Arts & Entertainment

More Light Shed On Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom

Bill Murray and Frances McDormand are cast as parents in the film, Projo.com reports.

Filmmakers behind Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom" are remaining tight-lipped about when they'll be at certain locations throughout Rhode Island, but have revealed more details about where they'll be, according to Projo.com on Thursday.

Besides the the Projo's blog reported that additional sets will be located on state-owned property at the Arcadia Wildlife Management Area in Hope Valley, Lincoln Woods State Park, over the bridge at Fort Wetherill State Park in Jamestown and closer to home in Middletown at the Newport State Airport. The filmmakers are not releasing more details about their shooting schedules to discourage crowds from loitering near the sets in hopes of seeing the film's stars, according to Projo.com.

Anderson, an Academy Award-nominated director who helmed such films as “Rushmore," "The Royal Tenenbaums," "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou," and more recently the animated “The Fantastic Mr. Fox” has reportedly signed on an A-List cast to include Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand and Jason Schwartzman. Both Murray and Schwartzman have become familiar faces in many of Anderson's films. Anderson's most recent film, "The Fantastic Mr. Fox," featured the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep and Bill Murray, and garnered an Oscar nomination for best animated feature film in 2010.

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