Asteroid City Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

May. 26, 2023

Asteroid City

Release Date: Friday, June 16, 2023 Limited Friday, June 23, 2023 Nationwide

Scarlett Johansson, Wes Anderson, Margot Robbie, Rupert Friend, Jason Schwartzman, Tom Hanks, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Liev Schreiber, Tony Revolori, Hope Davis, Bill Murray, Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright

PG-13 Comedy N/A

2.3

72% WILL SEE

28% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

Asteroid City is a poetic meditation on the meaning of life. It tells the story of a fictional American desert town circa 1955 and its Junior Stargazer convention, which brings together students and parents from across the country for scholarly competition, rest/recreation, comedy, drama, romance, and more.

Cited as official plot version

Comedy Drama

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Asteroid City.

Adrien Brody
The Brutalist, Cadillac Records
Bill Murray
The Friend, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
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Tilda Swinton
The Room Next Door, The End
Tom Hanks
The Polar Express, Here
Scarlett Johansson
Avengers: Infinity War, Jurassic World Rebirth
Margot Robbie
The Suicide Squad, Suicide Squad
Bryan Cranston
Argylle, Why Him?
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Hope Davis
Greenland, Real Steel
Jeffrey Wright
No Time to Die, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2
Liev Schreiber
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Perfect Couple (series)
Rupert Friend
Jurassic World Rebirth, Companion
Jason Schwartzman
Megalopolis, Queer

Crew Behind the Film

The Asteroid City behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Wes Anderson last directed The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and The French Dispatch. The film's writer Wes Anderson last wrote The French Dispatch and Isle of Dogs.

Director: Wes Anderson
Screenwriter: Wes Anderson
Producer: Wes Anderson

Studios: Focus Features
Production Company: Indian Paintbrush

Additional Information

MPA Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for appeal for brief graphic nudity, smoking and some suggestive material
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

Official Asteroid City movie trailers and clips.

Comedy

Asteroid City Official Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the Asteroid City movie production.

Key Facts

Peter Kujawski, Chairman of Focus Features, said, “We are beyond thrilled to be the global home for ASTEROID CITY, bringing Focus back in business with Wes and his producing partners. Wes is a generational talent whose films delight audiences around the world; and we’re sure that the combination of his incredibly emotional story and vision combined with the insanely talented group of actors he has assembled, will mean that Asteroid City will be no different (7/23/2022).”
Expected to shoot in Spain (8/2/2021).

Production Updates

Mar 2023

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Jul 2022

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Aug 2021

Production

The film was tagged as Production. Currently shooting in Spain.

Aug 2021

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Asteroid City was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, June 16, 2023. There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including Elemental, The Flash and The Blackening. As a limited release, Asteroid City was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

Movie Theaters

2023-06-16 Limited

United States

2023-06-23 Nationwide

United States

Estimated

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