L’acclamato attore William Hurt, noto per i suoi ruoli in Brivido caldo, Dentro la notizia, History of Violence e Il bacio della donna ragno, che gli ha fruttato un Oscar nel 1987, è morto domenica 13 marzo in seguito a una lunga malattia all’età di 71 anni.
Da quando la notizia si è diffusa in rete, confermata dal figlio, i social media sono stati invasi dalle reazioni delle celebrità e degli ex colleghi di Hurt celebrando la vita e l’eredità dell’interprete.
M. Night Shyamalan, che ha diretto William Hurt nel thriller horror del 2004 The Village, ha detto che è stato un “privilegio” dirigere il talentuoso attore.
I’m so sad to hear of the passing of William Hurt. I had the privilege of directing him in The Village. He was a master of his acting craft. Every take was new and revealing. #rip
— M. Night Shyamalan ⌛ (@MNightShyamalan) March 13, 2022
George Takei ha scritto che Hurt “ha rotto gli schemi” con le sue performance.
Saddened to hear of the passing of actor William Hurt. He broke the mold in his Oscar-winning role in Kiss of the Spider Woman, broke smiles in Broadcast News, and broke our hearts in The Accidental Tourist. A great loss to the world. Rest among the stars now, good sir.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) March 13, 2022
Lo scrittore Stephen King ha aggiunto che “amava esplorare” l’immenso talento di Hurt, aggiungendo che l’attore aveva prestato la sua voce per leggere uno dei suoi racconti di Cuori in Atlantide.
Very sorry to hear about the passing of William Hurt. He was a fine actor, an Academy Award winner. He also did a classic reading of my story "Low Men in Yellow Coats," from HEARTS IN ATLANTIS. I loved hitchhiking on his immense talent.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) March 13, 2022
Mark Ruffalo, collega di William Hurt nell’MCu dove l’attore aveva interpretato il Generale Thaddeus E. Thunderbolt Ross, ha lamentato “un’altra grave perdita per la comunità degli attori”.
Wow, another Major loss to the acting community. Great actor. Great mind. RIP https://t.co/aKu8NWLgaz
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) March 13, 2022
Matthew Modine e Topher Grace hanno ricordato con commozione di aver lavorato al fianco di Hurt nel dramma del 2011 Too Big to Fail.
I had the great pleasure of working beside William Hurt in Too Big To Fail. Bill was a consummate professional. Continually searching for greater truth and human understanding. Blessings to his family and friends. RIP. pic.twitter.com/hOJPtPbVf9
— Matthew Modine (@MatthewModine) March 13, 2022
Grateful that I had the opportunity to work with William Hurt. I admired his acting so much and watching his commitment in person was remarkable. My thoughts are with his family. pic.twitter.com/faDLANuq2E
— Topher Grace (@TopherGrace) March 13, 2022
Anche Barbara Crampton piange il collega scomparso su Twitter
One of the most intuitive and in the moment actors. So truthful, real and always compelling. Too young to be saying goodbye. This one hurts Rip William Hurt #legend pic.twitter.com/n2d4jgFigR
— Barbara Crampton (@barbaracrampton) March 13, 2022
Russell Crowe ha condiviso un ricordo dal set del loro film d’avventura del 2010, Robin Hood.
William Hurt has passed. On Robin Hood, I was aware of his reputation for asking character based questions, so I had compiled a file on the life of William Marshall. He sought me out when he arrived on set. I handed him the stack. Not sure if I’ve ever seen a bigger smile. RIP.
— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) March 13, 2022
Naturalmente non è mancatpo il commiato dei Marvel Studios
Rest In Peace to an amazing talent William Hurt, beloved Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross in our Marvel Cinematic Universe. pic.twitter.com/ituAUTRbsq
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) March 13, 2022
