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Metro
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
15 actors who tragically died midway through filming
Link is copied Comments When notable celebrities pass away, many of them leave us with a body of work that will live on for decades to come. But showbiz history is also littered with the stories of actors who met a premature and tragic end midway through filming a project. Read on to find out about some of those who died before they could complete their final role - and whether we ever got to see it...(Picture: Shutterstock/REX/Getty) Actor Paul Walker, best known for his role as Brian O'Conner in The Fast and The Furious franchise, was killed in a car accident in November 2013 aged 40 - as filming was coming to an end for the seventh movie in the series. While the film was initially put on hold, director James Wan eventually completed Furious 7, using CGI along with Walker's brothers Cody and Caleb as stand-ins. The movie was eventually released in 2015, with the song See You Again, by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth, featured on the soundtrack as a tribute to the star (Picture Florian Seefried/WireImage) Actor Brandon Lee - son of the martial arts legend Bruce Lee - died aged just 28 on the set of the movie The Crow in March 1993, after a stunt involving a prop gun went wrong. At the time of the tragedy, filming was just eight days away from being completed, with Lee having already shot most of his scenes. Director Alex Proyas used a mix of CGI and stand-ins to finish the movie, which was eventually released in May 1994. The finished film was dedicated to the actor and his fiancee, Eliza Hutton (Picture: Barry King/WireImage) Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman notched up an impressive body of work - including a best actor Oscar for his performance in 2006's Capote - prior to his death from combined drug intoxication in 2014. Hoffman, who was 46, had been working on The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 before he died, and although most of his scenes had been filmed, one, between his character and Jennifer Lawrence's Katniss, had not. Instead, the script was rewritten to have his character send her a letter in prison, which was read by Woody Harrelson's character Haymitch. Director Francis Lawrence explained: 'We had no intention of trying to fake a performance, so we rewrote those scenes to give to other actors' (Picture:) Actor River Phoenix died of combined drug intoxication on Halloween 1993, aged just 23 - and midway through filming the American-Dutch co-production Dark Blood. Production on the film was subsequently halted following the actor's death, and it remained unreleased for 19 years, until it was revealed in 2011 that director George Sluizer had held on to the footage and had re-edited it. A finished version of the film was premiered in Utrecht, Netherlands, in 2012, and it was also screened at the Berlin International Film Festival the following year. However it has never been widely shown, being released only on DVD in Germany in 2018 (Picture: Nancy R. Schiff/Getty Images) Carrie Fisher had finished her work on the Star Wars movie The Last Jedi when she passed away in 2016, days after a heart attack. However the actress - best known for her iconic role as Princess Leia - was also due to appear in The Rise Of Skywalker, which was in the early stages of production at the time of the 60-year-old's death. With director JJ Abrams unwilling to recast, he ultimately included unused footage from The Force Awakens in The Rise of Skywalker to give Fisher her posthumous appearance in the film (Picture: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for US-IRELAND ALLIANCE) Oliver Reed might have been notorious for his hellraising ways - but he was also a prolific actor whose impressive CV included the likes of Oliver!, The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen, Women In Love and Gladiator. Unfortunately it was during filming of the latter in 1999 that he died of a heart attack aged 61, with his performance being completed using a body double and CGI. The actor was ultimately posthumously nominated for a best supporting actor Bafta for his performance in the Ridley Scott flick (Picture: Rod Ebdon/TV Times via Getty Images) Singer and actress Aaliyah Haughton was just 22 when she died in a plane crash in August 2001 - prematurely ending a career which had already seen her sell millions of albums worldwide, win two MTV Music Awards, three American Music Awards and nab five Grammy nominations. She had also launched a promising film career with the likes of Romeo Must Die and