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Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch” Finally Gets an Opening Date and a Confirmation for Cannes Film Festival

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Yes, it’s finally here.

Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch” has an opening date: October 22nd.

It will also play the Cannes Film Festival in July after not opening the 2020 Cannes. It will also play at the New York Film Festival. (Toronto? Hello?)

The movie has been postponed for over a year.

The Disney Searchlight formerly Fox Searchlight film has a large, all star cast featuring Adrien Brody, Edward Norton, Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray, Anjelica Huston, and all the Wes Anderson regulars. It’s co-written by Jason Schwartzman, his cousin Roman Coppola, and Hugo Guinness.

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