Wes Anderson directs out-of-this-world story with new ensemble-driven film 'Asteroid City'

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Director Wes Anderson's new movie, 'Asteroid City' is a bit tough to describe. The all-star ensemble is part sci-fi story involving a Junior Stargazer convention, a televised play about the convention, and a drama about the troubled playwright.

Director Wes Anderson's new movie, "Asteroid City" is a bit tough to describe. The all-star ensemble is part sci-fi story involving a Junior Stargazer convention, a televised play about the convention, and a drama about the troubled playwright.The all-star ensemble is part sci-fi story involving a Junior Stargazer convention, a televised play about the convention and a drama about the troubled playwright.

Johansson plays movie star Midge Campbell in "Asteroid City." Jason Schwartzman plays a photographer in the film. It's his seventh project with Anderson.

 

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