Queen Of The Damned, and prior to her death she had also begun filming sci-fi sequel The Matrix Reloaded, playing the character of Zee. Ultimately the role was recast, with Marvin Gaye's daughter Nona Gaye playing the part instead, although some of her scenes were later included in the Matrix Ultimate Collection series (Photo by George De Sota/Liaison) Comedian Chris Farley was a familiar face on screens in the 90s thanks to his appearances on Saturday Night Live, and in such movies as Tommy Boy and Black Sheep. He tragically died of a drug overdose in 1997, aged 33. Before he died, Farley had been cast as the title character in Shrek - and had already recorded nearly all of his dialogue for the animated film. Ultimately, his SNL castmate Mike Myers stepped in, the film underwent a substantial rewrite. The film was a huge box office hit, spawning three sequels (and a fourth coming in late 2026), as well as the spin-off Puss In Boots movies (Picture:) One of the most talked-about celebrity deaths of all time has to be that of Marilyn Monroe. The legendary star of such classics as Some Like It Hot and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes was found dead at her home in Los Angeles in 1962, aged just 36 - and midway through filming the comedy Something's Got To Give. The movie, directed by Hollywood legend George Cukor, was subsequently abandoned, with most of the completed footage remaining unseen for many years - although producers 20th Century Fox later overhauled the movie's idea and turned it into 1963's Move Over Darling, starring Doris Day. Footage from Something's Got To Give eventually surfaced in the documentary Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days (Picture: Baron/) Actor Heath Ledger was a global figure thanks to roles in films such as 10 Things I Hate About You and A Knight's Tale when he died from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs in 2008. The 28-year-old actor had already finished filming his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight - which won him a posthumous Oscar - but he hadn't completed work on Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. While production on the movie was temporarily suspended after the actor's death, it was eventually completed with Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell playing transformations of his character Tony as he travels through a dream world. The movie was eventually released in 2009 (Picture:) Actress Natalie Wood - who found fame as a child star in Miracle on 34th Street before starring in the likes of Rebel Without A Cause, The Searchers and Splendour In The Grass - drowned in November 1981. The 43-year-old was on a break from filming sci-fi drama Brainstorm at the time alongside Christopher Walken, and following her death production was nearly shut down altogether. Ultimately the film continued, with script rewrites and Wood's sister Lana standing in for her. It was eventually released in 1983, and dedicated to the late actress (Picture: Saxon/IMAGES/Getty Images) Luke Perry found fame in the likes of Beverly Hills 90210 and the TV series Riverdale - but it was during the filming of the latter in 2019 that he died, aged 52, after suffering a stroke in his LA home. Perry, who played Fred Andrews in the cult Netflix show, was ultimately killed off in at the start of season 4, with his onscreen son Archie (AJ Apa) receiving the news that he had been hit by a car. The episode then paid moving tribute to both Perry and his character in a parade staged by the town. Speaking of the decision to address Perry's death in this way, showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa explained: 'We didn't want to rush just wanted to take our time and think about it'. Perry also filmed a role in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time In Hollywood prior to his death, which had been completed and marked his final screen appearance (Picture:) Just as Brandon Lee died young, so too did his dad, martial arts legend and filmmaker Bruce Lee. The star passed away in 1973 aged 32 from a brain edema, after finding fame in such movies as The Big Boss, Way Of The Dragon and Fist of Fury. While another of his best-known films, Enter The Dragon, was released after his death, another - Game Of Death - remained incomplete, as he was filming it at the time of his passing. The movie was eventually released in 1978, consisting of incomplete footage from that film spliced with footage from Enter The Dragon, and stitched together to create a whole new plot (Picture: Stanley Bielecki) Actor John Candy was a very familiar face on screens in the 1980s, notching up appearances in some hugely