Inspired by journalists and the stories they tell, "The French Dispatch" takes place at an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional French city in the 20th century. Chalamet plays Zeferelli, a student revolutionary movement leader who's the subject of one of the paper's stories. The star ensemble cast also includes Bill Murray, Benicio del Toro, Elisabeth Moss, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand, Owen Wilson, and more playing quirky journalists and the intriguing subjects at the centre of their stories.