X-MEN Cast Members Pay Tribute to Patrick Stewart
Patrick Stewart died at his Los Angeles home on October 28 after living with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia.
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The tributes come from the X-MEN ensemble Stewart anchored as Professor X, and McKellen notes that Stewart's final film role, in Avengers: Doomsday, opens December 18 in Japan and the US at the same time.
Hugh Jackman, who played Wolverine opposite Stewart's Professor X, said on Instagram that Stewart was one of the greatest actors in stage and film and a superb friend. Ian McKellen, Rebecca Romijn, Famke Janssen and Kelsey Grammer also paid tribute.
Ian McKellen's remembrance runs long. He traces Stewart to Yorkshire, where Stewart was born and raised, and to the two actors' time as young Royal Shakespeare Company members. McKellen recalls Stewart telling him about an offer to take a leading role in Star Trek and McKellen warning him about the risk of years in Hollywood.
McKellen also writes that Stewart's most prized achievement was serving as chancellor of the University of Huddersfield. Rebecca Romijn, Famke Janssen and Kelsey Grammer also mourned Stewart.
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- Cinema Today ヒュー・ジャックマン、イアン・マッケランら『X-MEN』キャストがパトリック・スチュワート追悼