Leslie Nielsen en Irvin Kershner herdacht

Door respectievelijk David Zucker (Airplane!) en George Lucas (Star Wars).

Eergisteren vernamen we het jammerlijke nieuws dat Leslie Nielsen (84) is overleden. Twee dagen later hebben we al het eerste waardige eerbetoon aan de acteur. David Zucker, de schrijver/producent/regisseur die met Nielsen werkte aan de eerste twee Naked Gun films, de laatste twee Scary Movie films en cultklassieker Airplane!, schreef het onderstaande eerbetoon aan de acteur.





Ook de overleden Irvin Kershner (87) werd herdacht. Star Wars bedenker George Lucas schreef onderstaande woorden over de man die verantwoordelijk is voor The Empire Strikes Back, de film die door velen wordt gezien als de beste uit de gehele Star Wars reeks.

“The world has lost a great director and one of the most genuine people I’ve had the pleasure of knowing. Irvin Kershner was a true gentleman in every sense of the word. When I think of Kersh, I think of his warmth, his thoughtfulness and his talent. I knew him from USC — I attended his lectures and he was actually on the festival panel that gave the prize to my THX short. I considered him a mentor. Following Star Wars, I knew one thing for sure: I didn’t want to direct the second movie myself. I needed someone I could trust, someone I really admired and whose work had maturity and humor. That was Kersh all over. I didn’t want Empire to turn into just another sequel, another episode in a series of space adventures. I was trying to build something, and I knew Kersh was the guy to help me do it. He brought so much to the table. I am truly grateful to him. He was a friend as well as a colleague. He will be missed.”



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