So as many suspected, Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson’s “first Wilson post-suicide” interview was nothing more than a tongue-and-cheeky publicity stunt to promote “The Darjeeling Limited.”
Sure why not, did you expect Wes to ask hard-hitting questions of his longtime friend? No, at least you shouldn’t have. The film has seen mixed reviews and has done slow box-office business and it needs all the help it can get, but we ask you this: did it really have to be that awkward, odd and total dullsville?
“I want us to become brothers like we used to be.’ I really like that line. It means a lot to me.” Wilson told Anderson in their stunted and weird exchange (the interviewing being done in two separate places; Anderson in New York and Wilson in Culver City, California added to the disjointed flow). Wes joked that having already been to Texas, New York, Rome and India his next film adventure would take place in outer space, but clearly he was just messing around. C’mon guys, you couldn’t have made that even semi-entertaining? Boo (we already wrote many more words that were necessary here).
Of more interest was Anderson’s appearance on Charlie Rose Friday night. Rose loves Anderson and this is the 5th time he’s been on the show. They always have great little conversations that usually yield a gem or two of information and this interview was equally interesting. Though notable: it’s odd that when Wes starts talking about Owen in the clip (around the 11 minute mark) – who seemed apprehensive about going to India – the clip skips past his comments. Weird, but we’ll let others cry conspiracy.