Stan Winston may have passed away :(

[the_ultimate_evil]

with the movie forums being fubared, i didn't know where else to post this, if it's true then this is a really sad day for the FX industry

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/37106

 

[MattBearPig]

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/37106

God damn it.

 

[Drizzle]

It was apparently cancer. So sad. We've lost a legend.

 

[Golgo-13]

Wow! He may be dead, but his work will forever live in the hearts of movie goers till the end of time.

R.I.P

 

[Rezzo]

We've lost a legend.

Indeed we have, may he rest in peace.

 

[Rocker22]

Wow so sad. He did great work.

R.I.P.

 

[Hunter Rider]

RIP Stan, a true genius.

 

[Compi716]

Is this actually true? No news sites are reporting anything.

If so, though...that is horrible.

 

[fu manchu]

RIP Winston

 

[The Shredder]

Rest in Peace, Stan.

And thank you for the memories.

The man was truly a legend in his field.

 

[DACrowe]

http://www.superherohype.com/news/ironmannews.php?id=7360

Sad news.

 

[DorkyFresh]

wow, that really sucks. he's one of my movie idols and it sucks to see him go, but i'm glad i knew who he was. he's put out some quality stuff in his life and i'm sad to see him go.

 

[Symbiotic]

My goodness, really unexpected. R.I.P. Stan.

 

[Nirvana]

I was quite the Stan Winston Fan. This really sucks. R.I.P. Stan

I guess no new Dinos in the future...

 

[DBZ2cool]

Oh my god this is so horrible.

He was genius in what he did.

May his soul rest in peace.

 

[Kable24]

That is a huge shock. He is one of the premiere practical effects guy. I hope is studio keeps going with his work.

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

i created a thread about this in the celeb forums, i really really hope its not true

 

[black_dust]

Shocking news!

Hes been part of a huge chunk of my all time favourite films

Sadly missed

 

[TNC9852002]

Holy crap..

-TNC

 

[Omega Wizard]

Rip

 

[Spade]

Official confirmation of this is coming from Steve Wang. This is the MySpace bulletin I got on it:

Date: Jun 16, 2008 9:35 AM
Subject: Stan Winston passed away...
Body: Just heard that Stan Winston Passed away yesterday. This has been confirmed by someone working at this shop.

It's a sad day. He will be missed...

I really don't know what to say. I usually don't care when a celeb passes away, but I owe my cinema joy in part to this man. If you even remotely liked T1 and T2, Jurassic Park, Predator, Aliens, or Iron Man, then you were enjoying this man's hard work. It still boggles my mind how he pulled off alot of his best stuff. It's a shame, too. I was looking forward, at the very least, to seeing his work in Terminator Salvation. This is a big loss for the industry.

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

there is a thread in celebs and the cutting room a mod really needs to merge them

 

[Raiden]

Stan Winston died? I had no idea.

RIP Stan.

 

[Brian Braddock]

Stan,

Very view people can be described as visionaries in their field but you were one of them. Your work has inspired and amazed generations and will continue to inspire past your all too premature earthly departure.

R.I.P.

 

[terry78]

This sucks, man. I mentioned on another area that there are still way too many projects coming to the screen that would require his eye for design, whether they be practical or CGI later on. His last work of Iron Man was excellent.