The 'Speed Racer' actor is remembered by his director pal Nick Lyon in the wake of his tragic death as the filmmaker shares a picture from the set taken on the last day of their filming.
- January 8, 2024
AceShowbiz - Christian Oliver finished filming on his final movie before he died. The "Speed Racer" actor and his two daughters - Madita, ten, and Annik, 12 - was killed in a plane crash in the Caribbean on Thursday, January 4 as their plane was flying from J. F. Mitchell Airport in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to St. Lucia, and in a tribute to the German-born star from Nick Lyon, the director shared a photo from the last day of shooting on "Forever Hold Your Peace", which was taken just two weeks before on December 20.
"This is our 5th film together. @christianoliverofficial and me produced this one, and this is our last day of filming! We talked about producing a film together for years and finally did it! Thank you for being a great colleague, actor and friend @christianoliverofficial #foreverholdyourpeace (sic)," he wrote on Instagram while sharing a photo of himself and Nick - who also had a producer credit on the thriller.
He later shared a portrait photograph of his friend and simply wrote, "Rest In Peace my friend @christianoliverofficial (sic)."
Meanwhile, Bai Ling, who also appears in "Forever Hold Your Peace", has also paid tribute to her co-star and the experience they shared together making the movie. She wrote, "Dear Christian Oliver @christianoliverofficial with tears in my eyes I cannot express the sorrow I felt when our direct Nick called me not long ago, that the plane he took had crashed, including his beautiful 2 daughters and the pilot had all passed!"
"In the Caribbean's. He was having holidays. I just could not believe it is the truth, the last we worked filming in #hollywood was December 20th 2023, just right before Christmas. He was so. nice, worked so hard and such a brave #actor and a beautiful gentle person, we played #lovers in this film, just so so so sad ……. And his daughters were so so young ….. dear Christian may your soul Rest In Peace , Sending love To your families [heart and prayer emojis] (sic)."