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2009’s Top 10 Repeat Offenders in Wes Anderson with Jason Schwartzman and Owen Wilson

When it comes to voice casting for animated features you either cast by name, cast by voice characteristics or then you have something like Jason Schwartzman’s take on an insecure son who is seeking the approbation of his father. Perhaps its the air of familiarity of Wes Anderson employing someone from his fold which works wonders (this is Schwartzman’s fourth film with Anderson not including Hotel Chevalier) but with comedy its all about timing – and the filmmaker and actor don’t often miss their marks. Ditto goes for Owen Wilson and his Cal Ripken-esque status in Anderson’s filmography.

#5. FANTASTIC MR.FOX

When it comes to voice casting for animated features you either cast by name, cast by voice characteristics or then you have something like Jason Schwartzman’s take on an insecure son who is seeking the approbation of his father. Perhaps its the air of familiarity of Wes Anderson employing someone from his fold which works wonders (this is Schwartzman’s fourth film with Anderson not including Hotel Chevalier) but with comedy its all about timing – and the filmmaker and actor don’t often miss their marks. Ditto goes for Owen Wilson and his Cal Ripken-esque status in Anderson’s filmography.

 
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Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).

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