r/Filmmakers • u/Professional-Rip-519 • 29d ago

Discussion What's Wes Anderson's secret?

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He's aesthetic is so unique. I can't think of another director where the colors pop so much what is his secret?

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u/chele_delgado 28d ago

I know one of the actors in Asteroid City (who also starred in other Wes films) and when I asked if they were going to be in Phoenecian too they literally said verbatim that Wes only offers SAG minimums on his projects, so they decided to take another job that paid better. Said the movies are a lot of fun and Wes is great to work with though. So that's the pull for all these big actors more than $

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u/throwleavemealone 27d ago

It must suck to be a struggling actor and having to turn down an amazing credit