He will work with Margot Robbie! Scarlett Johansson joins the cast of the new Wes Anderson movie
Despite the fact that in recent days Scarlett Johansson has been in controversy after her lawsuit against Disney, it has been confirmed that the actress is the latest addition to the film that Wes Anderson will be filming in Spain, as announced by The Hollywood Reporter on Monday.
Johansson will be part of a brilliant cast that also includes actors such as Tom Hanks, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Margot Robbie, Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman, among others. In mid-May, the mayor of Chinchón, a small Spanish town located about 60 kilometers southeast of Madrid, confirmed to Efe that Anderson had decided to shoot his next film there.
We recommend: Scarlett Johansson sues Marvel for the premiere of 'Black Widow' at Disney +Although the film will be made in Spanish territory (its production is already underway), The plot "will not deal with Spain," Swinton said in a statement to Variety. Double Oscar nominee for "Jojo Rabbit" (2019) and "Marriage Story" (2019), Johansson has recently made headlines for the "Black Widow" (2021) scandal.
Star and producer of "Black Widow" and one of the great stars of Marvel, Johansson denounced Disney at the end of July for the simultaneous release in theaters and Disney Plus of this film, something that , in his opinion, harmed her financially.
According to the actress, an important part of her salary depended on box office receipts and that is why she had wrested from Marvel the promise that this film could only be seen on the big screen.
The Mickey Mouse giant hit back harshly at Johansson, saying that this breach-of-contract lawsuit has "no basis".
A new adventure for Anderson
Nominated seven times for the Oscars, although he has never managed to win the statuette, Anderson is a filmmaker who owns an absolutely unique and recognizable aesthetic, and is very especially loved among the alternative public. This year he presented his new film "The French Dispatch" at the Cannes Film Festival.
The film is a tribute to France, inspired by the nouvelle vague, which tells three stories related to the correspondent of an American magazine (similar to The New Yorker) that is on the brink of disappearance .
Benicio del Toro, Léa Seydoux and Adrien Brody star in a satire of mercantilism in art; Mathieu Amalric, Edward Norton and Steven Yeun, a detective story, and Timothée Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri and Frances McDormand, a love triangle in the midst of the May 1968 student revolution.
Anderson's strong and highly original filmography includes other notable titles such as "Rushmore" (1998), "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" (2004), "The Darjeeling Limited" (2007 ), "Moonrise Kingdom" (2012) and "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014).
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