One of French cinema’s most celebrated actors and a star of Marvel’s upcoming “Moon Knight” series, Gaspard Ullil, died on Wednesday following a ski accident, according to AFP news agency. He was 37 years old.
The actor’s family and local agent said the two-time Caesar-winning actor was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday after suffering a head injury and did not recover. He was hit on the slopes in the Savoie area.
French Prime Minister Jean Casteux paid an emotional tribute to the late actor and tweeted: “Gaspard Ulyll grew up with cinema and cinema grew with him. They loved each other madly. It is with a heavy heart that we now Won’t see his most beautiful interpretations. We have lost a French actor.”
There is an influx of people paying tribute to Gaspard Ulliel on social media. Filmmaker Peter Weber, who directed Uliel in Hannibal Rising, French director and actor Xavier Dolan, who played the lead in his It’s Only the End of the World, French actors Jean Dujardin, Juliette Binoche and Anthony Delon mourned the loss of life. Late actor passed away.
Shocked and saddened to hear of the death of Gaspard Ulil at such a young age in a skiing accident. I have such fond memories of working with him on Hannibal Rising all those years ago. Rest in peace, dear friend. pic.twitter.com/U1gmxMvHJE— Peter Webber (@PeterWebber) January 19, 2022
Uliel was cast as the Midnight Man in ‘Moon Night’, but he was cast in Xavier Dolan’s Canadian-French film ‘It’s Only the End of the World’ (2016) for his part alongside Marion Cotillard, Lee Seydoux and Vincent Cassel. is most remembered for. The film won the Grand Prix at Cannes and three Cesar – French Oscars.
Ulliel gave a powerful performance as renowned French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent in Bertrand Bonello’s biopic ‘Saint Laurent’.
Describing Ulil’s death as “so unfair”, France’s Minister of Culture, Rosaline Bachelot, said: “Such a brilliant actor who was cut from the sickle to death at the peak of his career. For almost 20 years, he was present in our lives. With a stellar performance, won his first César for Best Male Newcomer with ‘A Very Long Engagement’.”
Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Fremaux also shared his condolences. Uliel was a mainstay at the Red Steps in Cannes, where the premiere of the actor’s films often took place, note ‘Variety’.
“Gaspard belonged to this new generation of actors who were creating the French cinema of tomorrow. He knew how to choose his roles and shaped his career in a way that delivered on every promise,” Fremoux told ‘Variety’ Told.
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