I’m still reeling from.no more Gene.
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Fellow comic Jim Carrey added: ‘Gene Wilder was one of the funniest and sweetest energies ever to take human form.
“He was such a dear friend”, Brooks told Jimmy Fallon.
Coldplay have paid tribute to the late Gene Wilder by performing a rendition of Pure Imagination. And you can bet the moment that word of Wilder’s passing got out, media outlets looked him up to hear his feelings about the legendary actor’s sudden death. He reminisced about telling Wilder that when he got the money to make The Producers, “you’re going to be Leo Bloom”.
He also noted that Wilder came up for the idea for Young Frankenstein while the pair were working on the 1974 film Blazing Saddles.
Wilder and Brooks consistently worked with each other throughout their careers. The actor starred in several acclaimed movies, including “Young Frankenstein” and “Blazing Saddles”, but his most beloved role was certainly the whimsical lead character of 1971’s “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”.
Brooks recalled numerous famous stories about his relationship with Wilder. “But, when it happens, it’s still tremendous, it’s still a big shock”.
“But then I didn’t want to do the kind of junk that I was seeing”, Wilder said during the interview. “I met him when my late wife Anne Bancroft was doing ‘Mother Courage, ‘ a Bertolt Brecht play, and Gene was in it”, Brooks began.
Brooks told Fallon that later, “I took the script and I said, ‘Gene, we got the money”.
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‘One of the truly great talents of our time, ‘ Mel Brooks tweeted on Monday. “Wilder brought laughter and joy into the lives of multiple generations of movie goers through his many iconic performances”, read a Facebook post from the Transit Drive-In. “It was a wonderful moment”, the Oscar victor recalled.
