Patrick Stewart saved Green Room production before his death
Director Jeremy Saulnier paid tribute to actor Patrick Stewart at a Los Angeles screening of their 2015 film Friday following the star's death on Thursday.
Stewart joined a struggling project
The production was close to shutting down before no one had been cast as the skinhead leader Darcy Banker. Jeremy Saulnier stated that Patrick Stewart expressed interest in the project out of the blue. Within about a week, the actor agreed to take the role and the movie moved forward.
Saulnier credits the late star
Jeremy Saulnier said Stewart swooped down into their cruddy ass movie and saved them from cancellation. The director described the actor as a true gentleman who had plenty of other opportunities available to him. Stewart died at age 86 one day before the anniversary screening took place.
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