Washington (US): American filmmaker Wes Anderson's film Asteroid City received a six-minute plus standing ovation at the Cannes film festival 2023. According to Deadline, a US-based media outlet, alongside the filmmaker were cast members of the film Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jason Schwartzman, Bryan Cranston, Jeffrey Wright, Steve Carell, Hope Davis, Rupert Friend, Rita Wilson, Maya Hawke, and Fisher Stevens.
Surrounded, and embraced by his cast, Anderson said, "I'm so pleased to show the movie for the first time... This is absolutely the perfect room the perfect people to show it to; we're so happy to be here. And thank you to our cast of stupendous actors." Anderson is making a comeback to the Croisette after competing in 2021's The French Dispatch. He had previously performed here in 2012 with the festival's opening act, Moonrise Kingdom.
