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76-715: Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American filmmaker. His films are known for their eccentricity, distinctive visual and narrative styles, and frequent use of ensemble casts. With themes of grief, loss of innocence, and dysfunctional families, critics have cited Anderson as an auteur . Three of his films have appeared in BBC Culture 's 2016 poll of the greatest films since 2000 . Anderson gained acclaim for his early films Bottle Rocket (1996) and Rushmore (1998). He often collaborated with brothers Luke Wilson and Owen Wilson during that time and founded his production company American Empirical Pictures. He received

152-417: A Jacques Cousteau -esque documentary filmmaker played by Bill Murray. The film also stars Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett , Willem Dafoe , Jeff Goldblum , Anjelica Huston, and Michael Gambon . It is a classic example of Anderson's style, but its critical reception was less favorable than his previous films', and its box office did not match the heights of The Royal Tenenbaums . The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

228-417: A Wes Anderson film there are no trailers, no dressing rooms... there's no hierarchy, no call sheet—you are just ready to go at about 9:30, 10:00 in the morning in your wardrobe. You hop in his golf cart with him or a van and you go to the set... you hang out with everyone so you never know if you are going to be called into a scene. He's such a kind and generous spirit... also in his personal life. Everyone makes

304-440: A distinctive quality that has provoked much discussion, critical study, supercuts, mash-ups, and parody. Many writers, critics, and Anderson himself have commented that this gives his movies the feel of being "self-contained worlds" or a "scale-model household". According to Jesse Fox Mayshark, his films have "a baroque pop bent that is not realist, surrealist or magic realist", but rather might be described as "fabul[ist]". In 2019,

380-419: A new film called The Phoenician Scheme , with Benicio del Toro , Michael Cera , and Bill Murray confirmed to star, with some of Anderson's other regular stars expected to appear. Anderson's cinematic influences include Woody Allen , Pedro Almodóvar , Satyajit Ray , Hal Ashby , and Roman Polanski . In an interview with Hoda Kotb on Today , Bryan Cranston gave insight into Anderson's process (on

456-638: A nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Royal Tenenbaums (2001). His next films included The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), and his first stop-motion film, Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), for which he received a Best Animated Feature nomination, and then Moonrise Kingdom (2012), earning his second Best Original Screenplay nomination. For his film The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), he received his first Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Picture , and won

532-430: A photograph in the film. After appearing in supporting roles in 1999, he acted in horror film The Haunting , The Minus Man , in which his future girlfriend, singer Sheryl Crow , was a co-star. Wilson starred in the 2000 comedy action film Shanghai Noon alongside Jackie Chan . The film grossed nearly $ 100 million worldwide. His fame continued to rise after starring alongside Ben Stiller and Will Ferrell in

608-577: A respected actor in independent cinema . Murray appeared in many of Anderson's subsequent films. At the 1999 Independent Spirit Awards , Anderson won the Best Director award and Murray won Best Supporting Male. Murray also earned a nomination for Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture . In 2000, filmmaker Martin Scorsese praised Bottle Rocket and Rushmore . Since its release, Rushmore has gained cult status, and in 2016,

684-639: A role in the adventure thriller Anaconda and executive produced the James L. Brooks comedy As Good as It Gets . In 1998, Wilson had roles in the science fiction disaster film Armageddon and the independent drama film Permanent Midnight . He also reunited with Anderson co-writing the script for Anderson's next two directorial films, Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums , for which they garnered an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay. While Wilson did not act in Rushmore , he appears briefly in

760-539: A script for Brian Grazer for an English-language remake of Patrice Leconte 's My Best Friend . In 2010 he said that he did not plan to direct the film, tentatively called The Rosenthaler Suite . In 2009, Anderson's stop-motion-animated film adaptation based on the Roald Dahl book Fantastic Mr Fox was released. Its voice actors include Murray, Dafoe, Schwartzman, Brody, Gambon, Owen Wilson, George Clooney , and Meryl Streep . Critics praised it highly and it

