Wes Anderson’s new film is set to be one of the hottest releases of 2021, featuring his unmistakable Art Nouveau aesthetic and a dazzling star-studded cast.
‘The French Dispatch’ was met with a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday after it finally premiered following a year-long delay thanks to Covid.
The much-anticipated movie is touted as a love letter to journalism, literature, and France, centring on an oddball crew of journalists working for a magazine in the fictional town of Ennui-sur-Blasé (great name).
Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, and Timothée Chalamet are among the upcoming blockbuster’s big name line-up, and they all turned up to the festival to promote the project. However, although they were all united in their pride of the film, they clearly didn’t liaise on outfit choice for its official photocall.
Chalamet rocked up in a pink graphic T-shirt and heavy black boots, while Anderson looked a lot more formal in a pale blue suit and tie. Swinton was her usual elegantly edgy self in an electric blue two-piece, while Murray looked like your aging uncle heading for a trip to the beach.
Twitter, inevitably, loved the mis-matched ensembles, and the memes soon flooded in.
Here are our favourite takes on the unlikely quattro:
TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook pic.twitter.com/Vkijtynbr9
— Sctt Mcknz 💚 (@scttrmcknz) July 15, 2021
French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, Australian Open pic.twitter.com/Zixah9Bpz5
— Tim Callanan (@MrTimCallanan) July 13, 2021
NYMag, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, Harpers pic.twitter.com/OMYb6O9MWX
— Robinson Meyer (@yayitsrob) July 14, 2021
five years in journalism, ten years in journalism, fifteen years in journalism, twenty years in journalism pic.twitter.com/bkXKhKPfnz
— Jon Christian (@Jon_Christian) July 14, 2021
pitch, first draft, final proof, comments section pic.twitter.com/4IFQgO0DB3
— Ferris Jabr (@ferrisjabr) July 14, 2021
Roman Roy, Kendall Roy, Shiv Roy, Connor Roy https://t.co/VkB7VJfSQr
— Meech (@MediumSizeMeech) July 14, 2021
the cook, the thief, his wife, and her lover pic.twitter.com/VgpoBOgIg1
— meg shields (@TheWorstNun) July 14, 2021
High school, college, med school, attending. https://t.co/XQBOfuHDTb
— DR. KRUPALI 🇺🇸 (@krupali) July 14, 2021
Oat cortado, flat white, half caf iced americano, large "darkest roast you've got" https://t.co/5OtbVbWP2O
— keith (@killabeets) July 15, 2021
Portland, Seattle, SF, LA https://t.co/0sQ0KnmFiI
— Alexandria Sivak (@ali_sivak) July 14, 2021
‘The French Dispatch’ also stars the likes of Owen Wilson, Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody and Léa Seydoux, but they managed to escape the outfit grilling.
Like Murray, Wilson and Brody, Swinton is a regular in Anderson movies, including ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ and ‘Moonrise Kingdom’.
The Scottish actor, who plays an art specialist in the new film has hailed it as a “reminder of the dignity of true journalism.”
Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Owen Wilson, Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody and Timothee Chalamet are some of the big names that star in Wes Anderson's 'The French Dispatch' https://t.co/8NlYCjA13G pic.twitter.com/jWkNScaiAl
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 15, 2021
“I think it’s possible for people to either have forgotten that or pretend they never knew that – to know that journalism is an incredibly dignified and important cultural endeavour and we really rely on it," she said in an interview with Reuters.
Speaking of working with Anderson she admitted she readily agrees to take on his projects without even reading the script: “If you’ve got half a brain cell, you say OK,” she said.
Meant to premiere at Cannes last year, the comedy-drama, praised by critics, is among the movies vying for the festival top prize, the Palme d’Or.
"Most of us saw it two years ago, but on a smaller screen," Swinton said. "But to see it ... on that screen last night and to get the response that we got ... it’s like carrying a big bag and we’ve been able to put it down now."
We, for one, are counting down the days until October 22, when it will finally hit the big screen.
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