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James Flynn, a co-producer of theOscar-nominatedThe Banshees of Inisherin, has died. He was 57.
According to various Irish news outlets, he died of an undisclosed illness. Metropolitan Films, the production company Flynn founded with his wife Juanita Wilson, according toVariety, confirmed he died on Saturday, Feb. 11, in astatementshared on its website Monday.
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“No words can adequately describe the immense contribution James has made to the Irish film and television industry over three decades on both a national and international level,” the statement continued. “He willingly and generously gave his advice and guidance to all who sought his counsel, from young emerging filmmakers to established Irish and international industry practitioners.”
The statement went on to confirm Flynn had recently been ill: “James fought his recent illness with courage, dignity and positivity to the very end. For that reason we are acutely aware that the news of his passing has been an unexpected shock for all of us.”
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Oscar-nominated producer Ed Guiney, who worked with Flynn on 1998’sSweety Barrett, remembered him as a “wonderful person.”
“James was a wonderful person, a brilliant producer — he had an encyclopedic knowledge of film and was the smartest of all of my generation of producers,” he toldThe Irish Times. “He made massive contributions to the industry at the Film Board, as a member of Screen Producers Ireland and as a producer.”
source: people.com
