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Cunard bags 'Grand Budapest Hotel' director, actors

Cunard bags 'Grand Budapest Hotel' director, actors
Director Wes Anderson is scheduled to sail aboard Queen Mary 2's June 13 Atlantic crossing, joined by the Academy Award-winning actress Tilda Swinton, actor Jason Schwartzman and screenplay writer and producer Roman Coppola.

All were involved in 'The Grand Budapest Hotel,' currently in theaters, with Coppola handling special photography.

Passengers will be able to attend multiple film screenings and a question and answer session with the entire group in Queen Mary 2’s Royal Court Theatre. 

'The Grand Budapest Hotel' won The Jury Grand Prix at the Berlin International Film Festival. Anderson's films include 'The Royal Tenenbaums,' 'Moonrise Kingdom' and 'The Darjeeling Limited.'

The director traveled on one of the last voyages of Cunard's Queen Elizabeth 2.