Fans and Stars Pay Tribute to Iconic Actor Robert Redford. Image: Sundance Film Festival shared via X.
(The Post News) – Actor and filmmaker Robert Redford, celebrated for his roles in The Great Gatsby and All the President’s Men, as well as for co-founding the Sundance Film Festival, has passed away at the age of 89. Tributes from Hollywood and around the world are pouring in.
American actor, producer, and narrator Morgan Freeman said there are certain people you know that you’re going to click with. After working with Robert Redford on Brubaker in 1980, we instantly became friends. Working with him again in An Unfinished Life was a dream come true. “Rest peacefully, my friend.”
Writer-director James Gunn is among the latest big Hollywood names to pay tribute to Robert Redford on social media. Gunn, best known for hit superhero films including this year’s Superman reboot and the Guardians of the Galaxy series, posted a list of his favorite Redford films as he praised the star’s acting abilities.
James Gunn Shared His Top 10 Favourite films of Robert Redford:
- Three Days of the Condor
- All the President’s Men
- The Natural
- All Is Lost
- Ordinary People
- Brubaker
- Jeremiah Johnson
- Barefoot in the Park
- Captain America Winter Soldier
- The Candidate
Meanwhile, The Obama Foundation said they were mourning the loss of Robert Redford. From iconic films to protecting national parks, he inspired many through his advocacy, charisma, and passion. “Our thoughts are with his family and the countless people he inspired.”
The curator of the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum, home to the foremost collection on cinema history in Britain, has added to the list of tributes for Robert Redford. Dr. Phil Wickham said Redford was “arguably the most popular Hollywood star of the early 70s and a huge force in the film industry as an actor, director, and executive.” “The many items we hold at the museum are testament to his enduring popularity, and his death is a sad loss for film fans everywhere.”
Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, has said that she always admired Redford both for his movie career and for “what came next.” According to the former US secretary of state, in addition to creating opportunities for upcoming generations of activists and filmmakers, he promoted progressive ideals, including environmental preservation and artistic accessibility. Clinton described Redford as a “true American icon.”
Actress Jane Fonda, a longtime friend and frequent co-star of Robert Redford, has said she “can’t stop crying” following the news of his death.The pair starred alongside each other in several films, including 1967’s Barefoot in the Park and, most recently, Our Souls at Night in 2017.
Fonda said in a statement, “It hit me hard this morning when I read that Bob was gone. I can’t stop crying. She shared that he meant a lot to her and said he was “a beautiful person in every way.” “He stood for an America we have to keep fighting for,” she noted.
The Sundance Film Festival said Robert Redford’s vision of a space and a platform for independent voices launched a movement that, over four decades later, has inspired generations of artists and redefined cinema in the US and around the world. Beyond his enormous contributions to culture at large, we will miss his generosity, clarity of purpose, curiosity, rebellious spirit, and his love for the creative process. “We are humbled to be among the stewards of his remarkable legacy, which will continue to guide the Institute in perpetuity.”
Trump: Redford was great—he was the hottest.
Ahead of his state visit to the UK, Donald Trump was asked about Robert Redford. He said that Redford was “great,” and for several years, no one was better than him. Trump expressed that him passing away at home with his family “is a good way to go.”
Trump could not decide on one favorite film by Redford, saying, “You have a lot of them. He made seven or eight great films. There was a period when he was the hottest.” Redford had previously been critical of Trump, likening his first administration to a “monarchy in disguise.”
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