836-448: A tendency to borrow liberally from the caper genre. According to Alex Buono, Anderson has been noted for extensive use of flat space camera moves (pans, tilts, and zooms within scenes that look two-dimensional), symmetrical compositions, snap-zooms (rapid, shakey zooms onto subjects), slow-motion walking shots, a deliberately limited color palette, and handmade art direction often using miniatures. These stylistic choices give his movies

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912-418: Is a crime caper about a group of young Texans aspiring to achieve major heists. It was well reviewed but performed poorly at the box office. His next film was Rushmore (1998), a quirky comedy about a high school student's crush on an elementary school teacher starring Jason Schwartzman , Bill Murray , and Olivia Williams . It was a critical and financial success. The film launched Murray's second act as

988-495: Is an art geared toward popular culture, a film's immediate influence, the director, is viewed as the artist, whereas an earlier contributor, like the screenwriter, is viewed as an apprentice. James Agee , a leading film critic of the 1940s, said that "the best films are personal ones, made by forceful directors". Meanwhile, the French film critics André Bazin and Roger Leenhardt described that directors, vitalizing films, depict

1064-796: Is currently starring in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Loki opposite Tom Hiddleston on Disney+ as Mobius M. Mobius . He also signed on to star in a new film adaptation of The Haunted Mansion . In August 2007, Wilson attempted suicide and was subsequently treated for depression at St. John's Health Center and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles . A few days after his hospitalization, Wilson withdrew from his role in Tropic Thunder . The incident resulted in much unwanted publicity for Wilson, and he became reluctant in doing interviews. In

1140-506: Is dedicated to him). The film stars Anderson staples Jason Schwartzman and Owen Wilson in addition to Adrien Brody , and the script is by Anderson, Schwartzman, and Roman Coppola . Anderson has also made several notable short films. In addition to the original Bottle Rocket short, he made Hotel Chevalier (2007), which is set in Paris . It is a prologue to The Darjeeling Limited , and stars Schwartzman alongside Natalie Portman . He wrote

1216-517: Is emblematic of Anderson's style and earned him another Academy Award nomination for his screenplay. The film was also a financial success, earning $ 68.3 million at the box office against a budget of only $ 16 million. In 2014, Anderson's next film, The Grand Budapest Hotel , was released. It stars Ralph Fiennes , Tony Revolori , Saoirse Ronan , Jeff Goldblum , Willem Dafoe , F. Murray Abraham , and several of Anderson's regular collaborators, including Murray, Owen Wilson, Swinton and Schwartzman. It

1292-689: Is mostly set in the 1930s and follows the adventures of M. Gustave, the hotel's concierge, making "a marvelous mockery of history, turning its horrors into a series of graceful jokes and mischievous gestures", according to The New York Times . The film is one of Anderson's greatest critical and commercial successes, grossing nearly $ 175 million worldwide and earning dozens of award nominations, including nine Oscar nominations with four wins for Best Production Design , Best Costume Design , Best Makeup , and Best Original Score . These nominations also included his first for Best Director . Anderson returned to stop-motion animation with Isle of Dogs . Production on

1368-538: Is of English, Swedish, and Norwegian ancestry. He graduated from St. John's School in Houston in 1987, which he later used as a prominent location in Rushmore . As a child, Anderson made silent films on his father's Super 8 camera , which starred his brothers and friends, although his first ambition was to be a writer. Anderson worked part-time as a cinema projectionist at Hogg Memorial Auditorium while attending

1444-403: Is treated as artwork while the auteur, as its creator, is the original copyright holder. Under European Union law , largely by influence of auteur theory, a film director is considered the film's author or one of its authors. The references of auteur theory are occasionally applied to musicians, musical performers, and music producers. From the 1960s, record producer Phil Spector is considered

