Wes Anderson is a fastidious filmmaker. We all know this. It's hard not to watch one of his confectionary creations, full of symmetrical images, controlled performances, and impeccable production design and come away with any other conclusion. But I would not call the auteur a maker of "epic movies." Until now. Because the composer of his latest film The French Dispatch, maestro Alexandre Desplat, just revealed to IndieWire how epic Anderson's scope gets. "I saw the finished version of ‘The French Dispatch’ quite a while ago, and it’s just amazing," gushed Desplat, making every film fan jealous …

In a surprise twist, it was revealed that Alexandre Desplat will score Marvel's upcoming feature film Black Widow. Rather than a traditional statement, the news was casually revealed in a "special look" trailer which aired on Monday night on ESPN. This is Desplat's first gig as a composer in 2020. Eagle-eyed entertainment editor Andrea Towers helped raise awareness about Desplat's involvement on Twitter, sharing a screencap of the credits featured in the new trailer. If you, like me, were watching the trailer very casually and not at all thinking something major like the movie's composer …