Hanson won a screenwriting Oscar for L.A.
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Hanson’s next project was In Her Shoes, a 2005 dramedy about two sisters (Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette) and their relationship with their grandma (Shirley MacLaine). He was 71.Paramedics found Hanson yesterday at his Hollywood Hills home at about 5 p.m. local time (0530 IST).
TMZ first reported the news, suggesting that Hanson had suffered a heart attack.
In an interview with EFE in 1997 during the film’s promotions, Hanson said the movie broke numerous rules of big studios. Curtis Hanson has been suffering from ailing health for some time.
Officers visited Hanson’s home for a “death investigation” and he was pronounced dead at the scene, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
“Curtis Hanson believed in me and our insane idea to make a rap battle movie set in Detroit”. While Hanson had a knack for getting the best out of his actors, his 2002 film 8 Mile is still distinctly notable as the star of that film was Eminem, who won an Oscar for that’s film original song, “Lose Yourself”. He started working with writing and directing indie pics. “Great director. Great man. Riding that river with him was one of the greatest gigs of my life”, tweeted Kevin Bacon.
Hanson followed L.A. Confidential with the comedy Wonder Boys.
RIP Curtis Hanson. Thank you for the cinema gold. “I knew going into it that he had experience performing and also adopting a character, Slim Shady”.
It was L.A. Confidential, Hanson’s 1950s-set pot-boiler that cemented his reputation as one of the finest contemporary filmmakers. “Confidential“, which he co-wrote and directed. Hanson was nominated for best director and the movie for best picture. “In reality you made my career”, Crowe said of the late film-maker.
“We had an extraordinary ensemble of actors in “L.A”.
Eminem starred in the semi-autobiographical drama alongside Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy and Taryn Manning.
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Hanson also directed the cult favorite “Wonder Boys” (2000), with Michael Douglas and Tobey Maguire, which was a bust in its theatrical release. Our story is about hip-hop fans. I will miss him.
