W Magazine was on set with Wes Anderson (at least in print) to cover the making of MOONRISE KINGDOM. Fan Zhong's profile provides a look at director Wes Anderson's creative process, as well as provides a wonderful slide show of shots - by photographer Niko Tavernise (see above) -- from the production of the film. Wes even intimates as to his deep motives for making the comedy of young love: "Part of why I made the movie was that I would be allowed to invent an island."

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In a sweet, completely unexpected way, Bill Murray stumbles into an interview that MTV News was conducting with Wes Anderson. The resulting scene captures the lovely bond between actor and director.

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People are very excited about the upcoming MOONRISE KINGDOM from Wes Anderson. How excited? Over at Shortlist.com, a group of designers have expended talent and time creating their own posters for the upcoming film.

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In the Moviefone post "MOONRISE KINGDOM Stars Kara Hayward And Jared Gilman On Bill Murray, Music And Kissing," Eric Larnick talks to the couple at the center of Wes Anderson's romantic adventure. It's a jaunty interview which covers a lot of ground and gives some lovely insights into the nature of the two young actors. When asked about Anderson as a director, the young Kara Hayward responded:

To be honest, when I was at the summer camps performing in plays, we -- the children who were acting -- ran the show. The director watched and if there was something that someone was doing wrong or not believable at all, he would just mention, "Okay, maybe you should do it this way." So Wes was the first director that I really worked with.

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In the video "Circle of Wes Expands," Slate's Jacob Weisberg sits down with MOONRISE KINGDOM's Wes Anderson to talk about the film and its remarkable ensemble cast, including Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton and Frances McDormand - to name just a few. Fascinating bit about Edward Norton bunking with Anderson and Murray.

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Image above from Andrew H. Walker/Getty Image) New York Times Critic Manohla Dargis reports from the 65th Cannes Film Festival about the opening night reception of Wes Anderson's MOONRISE KINGDOM, and the warm camaraderie of the cast and director. In the press conference, for example, Bill Murray joked, when asked about being a mainstay of Wes Anderson's film, "I really don't get any other work but through Wes."  But the work according to Dargis is remarkable: "The film is one of Mr. Anderson's supreme achievements: It's wondrously beautiful, often droll and at times hauntingly melancholic."

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London's Evening Standard joined the legion of media outlets reporting on Wes Anderson's MOONRISE KINGDOM's opening night bow at the Cannes Film Festival. Anderson was joined by his legendary cast which (as shown above) included Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Tilda Swinton, Bob Balaban and newcomers Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward. Earlier in the day, during the press conference, as the Standard reports, Wes Anderson commented:

When we start it's a little bit of a reunion and I like to think now I have a bigger family to draw on....I hope that some of the friends that I've made on this movie will be available to me in the future.

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In the spectacularly art-directed spread in Harper's Bazaar -- Photographer: Jake Chessum; Fashion Editor: Roxane Danset -- Laura Brown checks into "Wes's World." While MOONRISE KINGDOM is set on an island, Brown points out "Wes Anderson's films are not islands; they are entire worlds." It's a delightful profile of Anderson and his work, with quotes from many of the his actors, including his most recent Kara Hayward (pictured above with Bill Murray). Hayward, who'd never acted professionally before, plays 12-year Suzy in the film. For her:

It's so interesting to see how he takes this vision and turns it into a real-life place....I sure hope that I get to work with him again.

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Chicago Tribune's Michael Philips reports from the Cannes Film Festival about  his hometown's funniest son - Bill Murray. Murray, whose has worked with MOONRISE KINGDOM's director Wes Anderson on many films, praised the director's style and advancement while at the Cannes Film Festival, where MOONRISE KINGDOM is the opening night film. As Philips reports, Murray's compliments of the director at the MOONRISE KINGDOM's press conference are delivered in the most exquisite round-about way:

Sometimes...when you work with a director you know you not only may never see him again, sometimes you hope you never seen him again. And that goes for the director as well. They can't wait for you to leave. They drive you to the airport to make sure you leave. That happens.... With Wes, I've never gotten a ride to the airport.

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MOONRISE KINGDOM's Wes Anderson sits down with Slate's Jacob Weisberg to talk filmmaking, child actors and the legacy of François Truffaut.

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