ruth. There’s something about Anderson’s films that are so visually appealing -from Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Darjeeling Limited and now this one. The stories and accompanying narration are classic Anderson. Thanks for writing.