Each cinema outing of a new Wes Anderson is an event! The broadcast of his latest feature film, Asteroid City, this evening on CANAL+, made us want to offer you an XXL quiz on this director like no other.
If there is a director whose signature we could recognize in almost every shot of his eleven feature films, it is Wes Anderson. Indeed, whether through his films with ever more impressive castings over the years, or with his two feature films animated in stop-motion, this filmmaker stands out and has managed to impose a cinematic aesthetic like no other.
His latest feature film, Asteroid City, broadcast this evening on CANAL+, made us want to take a look back at his filmography, through this very large format quiz offering you fifteen images from his different productions. Before you get started, here are some filming secrets about the film released last June and in which French actors are hidden!
DID YOU KNOW ?
Bill Murray contaminated
Originally, Bill Murray was cast as the motel manager. But the actor contracted COVID-19 shortly before filming and then had to give way to Steve Carell.
Cannes 2023
Asteroid City was presented in Competition at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. Wes Anderson is a regular at the Croisette since The French Dispatch and Moonrise Kingdom were shown there.
Written for Jason Schwartzman
At the time of writing, Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola knew that Jason Schwartzman, the filmmaker’s favorite actor, had to be at the heart of the film: “This film was written for Jason. It’s a type of character he’s never played before and it draws on aspects of his personality that we know and what we think he’s capable of doing. From there we imagined the whole film“, explains Wes Anderson.
Up to you ! Take a deep breath to dive into the fifteen questions of this 100% Wes Anderson quiz!