Som vi rapporterade under helgen har Rocky- och Predator-stjärnan Carl Weathers tyvärr gått bort, 76 år gammal. Med nyheten om hans bortgång i färskt minne har många kända skådespelare hyllat honom i sociala medier, däribland Sylvester Stallone och Adam Sandler.
På X hade Adam Sandler följande att säga om sin Happy Gilmore-medspelare:
"A true great man. Great dad. Great actor. Great athlete. So much fun to be around always. Smart as hell. Loyal as hell. Funny as hell. Loved his sons more than anything. What a guy!! Everyone loved him. My wife and I had the best times with him every time we saw him. Love to his entire family and Carl will always be known as a true legend."
Arnold Schwarzenegger, som spelade tillsammans med Weathers i den första Predator-filmen, skriver på X:
"Carl Weathers will always be a legend. An extraordinary athlete, a fantastic actor, and a great person. We couldn’t have made Predator without him. And we certainly wouldn’t have had such a wonderful time making it."
Sylvester Stallone, som spelade tillsammans med Weathers i fyra av de fem ursprungliga Rocky-filmerna, hade också gott att säga:
"He was absolutely brilliant — his voice, his size, his presence, his athletic ability, but, most importantly, his heart, his soul. It’s a horrible loss. He was magic. I was so fortunate to be part of his life. Apollo, keep punching."
En riktig legend, helt enkelt, stort tack för kaffet, Carl Weathers.
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