Gary Winick, the director of films like Letters to Juliet and Bride Wars, lost his battle with cancer even as the rest of the film fraternity gathered together for biggest showbiz awards, the Oscars.
The 49-year-old who was also the filmmaker behind 13 Going on 30, Charlotte’s Web and acclaimed independent movie Tadpole, believed that he had beaten cancer but the disease struck back, reported New York Times.
A spokesman for the director said that many friends and colleagues felt he had beaten his cancer, stating, “It was a battle that we thought he had won and ultimately they just didn’t get it all.”
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Joan Collins hospitalised after Oscars
New York: Veteran actress Joan Collins was rushed to the hospital during a post-Oscars party after her figure-hugging dress left her feeling faint.
The Dynasty star attended the Vanity Fair bash at Hollywood’s Sunset Tower Hotel in a tight-fitting lilac gown, but after spending several hours with A-listers, the 77-year-old began to feel dizzy. Her husband Percy Gibson called an ambulance for his wife and medics decided to rush the star to a nearby hospital for tests, reported New York Post online. —PTI
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Montgomery to play Rowling in TV biopic
Los Angeles: Australian actress Poppy Montgomery is all set to portray Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling in a new TV biopic charting the writer’s rags-to-riches journey.
Magic Beyond Words, which is currently being shot in Vancouver, Canada, chronicles the popular writer’s early life as a struggling single mum before she conjured up the boy wizard.
The film will debut on America’s Lifetime channel later in 2011 and director Paul Kaufman insists Rowling’s life story will shock a lot of Potter fans, reported Access Hollywood. —PTI