Yesterday, we reported that Oscar-nominated filmmaker, Wes Anderson, was about to set up shop in France to film his next, as-yet-untitled, film. All that we knew at the time was that the film was going to shoot in the French area of Angoulême and will be set post-World War II. We jokingly suggested that the film would, of course, feature all the whimsy and humor that his films up to this point have had. Little did we know just how much whimsy.
According to a report by French outlet Charente Libre, Anderson’s upcoming film is said to be a musical. That’s right, Wes Anderson faithful, the director is prepping a post-WWII French musical. If that’s not enough to get you to jump out of your seat, then you are either dead inside or not a true Wes Anderson Head (Wes Anderson-ite? Wes Andersonian? Eh, whatever).
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Sadly, the details are still very sparse as to what we might expect from the plot or cast of the film. However, as he’s known to do, we can probably expect some of his acting faves to return to the fold. And as for the plot, honestly, that’s anyone’s guess at this point. All we know is that filming is set to begin either late 2018 or early 2019 and that means more information should be forthcoming in the upcoming weeks.
At this point, the only thing that matters is what the Bill Murray musical number will sound like and how epic will his choreography be?
As we speculated yesterday, with the director’s history of scheduling, we can probably expect the untitled Wes Anderson musical to hit theaters sometime in 2020.