1520-727: The Cars film series (2006–2017), the titular character in Marmaduke (2010), Reggie in Free Birds (2013), and Mobius M. Mobius in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Loki (2021–2023). Wilson's accolades include an Academy Award and a BAFTA nomination for Best Original Screenplay (for The Royal Tenenbaums ), a Golden Globe and two SAG acting nominations (for Midnight in Paris and The Grand Budapest Hotel ) and an Independent Spirit Award (for Inherent Vice ). Wilson

1596-616: The 2023 Venice Film Festival . It received critical acclaim. It was followed by a limited U.S. theatrical release on September 20, and a Netflix premiere on September 27, 2023. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch , Dev Patel , Ralph Fiennes , and Ben Kingsley . Anderson had three other short films based on Roald Dahl's work also premiere on Netflix in September 2023. The other shorts, all of which are 16 minutes long, were The Swan , The Rat Catcher , and Poison . They were released on September 28, September 29 and September 30, respectively. At

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1672-561: The 64th Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim. The film became Allen's highest grossing thus far, and was also well received by critics. Roger Ebert wrote of Wilson's performance, "[He] is a key to the movie's appeal". Peter Debruge of Variety also praised Wilson, writing "Wilson makes the role endearingly his own". For his performance, Wilson earned a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy . That same year, he starred in

1748-589: The 96th Academy Awards , The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar was nominated for Best Live Action Short Film and won, earning Wes Anderson's first Oscar win; however, he did not appear in-person to accept the Oscar due to his filming schedule. The same month the four short films were combined into one anthology film titled The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More which released March 15, 2024 on Netflix. In March 2024, Anderson began production in Germany for

1824-1035: The Academy Award for Best Original Score , the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music , and World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Score of the Year . The soundtracks for his films have often brought renewed attention to the artists featured, most prominently in the case of " These Days ", which was used in The Royal Tenenbaums . Anderson's films feature many recurring actors, including the Wilson brothers ( Owen , Luke , and Andrew ), Bill Murray , Jason Schwartzman , Anjelica Huston , Willem Dafoe , Jeff Goldblum , Edward Norton , Adrien Brody , Bob Balaban , Tony Revolori , and Tilda Swinton . Robert Yeoman has served as director of photography for all of Anderson's live-action films, while Mark Mothersbaugh composed Anderson's first four films, and Alexandre Desplat

1900-916: The Criterion closet. Titles three through five were a boxset . They were: In 2022, Wes Anderson participated in the British Film Institute's Sight and Sound polls. Held every ten years to select the greatest films of all time, contemporary directors were asked to select ten films of their choice. Anderson's choices, all French, in chronological order, were: Anderson has named Rosemary's Baby as his favorite horror film. His three favorite musicals are The Pajama Game , Meet Me in St. Louis , and Sadie McKee . Anderson's work has been classified as postmodern , on account of his nostalgic attention to detail, his subversion of mainstream conventions of narrative, his references to different genres in

1976-620: The Disney / Pixar film Cars , starred in You, Me and Dupree with Kate Hudson , and appeared with Stiller in Night at the Museum as cowboy Jedediah. During this time, Wilson gained a reputation for frequently exclaiming "Wow!" in movies and shows, becoming something of a meme , as well as his trademark . Wilson appeared in another Wes Anderson film, The Darjeeling Limited , which screened at

2052-560: The Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay . Later works include his second stop-motion film, Isle of Dogs (2018), earning him the Silver Bear for Best Director and another Best Animated Feature nomination, followed by The French Dispatch (2021) and Asteroid City (2023). Anderson won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023). Wesley Wales Anderson

2128-481: The University of Texas at Austin , where he met his roommate and future collaborator Owen Wilson in 1989. In 1991, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with a major in philosophy. He describes being intrigued by The Meaning of Meaning by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards . Anderson's first film was Bottle Rocket (1996), based on a short film of the same name that he made with Luke and Owen Wilson . It

