Wes Anderson’s Next Film Could Star Michael Cera
Wes Anderson is going right into production of his 13th feature film later this year, The Film Stage revealed earlier today.
The announcement came during the press tour for Wes Anderson’s new film, Asteroid City, set to release next Friday. Cinematographer and frequent collaborator on Anderson’s films Robert Yeoman revealed Wes Anderson’s plans to head into production on a new film later this year, with Michael Cera being cast in a currently undisclosed starring role.
The sudden announcement shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to those familiar with Anderson’s work—Yeoman goes on to describe Anderson as a “workaholic”, citing the short release gaps between his films in the past. Once filming on Asteroid City wrapped, Anderson and Yeoman reportedly went right back into filming with the director’s elusive Henry Sugar adaptation set to release on Netflix in the future.
Three of the names in talks to join the film are Michael Cera, Jeff Goldblum, and Benicio del Toro. While Goldblum and del Toro have starred in Wes Anderson films before—their most recent appearances being Asteroid City and The French Dispatch, respectively—Cera is a newcomer to the director’s productions. However, it should be noted that Cera was originally in talks to join Jeff Goldblum early in Asteroid City’s production, though negotiations obviously fell through. Cera’s performance could bring a new flavor of eccentricity to Anderson’s stories, due to the strange nature of the characters he’s often been cast into in previous films and shows.
Wes Anderson’s newest film Asteroid City is set to have a limited release on June 16th, followed by a wide theatrical release on June 23th a week later.