Film director Wes Anderson has responded to the latest TikTok trend where users post AI-created videos in the distinctive style of the filmmaker. His unique aesthetic has proved wildly popular online, with many taking part in the 'Wes Anderson challenge' by sharing videos of their trips in his style, or using AI to transform series such as Succession into an Anderson-esque production.
Despite their popularity, The Grand Budapest Hotel director is not a fan of his style being used in posts, which are often then shared with him. Speaking to The Times, he revealed he has asked friends not to send them to him: "I'm very good at protecting myself from seeing all that stuff."
"If somebody sends me something like that I'll immediately erase it and say, 'please, sorry, do not send me things of people doing me.' Because I do not want to look at it, thinking, 'Is that what I do? Is that what I mean?'."
He added: "I don't want to see too much of someone else thinking about what I try to be because, God knows, I could then start doing it." AI-generated images in the style of The Royal Tenenbaums director have become a social media trend in recent weeks.
Many feature films and TV shows directed by Anderson reimagined with his distinct artistic touch. The TikTok hashtag 'Wesanderson' now has more than one billion views on the platform - and shows no sign of slowing down.
This isn't the first time Anderson's style has been honoured online. The Instagram account 'Accidentally Wes Anderson' has more than two million followers and shares photographs of locations and people which fit Anderson's film aesthetic.
The account's posts were then turned into a book back in 2020 and became a New York Times bestseller. Thanks to Anderson's distinct visuals, he has even been hired to design real life spaces.
In 2015, Anderson designed the interior for Bar Luce, a café located in Fondazione Prada in Milan. Six years later he was tasked with redesigning a Pullman train carriage.
There is even a special wallpaper collection by MuralsWallpaper, inspired by the sets of Anderson's many award winning films.
