The official behind-the-scenes companion to Asteroid City and the latest volume in the
bestselling Wes Anderson Collection series Asteroid 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.