2204-645: The University of Texas at Austin , where he pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, but did not graduate. While in college, he met and was roommates with director and frequent collaborator Wes Anderson . Wilson made his film debut acting in the Wes Anderson short film Bottle Rocket (1994) which was later expanded into the feature-length film Bottle Rocket (1996) which Wilson co-wrote with Anderson. Wilson also acted opposite his brother Luke Wilson . David Hunter of The Hollywood Reporter praised

2280-760: The Woody Allen romantic comedy Midnight in Paris (2011) as disenchanted screenwriter Gil Pender, a role which received a Golden Globe Award nomination. In 2014, he appeared in Paul Thomas Anderson 's Inherent Vice and Peter Bogdanovich 's She's Funny That Way . Wilson is also known as part of the Frat Pack , with whom he has starred in comedic films Meet the Parents (2000), Zoolander (2001), Starsky & Hutch (2004), Wedding Crashers (2005), You, Me and Dupree , Night at

2356-597: The 1984 film The Hotel New Hampshire , a quirky and eccentric comedy-drama written and directed by Tony Richardson which featured an ensemble cast including Jodie Foster , Beau Bridges , Rob Lowe , Nastassja Kinski , Amanda Plummer , Matthew Modine , and Seth Green in his film debut. The Soviet comedy movie Welcome, or No Trespassing by Elem Klimov (1964) has been pointed out as one major source of inspiration for Wes Anderson, specifically its “camera work, storytelling devices, and charming whimsy.” In 2010, Wes Anderson selected twelve of his favorite films from

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2432-497: The 2001 film Zoolander . Gene Hackman reportedly took notice of Wilson's performance in Shanghai Noon and recommended the actor to co-star in the 2001 action film Behind Enemy Lines . Also in 2001, Wilson and Anderson collaborated on their third film, The Royal Tenenbaums , a financial and critical success. The film earned the writing team an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Wilson returned to

2508-753: The 45th annual New York Film Festival , the Venice Film Festival , and opened September 30, 2007. It co-stars Jason Schwartzman and Adrien Brody . The Darjeeling Limited was selected for a DVD and Blu-ray release by The Criterion Collection in October 2010. Wilson next starred in the Judd Apatow comedy, Drillbit Taylor which was released in March 2008. He appeared in a film adaptation of John Grogan 's best-selling memoir, Marley & Me (2008), co-starring Jennifer Aniston . He provided

2584-528: The Beach Boys ; and Moonrise Kingdom , Hank Williams . Moonrise Kingdom is also filled with the music of Benjamin Britten , which is tied to a number of major plot points. The Darjeeling Limited also borrowed music styles from Satyajit Ray's films. The Grand Budapest Hotel , which is mostly set in the 1930s, eschews pop music, instead using music by Alexandre Desplat . Its soundtrack won Desplat

2660-502: The English term. Via auteur theory, critical and public scrutiny of films shifted from their stars to the overall creation. In the 1960s and the 1970s, a new generation of directors, revitalizing filmmaking by wielding greater control, manifested the New Hollywood era, when studios granted directors more leeway to take risks. Yet in the 1980s, upon high-profile failures like Heaven's Gate , studios reasserted control, muting

2736-723: The Hollywood studio system, directed his own 1960 film The Bellboy . Lewis's influence on it spanned business and creative roles, including writing, directing, lighting, editing, and art direction. French film critics, publishing in Cahiers du Cinéma and in Positif , praised Lewis's results. For his mise-en-scene and camerawork, Lewis was likened to Howard Hawks , Alfred Hitchcock , and Satyajit Ray . In particular, Jean-Luc Godard credited Lewis's "personal genius" for making him "the only one in Hollywood doing something different,

2812-950: The Museum (both 2006), Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009), How Do You Know (2010), The Internship (2013), and Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014). He has collaborated with Jackie Chan on three action comedy films: Shanghai Noon (2000), Shanghai Knights (2003), and Around the World in 80 Days (2004). He is also known for appearing in the family films Marley and Me (2008) and Haunted Mansion (2023). His non-comedic films include Anaconda (1997), Armageddon (1998), The Haunting (1999), and Behind Enemy Lines (2001). His voice acting roles include Lightning McQueen in

