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Wes Anderson Says Gene Hackman Was ‘Furious’ Over ‘Royal Tenenbaums’ Pay and ‘Left Without Saying Goodbye’; They Never Spoke After Film’s Release: ‘We Had Friction’
Wes Anderson says Gene Hackman was "furious" on the set of "The Royal Tenenbaums" due to pay.
The supporting cast included Murray, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow, Luke Wilson, Angelica Huston and more. “But he had to work with children, dogs, Kumar [Pallana, who played valet Pagoda], who was like an absolute mystery to all of us anyway. They put him in very challenging positions to work, and so he just felt a lot of responsibility and kept thinking, ‘What am I doing here with these people?’ But the performance he gives is brilliant.
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