Wes Anderson Escapes Elevator Ordeal at Academy Museum
Wes Anderson was trapped in an Academy Museum elevator for about 30 minutes after a Bottle Rocket anniversary event, joined by Luke Wilson and producer James L. Brooks, before the Los Angeles Fire Department rescued them. A blogger claimed a secret celebrity passage, though THR couldn’t verify; exiting footage shows Anderson and Brooks with an LAFD official citing likely weight as the cause. Bottle Rocket was Anderson’s feature debut (1996), and his latest project The Phoenician Scheme released in 2025.