The official behind-the-scenes companion to Asteroid City and the latest volume in the
bestselling Wes Anderson Collection seriesAsteroid City-the eleventh feature film from Academy
Award-winning director Wes Anderson-follows a group of teen geniuses and their families as they
attend the 1955 Junior Stargazers convention in the eponymous dusty hamlet. The events of the
film a representation of a fictional play also titled Asteroid City unfold in a parallel
narrative to a televised broadcast of the creation of a theatrical production. As the lines
between reality and theater blur the audience is treated to stunning technicolor vistas and
stark black and white sets all while the promise of an extraterrestrial visit hangs overhead.
In The Wes Anderson Collection: Asteroid City the latest entry in The Wes Anderson Collection
cultural critic and New York Times bestselling author Matt Zoller Seitz presents the complete
story behind the film's conception via interviews with Wes Anderson and Jason Schwartzman and
illuminating behind-the-scenes photos ephemera storyboards models miniatures and artwork.
Contributions from Tom Hanks Jeffrey Wright Bryan Cranston Rupert Friend Hope Davis
Stephen Park and the Junior Stargazers themselves provide reflections on the film's production
and insight into the intricately layered characters.