2888-583: The United States. Giese argues women in the US are rarely allowed to direct unless they are already celebrities, and that they are rarely afforded proper budgets. She cites women as making up less than 5% of American feature film directors , while the Hollywood Reporter stated that only about 7% of directors were women among the 250 highest-grossing films in 2016. In some law references, a film

2964-527: The World in 80 Days . Wilson is said to be attached to a sequel to Shanghai Knights , marking his third collaboration with Jackie Chan . Wilson partnered with Vince Vaughn in the 2005 comedy film Wedding Crashers , which grossed over $ 200 million in the US alone. Also in 2005, Owen collaborated with his brothers in The Wendell Baker Story , written by Luke and directed by Luke and Andrew. In 2006, Wilson voiced Lightning McQueen in

3040-434: The action thriller film No Escape alongside Lake Bell and Pierce Brosnan . Wilson's films have grossed more than US$ 2.25 billion domestically (United States and Canada), with an average of US$ 75M per film. In 2017, Wilson again voiced Lightning McQueen in Cars 3 , played a suburban father in the drama Wonder , and co-starred with Ed Helms in the comedy Father Figures . In November 2017, Wilson became

3116-457: The auteur theory. Pauline Kael , an early critic of auteur theory, debated Andrew Sarris in magazines. Defending a film as a collaboration, her 1971 essay " Raising Kane ", examining Orson Welles 's 1941 film Citizen Kane , finds extensive reliance on co-writer Herman J. Mankiewicz and on cinematographer Gregg Toland . Richard Corliss and David Kipen argued that a film's success relies more on screenwriting. In 2006, to depict

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3192-577: The buddy-comedy genre in 2002 with the action comedy I Spy , co-starring Eddie Murphy . The big-screen remake of the same-named television series did not perform well at the box office. He made a cameo appearance in the Girl Skateboards video Yeah Right! in 2003. He then reunited with Chan to make Shanghai Knights (2003), and co-starred in the film remake of the 1970s television series Starsky & Hutch (2004). Due to his busy schedule as an actor and an ongoing sinus condition, Wilson

3268-411: The children. The film was a box-office and critical success. It was Anderson's greatest financial success until Moonrise Kingdom , earning more than $ 50 million in domestic box-office receipts. The Royal Tenenbaums was nominated for an Academy Award and ranked by an Empire poll as the 159th greatest film ever made. Anderson's next feature was The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), about

3344-399: The company Murals Wallpaper launched a line of wallpapers inspired by the visual design of Anderson's films. Since The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou , Anderson has relied more heavily on stop motion animation and miniatures, even making entire features with stop motion animation with Fantastic Mr. Fox and Isle of Dogs . Anderson frequently uses pop music from the 1960s and '70s on

3420-612: The daughter of novelist Hanan al-Shaykh . Malouf gave birth to the couple's daughter, Freya in 2016. Bill Murray is the godfather. Anderson has maintained an apartment in Paris since 2005, after spending most of his adult life in New York City. He is the brother of author, illustrator and actor Eric Chase Anderson . Anderson's distinctive filmmaking style has led to numerous homages and parodies. Notable examples include: Auteur American actor Jerry Lewis directed his own 1960 film The Bellboy via sweeping control, and

3496-476: The directors' own worldviews and impressions of the subject matter, as by varying lighting, camerawork, staging, editing, and so on. As the French New Wave in cinema began, French magazine Cahiers du cinéma , founded in 1951, became a hub of discourse about directors' roles in cinema. In a 1954 essay, François Truffaut criticized the prevailing "Cinema of Quality" whereby directors, faithful to

