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Wes Anderson Remembers Gene Hackman Being “Furious” About ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ Flat-Fee Salary: “We Had Friction”
Wes Anderson remembers an irate Gene Hackman who was 'very annoyed' by the flat-fee salary offered to him on the set of 'The Royal Tenenbaums.'
Gene Hackman, Wes Anderson, Bill Murray on the set of 2001's 'The Royal Tenenbaums'Buena Vista Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection Ahead of the Cannes premiere of his latest film, The Phoenician Scheme, Wes Anderson reflected on the 12 (going on 13) features he’s made, including his approach to keeping costs down while employing elaborate world-building set designs. In a new interview with The Times U.K., the Oscar winner reflected on how his breakthrough sophomore film Rushmore, starring eventual frequent collaborator Bill Murray, cemented his flat-fee salary approach for all talent, to the chagrin of the late Gene Hackman. Anderson added that he did not keep in touch with the veteran performer, who died at the age of 95 earlier this year of severe heart disease and advanced Alzheimer’s.
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