A Beautiful Trailer for "Isle of Dogs"
Friday, September 22, 2017 at 7:55AM 
Chris here. I'm one of those oddball folks that considers Fantastic Mr. Fox as Wes Anderson's best film, so next year's Isle of Dogs has me very excited for the auteur to take another dive into the stop motion pool. And by the looks of the first trailer, Dogs will be very aligned to Fox's humor and visual aesthetic but with the added unexpected intrigue of its Japanese setting. The potential troublesome optics and use of language here gives me some pause, but we'll wait until the film arrives to access. Let's hope Anderson doesn't end up in the cinematic doghouse by delivering our worst fears here.
As you can tell from the poster, Anderson has assembled a massive cast even by his standards. Regular players like Edward Norton and Bill Murray are back, but can you believe this is his first collaboration with Scarlett Johansson and Greta Gerwig? Yoko Ono is also in the lineup if you aren't already fascinated enough.
But what a visual treat, even if it looks like it will be Anderson's most muted color palate. On the other hand: doesn't this trailer just remind you how thin this year's Best Animated Feature race is?
Reader Comments (7)
YES
Yeah, I'm kind of a yes, in spite of what happened with The Darjeeling Limited. That having been said: The (guh) Peter Rabbit trailer also dropped yesterday. All the cringe. ALL THE CRINGE.
That looks incredible!
WES ANDERSON PUTS MY ASS IN THE SEAT!!!!!
Dogs! The Japan setting gives me pause but otherwise I'm intrigued.
Chris, thanks for sharing. I agree that FMF is probably Anderson's best film. His characters in non-animated films aren't quite human, so his sensibility works so well with animation. And this trailer looks spectacular.
What Eric B said. FMF is my favorite Wes Anderson by a country mile as well. Cautiously hopeful for this one!