10 Things Wes Anderson Puts In EVERY Movie

10. Frequent Casting Of The Same Actors

Best Example: Bill Murray

Wes Anderson is known to cast the same actors repeatedly. Frequent collaborators include Angelica Huston, The Wilson brothers (Owen, Luke and Andrew), Jason Schwartzman, Stephen Dignan and his very own brother, Eric Chase Anderson.

The repetition of the same actors in similar roles is because the filmmaker seems to be aware of his own phenomenon. He sets out to try something different with each film but admits to noticing a pattern which he can’t seem to escape. According to Anderson, his characters are the fruit of his own subconscious, and he is powerless to control the process.

And it’s not just the cast who are used extensively. Behind the scenes, Robert D. Yeoman has been worked on the cinematography for all of Wes Anderson’s movies (excluding the stop motion pictures), amongst various composers and artists returning again and again for Wes’ latest projects.

The most obvious and recognisable actor of all is Bill Murray. Ever since Rushmore (1998), Murray has managed to land himself a role in all major Wes Anderson flicks and has lent his voice to all the filmmaker's animated works. Maybe he'll play the title role, maybe he'll only be a small cameo but he always features nonetheless. He is also set to appear in Anderson’s latest project The French Dispatch.