‘Hotel Chevalier’ Short to Join ‘The Darjeeling Limited’ Feature in Theaters on Oct. 26

While “Hotel Chevalier” (Wes Anderson’s short film) so far has only been available online and hasn’t shown as part of “The Darjeeling Limited,” Fox Searchlight Pictures announced on Tuesday that the two will be joined in theaters starting on Oct. 26.


“Hotel Chevalier” features Jason Schwartzman along with Natalie Portman’s first big-screen derrière time.

“The Darjeeling Limited” mainly features Schwartzman, Owen Wilson and Adrien Brody with cameos by Portman and Bill Murray. Anjelica Huston plays the mother of the trio. The film was written by Anderson and Roman Coppola. Anderson directs.

“[Anderson] has crafted a brilliant companion piece to ‘The Darjeeling Limited’ [that adds] to an already engaging and funny film,” said Fox Searchlight Pictures President Peter Rice in the Tuesday statement.

He added: “After generating enormous buzz from festivals worldwide, we are thrilled to be showing these two films together in theaters for the first time.”

The short has been a popular download on iTunes during its monthlong availability, which ends on Oct. 23. The film together with the short will expand into approximately 650 theaters.

“The Darjeeling Limited” had its premiere as the opening-night film of the New York Film Festival on Sept. 28. To date, it has grossed about $3.9 million on just 200 screens.

“Hotel Chevalier” was shot on location at the Hotel Raphaël in Paris about one year before “The Darjeeling Limited” feature. Our full review of “The Darjeeling Limited” can be found here.