The French Dispatch Movie: What Fans Should Know About It

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun is a film written by Wes Anderson and directed by Wes Anderson from a story conceived with Roman Coppola, Hugo Guinness, and Jason Schwartzman. The long-awaited new Wes Anderson film,  The French Dispatch, is set for release in movie theaters around the world soon. Here’s everything you need to know:

The French Dispatch Release Date Details:

In September 2019, Searchlight Pictures acquired distribution rights to the film. It was set to have its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 12, 2020, but due to COVID-19, it has been pulled from the schedule.

The French Dispatch movie was rescheduled for release on October 16, 2020, and then pulled from the schedule again in July 2021. The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021. The movie will be screened at the 59th New York Film Festival in September 2020. It is scheduled to be released in theaters on 22 October 2021.

The French Dispatch Cast Details:

• Benicio del Toro as Moses Rosenthaler.
• Tony Revolori as young Moses Rosenthaler.
• Adrien Brody as Julien Cadazio.
• Tilda Swinton as J.K.L. Berensen.
• Léa Seydoux as Simone.
• Frances McDormand as Lucinda Krementz.
• Timothée Chalamet as Zeffirelli.
• Lyna Khoudri as Juliette.
• Jeffrey Wright as Roebuck Wright.
• Alex Lawther as Morisot.
• Mathieu Amalric as The Commissaire.
• Stephen Park as Lt. Nescafier.
• Bill Murray as Arthur Howitzer Jr.
• Owen Wilson as Herbsaint Sazerac.
• Liev Schreiber as Talk Show Host.
• Elisabeth Moss as Alumna.
• Edward Norton as The Chauffeur.
• Willem Dafoe as Albert the Abacus.
• Lois Smith as Upshur “Maw” Clampette.
• Saoirse Ronan as First Showgirl.
• Christoph Waltz as Paul Duval.
• Cécile de France as Mrs. B.
• Guillaume Gallienne as Mr. B.
• Jason Schwartzman as Hermes Jones.
• Rupert Friend as Drill-Sergeant.
• Henry Winkler as Uncle Joe.
• Bob Balaban as Uncle Nick.
• Hippolyte Girardot as Chou-fleur.
• Anjelica Huston as The Narrator.

The French Dispatch Premise Details:

The French Dispatch is a movie about journalists set in the fictional city of Ennui-Sur-Blasé. It features three different storylines based on tales published in The French Dispatch, which can be read by people all over the world.

Source: Deadline.com

Inspired by his love of The New Yorker, Anderson created a film that features characters based on real-life counterparts in the magazine. One story takes inspiration from Mavis Gallant’s article “The Events in May: A Paris Notebook”, part of which is about student occupation protests during the 1968 riots.

In an interview with a French publication, Anderson revealed that the story of his upcoming movie is about a journalist who lives in France. The plot does not focus on freedom of the press but sheds light on troubles reporters face in exotic places.

In April 2019 to a French publication, Anderson said the story of The French Dispatch was not easy to explain. She wrote: “It is more a portrait of this man, of this journalist who fights to write what he wants to write.”

The movie is not about freedom of the press but it does focus on reporters and how they cover difficult topics in real-world settings.