3572-583: The face of a new £20 million advertising campaign for the UK sofa retailer Sofology . He returned to work with Sofology in 2019 for a second advertising campaign. In 2021, Wilson starred in the comedy film Bliss , directed by Mike Cahill opposite Salma Hayek for Amazon Studios . In 2021, Wilson also reunited with Wes Anderson for The French Dispatch , which premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival . and Marry Me alongside Jennifer Lopez and directed by Kat Coiro for Universal Pictures . Wilson

3648-542: The film The Big Year (2011) an adaptation of Mark Obmascik's book The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature and Fowl Obsession . The film was released in October 2011 by 20th Century Fox , and co-starred Jack Black , JoBeth Williams , Steve Martin and Rashida Jones . The same year, Wilson returned to voice McQueen in Cars 2 . In March 2012, Wilson was signed to star in the John Erick Dowdle thriller The Coup , later renamed "No Escape", in which he played

3724-405: The film describing it as, "A marvelous debut film for its director, writer and lead actors, Bottle Rocket is propelled by a fresh approach to the caper genre". That same year, he had a supporting role in the black comedy The Cable Guy (1996) starring Jim Carrey and directed by Ben Stiller , an early admirer of Bottle Rocket . Wilson played Leslie Mann 's date in the film. In 1997, he had

3800-567: The film started in the United Kingdom in October 2016, and it was released in March–April 2018. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score . Anderson's film The French Dispatch is set in post-war France and stars Benicio Del Toro , Jeffrey Wright , Bill Murray , Frances McDormand , Owen Wilson , Willem Dafoe , Adrien Brody , Tilda Swinton and Timothée Chalamet . Its release

3876-567: The film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress . Anderson's next comedy-drama, The Royal Tenenbaums , was released in 2001. The film focuses on a successful, artistic New York City family and its ostracized patriarch, played by Gene Hackman . It also stars Anjelica Huston as the ex-wife and Ben Stiller , Luke Wilson , and Gwyneth Paltrow as

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3952-487: The films Bottle Rocket (1996), Rushmore (1998), and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)—the latter received a nomination for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay . He has also appeared in Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and The French Dispatch (2021). Wilson also starred in

4028-437: The first auteur among producers of popular music. Author Matthew Bannister named him the first "star" producer. Journalist Richard Williams wrote: Spector created a new concept: the producer as overall director of the creative process, from beginning to end. He took control of everything, he picked the artists, wrote or chose the material, supervised the arrangements, told the singers how to phrase, masterminded all phases of

4104-399: The late 1960s, performers typically had little input on their own records. Wilson, however, employed the studio like an instrument, as well as a high level of studio control that other artists soon sought. According to The Atlantic ' s Jason Guriel, the Beach Boys' 1966 album Pet Sounds , produced by Wilson, anticipated later auteurs such as Kanye West , as well as "the rise of

4180-455: The next six, taking over with Fantastic Mr. Fox . Randall Poster has served as music supervisor for all of Anderson's films since Rushmore . Anderson has co-written films with Noah Baumbach , Roman Coppola , and Hugo Guinness . His films have often been financed by Steven Rales through his production company Indian Paintbrush . Anderson is in a romantic relationship with Lebanese writer, costume designer, and voice actress Juman Malouf ,

4256-566: The only one who isn't falling in with the established categories, the norms, the principles", "the only one today who's making courageous films". As early as his 1962 essay "Notes on the auteur theory", published in the journal Film Culture , American film critic Andrew Sarris translated the French term la politique des auteurs , by François Truffaut in 1955, into Sarris's term auteur theory . Sarris applied it to Hollywood films, and elaborated in his 1968 book, The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929–1968 , which helped popularize

4332-754: The press. Much of the film was shot in the Spanish city of Chinchón , where a huge diorama set reproducing Monument Valley was constructed. The film stars Tom Hanks , Scarlett Johansson , Adrien Brody , Tilda Swinton , Bryan Cranston , Jeff Goldblum , Hope Davis , and Jeffrey Wright , among others. It premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival . It had its United States theatrical release on June 16, 2023. The film received generally positive reviews. Anderson then directed an adaptation of Roald Dahl 's short story collection The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More for Netflix . The 41-minute short film titled The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar premiered at

