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Jul 8, 2026 10:36am PT Wes Anderson Was Stuck in the Academy Museum Elevator With James L. Brooks and Luke Wilson

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@Variety_PatS See All LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 6: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Luke Wilson, Wes Anderson and James L. Brooks attend the 30th Anniversary of "Bottle Rocket" with Wes Anderson at David Geffen Theater at the Academy Museum on July 6, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Richard Harbaugh/Academy Museum Foundation via Getty Images) Academy Museum Foundation via Ge

After director Wes Anderson, star Luke Wilson and producer James L. Brooks took the stage for a Q&A at the Academy Museum for a screening of “Bottle Rocket” Monday evening, the reunion got even more intimate when the trio were stuck in an elevator at the museum for about a half an hour.

The Los Angeles Fire Department came to the aid of the “Bottle Rocket” team and several others who were trapped in the malfunctioning elevator, as seen in an Instagram video from production specialist Carolyn Dunn. On the video, Anderson asks the fire crew, “Do you have any theory as to what was wrong with it?” and a firefighter answers, “Probably had too much weight in it.”

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