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The latest comes from director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/letsgobuffalo17\/wes-anderson-movie-personality-quiz\">Wes Anderson<\/a>, whose new film <i>The Phoenician Scheme<\/i> just premiered at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/leylamohammed\/cannes-2025-celebrity-looks-that-violate-dress-code\">Cannes Film Festival<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-2 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">As you probably know, Gene was effectively the lead in Wes’s 2001 classic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/matthewhuff\/complicated-father-child-relationship-movies\"><i>The Royal Tenenbaums<\/i><\/a>, playing Royal Tenenbaum. His performance was critically acclaimed, garnering a Golden Globe win for his efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-3 \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Gene, who was fairly private as a celebrity and effectively retired from acting in 2004, also didn’t show up to collect the award itself \u2014 and according to a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/culture\/film\/article\/the-weird-and-wonderful-world-of-wes-anderson-interview-5gj9vh0wn\" target=\"_blank\">Sunday Times<\/a> interview with Wes, he very much wasn’t a fan of making the film either.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-4 \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">\u201cGene was very annoyed about the money,\u201d Wes said in the interview, gesturing toward the flat pay rate that <i>The Royal Tenenbaums<\/i>‘ cast received across the board. \u201cHe was furious. Also, he didn\u2019t want to do the film anyway.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-5 \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Wes went on to claim that he had to basically convince Gene to be in the film \u2014 and that he “wouldn’t go away” until the storied actor said yes. “And everybody else said yes to the salary, so Gene just went with it \u2014 and that just became our way,” he explained.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-6 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Wes also said that Gene said “not a word” to him when they were finished filming. \u201cIn fact he left without saying goodbye,” he claimed. “He was grumpy \u2014 we had friction. He didn\u2019t enjoy it. I was probably too young and it was annoying to him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-7 \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">In fact, the last conversation the two had \u2014 according to Wes, at least \u2014 was when <i>The Royal Tenenbaums<\/i> opened in theaters. “He liked it,\u201d Wes recalled. \u201cBut he told me he didn\u2019t understand it when we were shooting. I wish I\u2019d shown him 10 minutes, early on. Then, maybe, he would have said, \u2018OK, I get it.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-text subbuzz-index-8 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-text\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">The more you know about the movies you love! You can read the entire interview with Wes right <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/culture\/film\/article\/the-weird-and-wonderful-world-of-wes-anderson-interview-5gj9vh0wn\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/larryfitzmaurice\/gene-hackman-hated-making-the-royal-tenenbaums\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gene Hackman Hated Making The Royal Tenenbaums Earlier this year, legendary actor Gene Hackman passed away alongside his wife Betsy Arakawa in the couple’s Santa Fe home. Gene was a larger-than-life talent, so it’s not surprising that we’re still hearing new stories from those who worked with him. 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