TL;DR: The Criterion Collection presents the Wes Anderson Archive, offering 4K masters of his initial 10 films, available for preorder at $399.96. The box set launches on Sept. 30, with preorders beginning May 30.
The Criterion Collection’s Wes Anderson Archive is set to debut on Sept. 30, with preorders currently available for enthusiasts. This limited edition set encompasses Anderson’s first ten feature films spanning 25 years: Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Isle of Dogs, and The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun. Please note that Asteroid City from 2023 is not part of the collection.
The 20-disc set includes ten new 4K masters in Dolby Vision HDR, along with ten Blu-ray discs that feature over 25 hours of special content, such as audition tapes, deleted scenes, interviews, commercials, archival recordings, shorts, animation tests, and more. It also comes with 10 illustrated clothbound books, all housed in a keepsake box created in the spirit of Wes Anderson. The collection visually resonates with Anderson’s unique aesthetic, sure to please fans.
You can place a preorder for The Wes Anderson Archive at the Criterion Collection for $399.96 ahead of its September launch. In the meantime, don’t miss Anderson’s upcoming film, The Phoenician Scheme, releasing on May 30 and rolling out nationwide on June 6, featuring a talented ensemble cast including Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Benedict Cumberbatch, Scarlett Johansson, Bryan Cranston, Hope Davis, Tom Hanks, and Jeffrey Wright.