popular movies including Planes Trains and Automobiles, Uncle Buck, Splash!, The Blues Brothers and Home Alone. Sadly the actor died of a heart attack aged 43 in March 1994, midway through shooting the comedy western Wagons East in Mexico. The film was eventually completed via the medium of script rewrites, CGI and a stand-in for Candy - but was not well received when it was released later that year, being panned by critics and nabbing a rare 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes (Picture:) James Dean's career was cut tragically short when he was killed in a car crash in 1955, aged just 24. The actor had taken a starring role in only two films - East Of Eden and Rebel Without A Cause - prior to his death, and had been working on what would become his final film, Giant. His role in that film was nearly completed, and so actor Nick Adams - a friend of Dean's - was drafted in to do some voice dubbing for one scene in the movie. Giant went on to be nominated for eight Oscars - with Dean snapping up one for best actor, marking the first time a performer had ever been nominated posthumously (Picture: Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) Next Gallery
The Hindu
01-08-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Ali Fazal shares in-flight selfie with Pedro Pascal
Actor Ali Fazal on Wednesday shared a photo with Hollywood star Pedro Pascal, taken during a recent flight. The image, posted on Fazal's official Instagram page, shows the two actors seated together and smiling at the camera. In the caption, Fazal kept things minimal, adding a series of emojis and the word 'Shhhhhh…'. No further context was provided. Pascal, currently starring as Reed Richards in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, was seen wearing a casual outfit, appearing relaxed during the flight. Fazal's post has led to speculation among fans about a possible collaboration, though neither actor has confirmed any such development. Ali Fazal, 38, has previously worked in several international productions including Furious 7, Victoria & Abdul, and Death on the Nile. He was recently seen in the Hindi film Metro... In Dino, directed by Anurag Basu. Pedro Pascal, gained prominence through his role in HBO's Game of Thrones, and has since appeared in a number of high-profile projects including Narcos, The Mandalorian, and The Last of Us. His recent film roles include Wonder Woman 1984, Gladiator II, and The Materialists. The Fantastic Four: First Steps, released last week, marks Pascal's debut as Mr. Fantastic in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film also stars Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach.
Hindustan Times
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Ali Fazal says he lost many good projects trying to balance Hollywood and Bollywood
Actor Ali Fazal has been part of several international projects over the years, ranging from cameos in blockbusters like Furious 7 and Death on the Nile to starring roles in Victoria & Abdul and Kandahar. However, several times, these appearances have come at the cost of other roles. Ali Fazal had a prominent role in Gerard Butler-starrer Kandahar. On balancing international and Indian projects In a chat with HT, Ali talks about how tricky it is to balance being a part of both Indian and international projects. "It is tough," he says, "The real hard part is that I lose out a lot. There are two to three projects that I feel bad at losing out on. My colleagues have done them and done a good job, so it would be unfair to name them. But it's all good. I am happy for them." Ali says that trying to work in the West means he often has no releases in India for long durations. "There is a common complaint when people say 'tum itna dikhte nahi ho (you aren't seen much)'. But what can I do when I am trying to balance the two industries? I have seen the other side, so I want to do more work there," he explains. On doing Hollywood 'sans fanfare' We point out to him that he stars in several big Hollywood projects without much fanfare, as opposed to several other Indian actors. Ali laughs and responds, "I am not oblivious to it. I don't have an 'I don't care' attitude. I do care. At the end of the day, we are presenting ourselves, and I want to do that." For now, the man is focusing on Hindi cinema. He recently starred in Anurag Basu's romantic drama Metro In Dino. Up next for him is Rajkumar Santoshi's Lahore 1947, which also stars Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta, Shilpa Shetty, and Shabana Azmi. He will then reprise his role as Guddu Pandit in Mirzapur, the movie. The film will act a culmination to the popular Mirzapur show.
