In comments given to the Associated Press, Murray recalled Hackman giving Wes Anderson a tough time when they collaborated on 2001 pic The Royal Tenenbaums. “He was a tough nut, Gene Hackman ...

They’re really rough on them, and Gene was really rough on Wes,” the Groundhog Day star said. Hackman was 71 at the time of the film’s release while Anderson was just 32. “I used to kind ...

It’s a bittersweet symphony of family dysfunction as we take a Detour into the wonderful world of Wes Anderson ... searching for inspiration; and tennis pro Luke Wilson, a one-time phenom ...

He described how the older actor was especially demanding of director Wes Anderson. Murray said ... to know Gene Hackman because he played tennis with another Gene—Gene Wilder.

Bill Murray has remembered the late Gene Hackman as being a great but “difficult” actor who was “really rough” on The Royal Tenenbaums director Wes Anderson. Hackman — who was found dead ...