All things considered, it’s ultimately nice that Wes Anderson did find some way to make Huston a part of the Isle of Dogs group — and in a unique way.
“Wes Vets” like Jeff Goldblum, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Bob Balaban, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDomand, and F. Murray Abraham are all represented, but Isle of Dogs also includes an amazing staff of first-timers, including Bryan Cranston, Liev Schreiber, Scarlett Johansson, Courtney B. Vance, and Greta Gerwig.
Given Anjelica Huston’s fantastic past work with Anderson, it’s unfortunate that he couldn’t generate a more significant role to give her this time around, but to his credit the film actually does feature one of the most remarkable ensembles that Anderson has ever put together.