Wes Anderson not too long ago defended performing legend Invoice Murray after the actor had a handful of harassment accusations made in opposition to him.

Wes Anderson considers Invoice Murray part of his household

Talking to IndieWire, Anderson — who has a longstanding relationship with the actor — not too long ago stated that he has an “intensive” historical past with Invoice, and that whereas he doesn’t wish to talk about another person’s expertise, he does contemplate Murray part of his household.

“My expertise with Invoice is so intensive. Invoice was such an excellent supporter of me from the very starting,” Anderson stated. “I don’t wish to talk about any individual else’s expertise, however he’s actually a part of my household. You already know, he’s my daughter’s godfather. The truth is, he truly baptized her. He’s the one who splashed the water.”

The accusations in opposition to Murray sparked up in 2022, when actress Geena Davis’ e book “Dying of Politeness” alleged that she had a poisonous work expertise with Murray whereas on the set of the 1990 movie Fast Change. Davis stated that Murray behaved inappropriately towards her throughout her audition and can be overly aggressive together with her whereas on set.

Murray additionally had a formal criticism made in opposition to him whereas on the set of Aziz Ansari’s directorial debut Being Mortal, with allegations of the actor being inappropriate on set as soon as once more popping up and the movie pausing manufacturing because of this. Murray confirmed the criticism in 2022 throughout an interview with CNBC, saying that he did one thing he thought was humorous however that wasn’t taken that method.

“I did one thing I believed was humorous, and it wasn’t taken that method,” Murray stated throughout an interview on the convention with cable channel CNBC. “The corporate, the film studio, wished to do the suitable factor, so that they wished to verify all of it out, examine it, and they also stopped the manufacturing. However as of now, we’re speaking and we’re attempting to make peace with one another. I believe that’s the place the actual difficulty is, between our peace. We’re each professionals. We like one another’s work. We like one another, I believe, and should you can’t actually get alongside and belief one another, there’s no level in going additional working collectively or making a film as nicely.”

What else did Wes Anderson say about Invoice Murray?

Anderson additionally revealed that Murray was initially set to be in Asteroid Metropolis, his subsequent movie, however that Murray ended up contracting COVID-19 earlier than he was supposed to start out filming.

“Invoice was alleged to be within the film [‘Asteroid City’],” stated Anderson. “It’s not an excellent factor to say, ‘Properly this individual was alleged to play this half.’ As soon as somebody will get a component, you’re alleged to say, ‘Properly, that is their half.’ However on this case, as a result of there was some confusion about what occurred with Invoice. He was alleged to play the motel supervisor who Steve Carell performs, and Invoice obtained COVID 4 days earlier than he was supposed to start out taking pictures. He was in Eire and within the case of our film, we had schedules of so many individuals which might be all puzzled round. The individuals who Invoice was alleged to play scenes with had been going to be gone by the point he cleared the COVID protocols and stuff. And in reality, he was fairly sick. So Invoice missed his half and Steve Carell got here in fairly all of a sudden. He was nice, I cherished having him. I met him, he arrived, and we had been instantly taking pictures.”

“Then when Invoice obtained higher, he got here to Spain,” Anderson continued. “On the finish of the film [where ‘Asteroid’ shot], we completed the film, and Invoice and I obtained in a automobile and drove to France. It was a good way to complete nevertheless it was the primary time I hadn’t had him in a film in a very long time.”

Murray and Anderson’s relationship goes again a few years, with Murray having starred in 9 of Anderson’s movies, together with The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou. Murray’s final position in an Anderson movie got here in 2021’s The French Dispatch.