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[Cjdamon042]

This is really sad news. The man was a great actor and seemed like a lot of fun and very caring. Tragic how it happened as well.

And I feel people shouldn't rip into JJ about his message. JJ knew Anton and worked with him. There was a relationship there and JJ will definitely be upset and in mourning. A hand written message, on personalised stationery or not, is far more personal and heartfelt than 140 characters of a tweet.

 

[Jharp]

Odd Thomas is an incredible, hilarious film. Y'all need to watch it right now in this man's honor.

RIP

 

[dankir]

RIP Chekov.

 

[Lifejumper]

RIP

 

[jelly]

Oh man, so sad. RIP.

 

[Einchy]

He had the best accent in the Star Trek movies, haven't seen the movies in forever but I can vividly still hear it in my head.

 

[excelsiorlef]

And take a picture of it and post it on the internet. Pretty shitty. Just tweet or post a letter on FB or your website or something. It just seems really unprofessional.

Unprofessional?

This doesn't even make sense.

 

[Einchy]

JJ should've written the letter on toilet paper and posted it on myspace, would that have been more appropriate?

 

[Novocaine]

Man that's so young. What a tragedy

 

[Bluth54]

Very sad news, the guy did a pretty good job in the new Star Trek movies.

 

[Freeza Under The Shower]

What an unfortunate accident. Promising actor too.

 

[il Diavolo]

Ive enjoyed his performance in anything ive seen him in. He was talented and genuinely seemed like a nice charismatic guy. Absolutely tragic way to go RIP

 

[MagicWithEarvin]

RIP

A charismatic actor.

 

[YesNOnoNOYes]

RIP

 

[old manatee]

I'm glad he got to do Green Room. It's my favorite film of his and I think it will be a legit cult classic. I'm sad he won't be here to see it.

 

[manhack]

Such a bizarre and sad way to die. So young and starting a great career.

(also can't believe we are going to derail this thread with second guessing the intentions of someone who not only knows Anton, but was probably planning to spend a lot of time with him over the next month while they were doing press)

 

[Pachimari]

Like Crazy is a good movie. RIP

Wait, he is the main male character in Like Crazy!? Because that movie is showing on television right now and I'm watching it. Holy shit.

RIP Anton.

 

[Replicant]

RIP. 2016 has been shit show year thus far.

 

[sleverfunk]

no wtf man.
rip. really liked him on star trek.

 

[eyeball_kid]

RIP. What a horrific way to go.

I thought modern automatic cars lock the drivetrain so they don't roll? I have a manual so it's very easy to roll, and I had one scary experience in my driveway when I didn't engage the parking brake. I've read too many stories about this happening with kids in the past; the auto industry really needs to prevent cars from rolling when the car is in neutral.

 

[Volimar]

I hope that if there are future Trek films with the current cast yet to be filmed they don't recast him.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

(also can't believe we are going to derail this thread

We're not.

I still haven't gotten to see Green Room, but I'm checking it out as soon as I can.

It's weird to think just how many movies he'd been in that I've seen, and how good he was in all of them:

Hearts in Atlantis
Alpha Dog
Charlie Bartlett
Fright Night
Like Crazy
Only Lovers Left Alive

And that's not counting the stuff I remember him doing on TV (The Practice, Huff). It's really weird in that I watched him go from "that kid" to "that dude." He grew up in front of me, in a way. It really sucks he's gone.

 

[JigglesBunny]

Like Crazy is a really important film to me, one of my favorites of all time and a big inspiration for my directorial and writing styles.

This is a heartbreaking loss. R.I.P.

 

[BruceCLea]

Sucks. RIP

Fright Night is a hidden gem IMO. Really fun.

 

[The Auxiliary]

He was too young to die. Rest in peace.

 

[wenis]

We're not.

I still haven't gotten to see Green Room, but I'm checking it out as soon as I can.

It's weird to think just how many movies he'd been in that I've seen, and how good he was in all of them:

Hearts in Atlantis
Alpha Dog
Charlie Bartlett
Fright Night
Like Crazy
Only Lovers Left Alive

And that's not counting the stuff I remember him doing on TV (The Practice, Huff). It's really weird in that I watched him go from "that kid" to "that dude." He grew up in front of me, in a way. It really sucks he's gone.