4408-494: The producer" and "the modern pop-centric era, which privileges producer over artist and blurs the line between entertainment and art. ... Anytime a band or musician disappears into a studio to contrive an album-length mystery, the ghost of Wilson is hovering near." Owen Wilson Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor and comedian. He has frequently worked with filmmaker Wes Anderson , with whom he has shared writing and acting credits on

4484-532: The reality of the studio system ". In 2013, Maria Giese critiqued the lack of American women who are considered to be within the pantheon of auteur directors. She argues that there is no shortage of non-American women directors that could be considered auteurs, and lists Andrea Arnold , Jane Campion , Liliana Cavani , Claire Denis , Marleen Gorris , Agnieszka Holland , Lynne Ramsay , Agnes Varda, and Lina Wertmuller as being among them, but goes on to say that women are rarely afforded financing for films in

4560-419: The recording process with the most painful attention to detail, and released the result on his own label. Another early pop music auteur was Brian Wilson , mentored by Spector. In 1962, Wilson's band, the Beach Boys , signed to Capitol Records and swiftly became a commercial success, whereby Wilson was an early recording artist who was also an entrepreneurial producer. Before the " progressive pop " of

4636-845: The role of the father of an American family that moves to Southeast Asia, only to find itself swept up in a wave of rebel violence that is overwhelming the city. The film was not released until 2015, and was Wilson's return to the action genre for the first time since Behind Enemy Lines in 2001. He also voiced turkey Reggie in Reel FX 's first animated film, Free Birds . In 2014, Wilson appeared in Wes Anderson's acclaimed ensemble comedy The Grand Budapest Hotel and in Paul Thomas Anderson 's book adaptation of Inherent Vice . In 2015, he starred with Jennifer Aniston in Peter Bogdanovich 's film She's Funny That Way , and in

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4712-467: The same amount of money. You just show up and off you go. Sometimes you might [be] just a small supporting role in a scene and then [in] others you'll be the lead in a movie. Anderson has a unique directorial style that has led several critics to consider him an auteur . He is considered a central figure in American eccentric cinema . Some have noted many similarities between much of Anderson's work and

4788-413: The same day as one of his Asteroid City co-stars, Jason Schwartzman , who built a darkroom in his house because he thought Anderson would approve of his character development). Schwartzman was on Today 3rd Hour . Cranston said: "But it's also what surrounds it, where all the actors stay in the same hotel. We have dinner at one table every single night with Wes and all guests; it's like actor camp... On

4864-541: The same film, and his love for eccentric characters with complex sexual identities. Anderson has mostly directed fast-paced comedies marked by more serious or melancholic elements, with themes often centered on grief, loss of innocence, dysfunctional families, parental abandonment, adultery, sibling rivalry and unlikely friendships. His movies have been noted as unusually character-driven and, by turns, both derided and praised with terms like "literary geek chic". Their plots often feature thefts and unexpected disappearances, with

4940-473: The screenwriter as indeed the main author is termed Schreiber theory . In the 1980s, large failures prompted studios to reassert control. The auteur concept has also been applied to non-film directors, such as record producers and video game designers , such as Hideo Kojima . Even before auteur theory, the director was considered the most important influence on a film. In Germany, an early film theorist, Walter Julius Bloem , explained that since filmmaking

5016-401: The screenwriter as the film's principal author, Kipen coined the term Schreiber theory . To film historian Georges Sadoul , a film's main "author" can also be an actor, screenwriter, producer, or novel's author, although a film is a collective's work. Film historian Aljean Harmetz , citing classical Hollywood's input by producers and executives, held that auteur theory "collapses against

