Washington, May 18 -- Filmmaker Wes Anderson opened up about the infamous set tension on the set of 2001's 'The Royal Tenenbaums' due to Gene Hackman, who passed away this year.

'The Royal Tenenbaums' is a 2001 American tragicomedy film directed by Wes Anderson and co-written with Owen Wilson. It stars Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Bill Murray, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, and Owen Wilson.

Bill Murray shared earlier in the wake of Hackman's death and said, "he was really difficult" on set.

"Gene was very annoyed about the money," Anderson said. "He was furious. Also, he didn't want to do the film anyway. I talked him into it -- I just didn't go away. And everybody else said yes to the salary, so Gene just w...