Wes Anderson remembers an irate Gene Hackman who was 'very annoyed' by the flat-fee salary offered to him on the set of 'The ...

Wes Anderson has admitted he never spoke to Gene Hackman again after working on The Royal Tenenbaums together almost 25 years ...

According to renowned director Wes Anderson, the late Gene Hackman could be “grumpy” — especially when it comes to his money.

“Gene was very annoyed about the money,” Anderson said of the pic that followed the aforementioned 1998 feature, 2001’s The Royal Tenenbaums, which marks one of Hackman’s final performances.