The South African
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The South African
Vin Diesel sparks online debate by teasing Paul Walker's return
Vin Diesel has sparked a fierce debate after hinting that Paul Walker's iconic character, Brian O'Conner, could return in the final chapter of the Fast & Furious franchise. The film is set for release in April 2027. The announcement came during Diesel's appearance at FuelFest in Pomona, California. During his appearance he outlined three key conditions for the upcoming film. Bringing the franchise back to Los Angeles, returning to its street racing roots, and reuniting Dom Toretto with Brian O'Conner, according to Daily Mail. Diesel, 57, wore a tank top emblazoned with 'Fast X Part 2 Los Angeles Production 2025'. He excitedly shared the news with fans. He emphasised the importance of these conditions to Universal Pictures. 'That is what you're going to get in the finale.' Fans met his remarks with mixed reactions, especially since Paul Walker tragically died in a car accident in 2013 at the age of 40. Walker's character was given a heartfelt send-off in Furious 7 (2015). Filmmakers used advanced CGI technology to recreate his face over stand-ins. These stand ins included his brothers Cody and Caleb Walker, and actor John Brotherton. This approach was initially praised for its respectful tribute. However it has now become a point of contention as fans express discomfort with the idea of resurrecting Brian O'Conner for the new film. On social media, many fans voiced their disapproval. One user tweeted, 'Bringing back Paul Walker as a CGI character is as disgusting as bringing back Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther.' Another wrote, 'Let Paul Walker rest in peace instead of CGI-ing him into a crappy movie.' Others felt the franchise should end respectfully, with one stating, 'It's disrespectful and stretching out a franchise that should've ended like 10 years ago.' However, some defended the move. Walker's family, including his mother Cheryl Walker and brother Cody Walker—who were present at FuelFest—appear supportive of the decision. Vin Diesel's announcement also reflects a broader trend in Hollywood of using CGI and AI technology to revive beloved actors. Filmmakers recreated Val Kilmer's voice in the 2021 documentary Val. This raises complex questions about legacy, respect, and artistic integrity in the digital age. Vin Diesel's tease about Brian O'Conner's return has ignited passionate debate. While some fans eagerly anticipate the reunion of Dom and Brian, others urge respect for Paul Walker's memory and caution against overextending the franchise. As the final Fast & Furious film races towards its 2027 release, the world watches closely to see how this beloved story will conclude. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
Top Gear
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Top Gear
Fast X: Part 2 will apparently reunite Dominic Toretto and... Brian O'Conner. Wait, what?
Fast X: Part 2 will apparently reunite Dominic Toretto and... Brian O'Conner. Wait, what? It will also see the series return to Los Angeles and its street racing roots Skip 6 photos in the image carousel and continue reading Turn on Javascript to see all the available pictures. 1 / 6 Vin Diesel has confirmed a few key details for what we can expect in Fast X: Part 2, the final chapter in the long-running and sometimes incomphrensible Fast and Furious saga, with the most crucial being an on-screen return for Brian O'Conner (played by the late Paul Walker). The beloved cop-turned-racer had a starring role in five of the first six instalments, before his passing during the production of the seventh. Walker is believed to have completed 85 per cent of his scenes in that movie, with his brothers, Caleb and Cody, stepping in for the remainder as CGI stand-ins. Advertisement - Page continues below Walker was given a heartfelt tribute at the end of Furious 7, and though his character has been referenced on multiple occasions in the three movies since, the decision to bring him back to the fold could prove to be a divisive one. Also... how, exactly? Diesel confirmed the franchise was also heading back to its spiritual home of Los Angeles, where the very first movie was set, while promising a return to the street racing theme that made the series such a hit. Whether the production team decides to go full '90s, with deep house music and time-warping nitrous oxide scenes, is yet to be seen. A return to LA makes the previous movie's cliffhanger ending somewhat tricky: Toretto staring at a soon-to-collapse dam, his team's plane being taken down and the post-credit return of Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson). So, once more... how, exactly? Fast X: Part 2 was originally set for release in early 2026, but production delays have now pushed the launch date back to April 2027. Reckon Diesel's revelations are going to make it worth the wait? Advertisement - Page continues below Top Gear Newsletter Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter. Look out for your regular round-up of news, reviews and offers in your inbox. Get all the latest news, reviews and exclusives, direct to your inbox. Success Your Email*
