Fox Searchlight has released some new images forWes Anderson’sThe French Dispatchahead of the trailer premiere on Wednesday, February 12. Anderson’s film features lots of his regular day players, includingBill Murray,Owen Wilson,Adrien Brody,Tilda Swinton, andFrances McDormand. Per Fox Searchlight,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."
The newFrench Dispatchimages were released Fox Searchlight in collaboration withThe New Yorker, the venerated publication whose past journalists and company culture served as an inspiration for Anderson’s film. The images revealThe French Dispatchtakes place in the fictional (and humorously-named) French town of Ennui-sur-Blasé. At the heart of the film in The French Dispatch’s editor, Arthur Howitzer, Jr. (Murray) and his team of journalists, played by Wilson, Swinton, McDormand, and a few surprise newcomers to the Anderson cinematic universe. The images also tease the roles played by fellow leading cast members:Benicio del Torowill play an imprisoned artist andLéa Seydouxis his prison guard and muse;Timothée ChalametandLyna Khoudriare student revolutionaries; Brody plays an art dealer who takes a group on a very interesting kind of art exhibition; andJeffrey Wrightis a food journalist modeled, in part, onJames Baldwin.
The new images fromThe French Dispatchalso reveal a first look at supporting cast members we may not have known were in the feature to begin with. Across all the new photos we get a good sneak peek atElisabeth Moss,Fisher Stevens,Bob Balaban,Wally Wolodarsky, andHenry Winkler— a real treat, especially for fans of Anderson’s.
The French Dispatcharrives in theaters on July 24. For more, check outthe new postergiving you an illustrated look at the main cast.
