The actual shooting location of the film with Scarlett Johansson will amaze you

Asteroid City, brilliant director Wes Anderson’s latest film released in 2023, takes place in the middle of the American desert. But what was the actual filming location? A good opportunity to (re)discover this little visual gem presents itself: it airs on Tuesday January 9, 2024 at 9:10 pm on Canal+.

If French DispatchThe ode to journalism, released in 2021, had already disappointed many Wes Anderson fans – despite its extraordinary French casting. Asteroid City (2023) also sometimes struggle to convince. A bit of an aesthetic and staging gem in which (always) melancholic characters are developed, the brilliant director’s latest film is however not on the level of excellent and unforgettable. Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) or so Moonrise Empire (2012). pitch? In the desert, the town of Asteroid City, famous for its crater caused by an asteroid, welcomes gifted children for a few days. Retrofuturism, romanticism and science fiction merge in this funny and moving chronicle. With visual splendor, Wes Anderson’s film, played by a string of stars, is adorned with a profound reflection on the loss of our bearings during the pandemic. Fret not for latecomers: you can still find the film as it airs on Tuesday January 9, 2024 at 9:10pm on Canal+.

Where the filming was done Asteroid City ?

We obviously imagine that the film was shot in the middle of the desert in the southwest of the United States… However, this is far from the case and the actual location may surprise you. Asteroid City It was actually filmed in Spain, in the town of Chinchan, 45 kilometers from Madrid. If there was initial hesitation about filming in Death Valley in California, the choice definitely fell on Spain because of the light and unobstructed views. If we always find symmetrical settings, bright colors and images working on the smallest details in the director’s work, this episode in the desert is no exception: aesthetically, it is still so perfect. From the great Wes Anderson, in short.

Asteroid City : Five star cast for a sometimes disappointing film

In this small town, we observe many characters develop. The latter is played by Scarlett Johansson, Margot Robbie, Maya Hawke, Adrien Brody, Tom Hanks, Tilda Swinton, Willem Dafoe… a bunch of stars! But behind this five-star cast, we too often find scattered and mechanical men. Thus the story struggles to evoke the slightest emotion: we focus only on aesthetics to forget the plot. loss.