Green Room was phenomenal. All around amazing movie, but Anton yet again puts on a great performance. This kid was going to do even more amazing things as the years went on.

 

[Mindwipe]

Shit, I met him, we had mutual friends. He was cool. Fuck. This is terrible news.

 

[vareon]

RIP, I only saw him in few movies but he usually stood out.

 

[Cabal]

Such a bizarre and sad way to die. So young and starting a great career.

(also can't believe we are going to derail this thread with second guessing the intentions of someone who not only knows Anton, but was probably planning to spend a lot of time with him over the next month while they were doing press)

Yeah, you're right. I feel bad I was even a part of that, because it is not and should not be the point of this thread.

I personally still can't wait to see Green Room, but it's going to be harder to watch now. Way too young to go.

 

[super-heated plasma]

Damn. That sucks. Killed by his own car. I thought he was really good in fright night.

 

[Bishop89]

Fucking hell rip

 

[Gandalf]

2016 has been one awful year for deaths...

RIP. Loved him in the Star Trek films

 

[Fatalah]

Goddamnit. I've been following his career since Huff. Always thought he was great.

What the hell, this is such a shame.

 

[Blastoise]

2016 is fucking cursed.

What a way to go. RIP.

 

[Elginer]

Incredibly sad and quite tragic. What a horrible and insane way to die. Wow, I was just shocked when I read this. Dude was talented as hell and made a gem of a movie in Odd Thomas. One of my fav movies of all time, movie means a hell of a lot to me for a lot of personal reasons. So sad to hear this.

 

[1.21Gigawatts]

27... thats horrible.

 

[mrkgoo]

Rip.

Sorry to hear.

 

[H.Protagonist]

Odd Thomas is an incredible, hilarious film. Y'all need to watch it right now in this man's honor.

RIP

He played a perfect Odd. Really liked him in every role I've seen him in. Hope he's at peace wherever he is now.

 

[Seesaw15]

Really liked him in Fright Night and he was a good live action Odd Thomas.

RIP :.(

 

[Netherscourge]

2016 is turning out to be a total shit of a year.

So many people are passing away it's fucking horrible.

RIP.

 

[LiK]

RIP, so young,

 

[sono]

Rip

bizarre way to die.

 

[Baleoce]

R.I.P.

 

[Treo360]

Odd Thomas is an incredible, hilarious film. Y'all need to watch it right now in this man's honor.

RIP

Just saw this a couple of days ago. Made a joke to my wife that he should've never revealed that he could see the bodachs Loved him in that and fright night

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

What an unfortunate accident. Promising actor too.

A reminder to us all that life is unpredictable as fuck.

 

[M.W.]

RIP. So so sad. I hope this new Trek flick is awesome.

 

[B-B-Bomba!]

Man, even though this year has seen its share of shocking news, this one gut-punched me the hardest. I really liked Yelchin - he had natural charisma; this aura of endearing honesty that made him one of the standouts among young actors ( at least to me ). He was perfectly cast as Chekov, too, and Star Trek: Beyond will be a hard watch now, knowing that he didn't live to see the premiere.

Rest in peace, Anton.

Really sums it up better than I was going to.

First saw Yelchin in Charlie Bartlett and he really stood out as just having a great character and natural presence. I was really happy seeing his profile rise. This is such a waste, feel so sorry for those who knew him best.

 

[Tuvoc]

Man, even though this year has seen its share of shocking news, this one gut-punched me the hardest. I really liked Yelchin - he had natural charisma; this aura of endearing honesty that made him one of the standouts among young actors ( at least to me ). He was perfectly cast as Chekov, too, and Star Trek: Beyond will be a hard watch now, knowing that he didn't live to see the premiere.

Rest in peace, Anton.

I came here to post something similar. But I couldn't have said it better than you have. Rip Anton

 

[linkboy]

I head this on the radio this morning. 😞

 

[Epcott]

Told my family during father's day dinner... They were shocked. 😞