He admitted that the late actor was "a little irritable" during filming but ultimately came around to director Wes Anderson ...

Bill Murray has recalled that his late co-star Gene Hackman was a "tough nut" on set of their 2001 film The Royal Tenenbaums.

One of the first major film stars to break out in the 1970s, Gene Hackman was the epitome of New Hollywood. An actor with ...

His performance in Wes Anderson’s “The Royal Tenenbaums” introduced Hackman to a new generation, and his presence helped ...

The cast of The Royal Tenenbaums remains one of Hollywood's most iconic onscreen families. Wes Anderson’s 2001 film follows ...

From his signature roles in ‘The French Connection’ and ‘Unforgiven’ to stunners like ‘Bonnie and Clyde,’ ‘Night Moves’ and ...

Bill Murray recalled ‘tough nut’ Gene Hackman being ‘difficult’ with director Wes Anderson on ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ set ...

And he was really difficult, we can say it now, but he was a tough guy. Older, great actors do not give young directors much ...

Of course, “the performance he gave was brilliant,” Murray adds, theorizing that Hackman had to know the juice was worth the squeeze after seeing the film. “When you see the movie, it’s a real piece ...

Bill Murray has remembered the late Gene Hackman as being a great but “difficult” actor who was “really rough” on The Royal ...

Murray said Hackman likely saw director Wes Anderson as "just a punk kid" and wasn't afraid to be "rough" on him ...

Murray remembered wincing as he witnessed the scene, thinking to himself, “Oh, God. … No wonder this guy wants to throttle people.” ...