Cox, Gellar and Rose McGowan, who starred in Craven's movies, as well as fellow filmmakers Roland Emmerich and John Carpenter take to Twitter to pay tribute to the late director.
- August 31, 2015
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Hollywood is mourning the death of legendary horror filmmaker Wes Craven. Soon after news of his death broke on internet, many celebrities took to social media to pay tribute to the man behind the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise.
Courteney Cox, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Rose McGowan who were stars in his "Scream" movies were among the mourners. Cox wrote, "Today the world lost a great man, my friend and mentor, Wes Craven. My heart goes out to his family. x" Gellar said she "had the great privilege of working with #WesCraven one of the kindest most gentle souls, who made great scary films. #RIPWesCraven."
McGowan echoed the sentiment in her own Twitter post which read, "Thank you for being the kindest man, the gentlest man, and one of the smartest men I've known." Hoping that the news wasn't true, she added, "Please say there's a plot twist." The actress also posted a picture of her and Craven on the set of a film and captioned it, "Shedding tears now. A giant has left us. #wescraven #always #liveon."
Shedding tears now. A giant has left us. #wescraven #always #liveon pic.twitter.com/t3ituQLgV1
— rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) August 31, 2015Fellow filmmaker Roland Emmerich also paid tribute to Craven as writing, "I've always had the deepest respect for @WesCraven and his ability to take his fans on a thrilling ride. Warmest regards to his loved ones." Paul Feig tweeted, "RIP Wes Craven. You were one of a kind. Thanks for all the years of scares and fun."
John Carpenter wrote on Twitter and Facebook, "My friend Wes has left us too soon. He was truly an Old School director. I had a great time directing him. I'm REALLY gonna miss him," adding, "Devastated to hear the news. Wes was a great friend, fine director and good man. Giant loss. Much too soon."
Kevin Williamson, writer of "Scream" movies, paid tribute to his colleague, "Wes. Such a sweet, special man. So many memories..." AMC's "The Walking Dead" Twitter handler even honored the "Scream" movies director by posting, "Taking a break on a show night to pay respects to @WesCraven. LEGEND."
Those who enjoyed Craven's movies also expressed their condolences. Patton Oswalt wrote, "The hills have 2 less eyes. #RIPWesCraven," referring to Craven's movie "The Hills Have Eyes". Seth Green tweeted, "Damn guys. @WesCraven died. A brilliant filmmaker, he brought quality & depth of character to every movie he made. Amazing library- bravo."
Chris Hardwick posted, "Screw the VMAs. @LydiaHearst & I are going to watch Wes Craven's New Nightmare instead. #RIPWes." Josh Gad additionally wrote, "#WesCraven was the maestro of my nightmares growing up throughout the 80's. And those same nightmares gave me my passion 4 horror films. RIP."
Craven died on Sunday, August 30 in his Los Angeles home after a battle with brain cancer. He was 76. His family said in a statement that Craven remained "engaged and working until the end."