5092-576: The script, merely adapt a literary novel. Truffaut described such a director as a metteur en scene , a mere "stager" who adds the performers and pictures. To represent the view that directors who express their personality in their work make better films, Truffaut coined the phrase "la politique des auteurs", or "the policy of the authors". He named eight writer-directors, Jean Renoir , Robert Bresson , Jean Cocteau , Jacques Becker , Abel Gance , Max Ophüls , Jacques Tati , and Roger Leenhardt , as examples of these "authors". Jerry Lewis , an actor from

5168-462: The soundtracks of his films, and one band or musician tends to dominate each soundtrack. Rushmore prominently featured Cat Stevens and British Invasion groups; The Royal Tenenbaums featured Nico ; The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou , David Bowie , including both originals and covers performed by Seu Jorge ; The Darjeeling Limited and Rushmore, the Kinks ; Fantastic Mr. Fox ,

5244-593: The voice for the Whackbat Coach Skip in Wes Anderson's stop motion animated film Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009). Wilson is a member of the comedic acting brotherhood colloquially known as the Frat Pack . Wilson made a guest appearance on the NBC comedy Community with fellow Frat Pack member Jack Black . In 2011, Wilson starred as a nostalgia-seized writer in the romantic comedy Midnight in Paris , written and directed by Woody Allen . The film premiered at

5320-478: Was about three emotionally distant brothers traveling together on a train in India. It reflects the more dramatic tone of The Royal Tenenbaums but faced criticism similar to those of The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou . Anderson has acknowledged that he went to India to film the movie partly as a tribute to Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray , whose "films have also inspired all my other movies in different ways" (the film

5396-738: Was born in Dallas , the middle child of three sons of photographer Laura Cunningham Wilson (born 1939) and Robert Andrew Wilson (1941–2017), an advertising executive and operator of a public television station. His brothers Andrew and Luke are also actors. Wilson's parents are of Irish descent. As a teenager, Wilson broke his nose twice: the first time in a high school fight, and the second time playing football with friends. “You know, probably my nose wouldn’t have been that great even if it hadn’t been broken," Wilson told The Los Angeles Times . After getting expelled for cheating in geometry, he attended New Mexico Military Institute . He later attended

5472-544: Was born on May 1, 1969, in Houston , Texas, to Ann Anderson (née Burroughs), a realtor and archaeologist , and Melver Leonard Anderson, who worked in advertising and public relations . He is the second of three boys; his parents divorced when he was eight. His older brother, Mel, is a physician, and his younger brother, Eric Chase Anderson , is a writer and artist whose paintings and designs have appeared in several of Anderson's films, including The Royal Tenenbaums . Anderson

5548-600: Was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic , finally premiering at the Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021, with a general release in the United States on October 22, 2021. In the meantime, Searchlight Pictures released in September 2021 an animated music video of Christophe 's " Aline " covered by Jarvis Cocker , directed by Anderson with animations by Javi Aznarez. In November 2021, Anderson finished filming Asteroid City , but few details were revealed to

5624-521: Was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature , although it barely made back its production budget. In 2012, Anderson's film Moonrise Kingdom was released, debuting at the Cannes Film Festival , where it competed for the Palme d'Or . The film is a coming-of-age comedy set in a fictional New England town. It includes ensemble performances by Bill Murray, Edward Norton , Bruce Willis , Frances McDormand , and Tilda Swinton . The film

5700-438: Was praised for "personal genius". By 1970, the New Hollywood era had emerged with studios granting directors broad leeway. Pauline Kael argued, however, that "auteurs" rely on creativity of others, like cinematographers. Georges Sadoul deemed a film's putative "author" could potentially even be an actor, but a film is indeed collaborative. Aljean Harmetz cited major control even by film executives. David Kipen 's view of

5776-461: Was unavailable to collaborate on the script for Wes Anderson's fourth feature film, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou . The 2004 film was ultimately co-written by filmmaker Noah Baumbach . However, Wilson did star in the film as Bill Murray's would-be son, Ned Plimpton; it was a role written specifically for him. In 2004, he and his brother Luke played the Wright brothers in the 2004 film Around

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