The official companion behind the scenes of the movie Asteroid City and the latest volume in the Wes Anderson Collection series. The film Asteroid City, the eleventh film by the Oscar-winning director Wes Anderson, follows a group of teenage geniuses and their families as they attend the 1955 Junior Stargazers convention in a beautiful village. The events of the film, a representation of a fictional play, unfold in parallel narration with a television broadcast of the making of a theater production. As the lines between reality and theater blur, the audience enjoys stunning visuals with technicolor sets and striking black-and-white sequences, while the promise of an alien visit looms over it all. In The Wes Anderson Collection: Asteroid City, cultural critic and author Matt Zoller Seitz presents the complete story behind the conception of the film through interviews with Wes Anderson and Jason Schwartzman, offering behind-the-scenes photographs, memorabilia, storyboards, models, miniatures, and artwork. Contributions from Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Bryan Cranston, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis, Stephen Park, and the Junior Stargazers provide insights into the film's production and knowledge about its complex characters.