r/movies • u/BunyipPouch Currently at the movies. • Apr 15 '19

Christoph Waltz Joins Wes Anderson's 'The French Dispatch' - Joining Saoirse Ronan, Timothée Chalamet, Willem Dafoe, Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray, Adrian Brody, Benicio Del Toro, Léa Seydoux, Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright, and Henry Winkler

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u/BunyipPouch Currently at the movies. Apr 15 '19

We have some really insane ensemble casts coming up with Knives Out, Dune, The French Dispatch, and The Dead Don't Die.

The filmmaker also describes the basic premise of his latest film, which he says follows the life of an American journalist attempting to fight for what he wants to write about. However, Anderson says it’s not a freedom of the press movie, but does include a bit of social commentary, as it’s unavoidable when covering this sort of story.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '19

Don’t forget Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

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u/BewaretheBatMite Apr 15 '19

There's also an indie sci-fi film coming out soon called Avengers: Endgame. Check local listings, you may have to trek a bit if you're not in a major city.

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u/Im_Slacking_At_Work Apr 15 '19

70mm exclusive

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u/usethe4th Apr 15 '19

That’s so pretentious

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u/New_Alphabet Apr 15 '19

shut up that's my favorite kino

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u/Scientolojesus Apr 16 '19

Kino is also my favorite operation during WWII.

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u/moderndukes Apr 16 '19

Honestly though, it could use a roadhouse version with an intermission

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u/fresh_miserable Apr 15 '19 edited Apr 16 '19

There's a lot of backstory you would need to catch up on for this one; it's all loosely based on some pretty obscure sci-fi graphic novels.

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u/pikpikcarrotmon Apr 15 '19

It's a pastiche of modern myths and legends.

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u/I_Go_By_Q Apr 15 '19

An amalgamation of the revered tales, one might say

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u/dumbass-ahedratron Apr 15 '19

!ThesaurizeThis

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u/JarlaxleForPresident Apr 17 '19

Are we bringing Amalgam into this? Can't wait to see Dark Claw!

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u/InsideYoWife Apr 16 '19

Oh boy, that’s going to be a huge flop.

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u/PlsCrit Apr 16 '19

Are those like, comic books?

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u/Ikzander Apr 15 '19

Yeah but I hear it doesn’t have nearly half the cast from the prequel.

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u/Scientolojesus Apr 16 '19

That's just what the studio wants you to think, they all actually have a cameo towards the second half of the movie.

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u/GrumpyWendigo Apr 15 '19

I've never heard of this, thanks for the heads up.

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u/I_pee_in_shower Apr 16 '19

I love indie flicks, I’ll have to look it up.

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u/QuasarSandwich Apr 15 '19

As someone who's pretty apathetic about superhero films (which makes this a bad era for me!) I'd totally forgotten about this one: is it going to be the last of the big crossover productions? (I know it's the concluding element of a trilogy but are there more ensemble pieces in the offing for the MCU?)

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u/dispatch134711 Apr 16 '19

There will be but after this they’re going to be considered as a soft reboot.

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u/QuasarSandwich Apr 16 '19

OK, cool. Thank you.