• People find themselves confined to a city in the desert and come to co-opt.
  • Wes Anderson's poetic and tender style works wonders in "Asteroid City."
  • Margot Robbie makes only a brief appearance in this star-studded film.

No regrets for our readers fans of Margot Robbie not to be on the Croisette. The young star did not come to present Asteroid City, a choral film by Wes Anderson, in competition. 20 Minutes nevertheless consoled itself by spending a (good) time with Adrien Brody, Bryan Cranston and Jeffrey Wright, who came to frame the filmmaker and his headliners, Tom Hanks and Scarlett Johansson.

All united for Wes Anderson

"Wes Anderson has a knack for uniting actors and actresses around him. We were all united to celebrate his vision," says comedian Bryan Cranston, star of Malcolm, Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. The style of the director of Isle of Dogs is very recognizable in this poetic and tender tale, where strangers find themselves stuck in a city lost in the desert after the surprise appearance of an alien.

"Sometimes we only have secondary roles, spending a moment in the fabulous universe of Wes Anderson is a pleasure," adds Adrien Brody, faithful accomplice of the filmmaker. Margot Robbie actually makes only a brief - but memorable - surprise appearance in the film. Which probably explains why it is not in Cannes, before the release of the film in theaters on June 21. "She only came one day, the last day of filming, and everyone was flabbergasted by her magnetism," Anderson says. If his presence on the screen is brief, his character is crucial to the story and charged with emotion. The whole team held their breath, captivated. We felt like we were in the theatre. »

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And even if the film, by its lightness, has little chance of appearing on the list, we appreciate it no less and we give appointment to Margot Robbie for the highly anticipated Barbieof Greta Gerwig on the French screens on July 19.

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