Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Denis Villeneuve mourn Jean-Marc Vallee

Hollywood stars Reese Witherspoon Shailene Woodley and Denis Villeneuve have remembered Canadian director JeanMarc Vallee who died on SaturdayVallee who directed films such as Dallas Buyers Club and Wild and helmed TV projects including Big Little Lies and Sharp Objects died suddenly at his cabin outside Quebec City Canada on Saturday He was 58 years old reports varietycomI am in shock Complete and utter shock Big Little Lies actress Shailene Woodley wrote in an Instagram storyI guess somehow I know you will turn it into a grand adventure and one of the books one I cant wait to read and watch when my time comes It doesnt make sense though dude It doesnt make sense Maybe when we wake up tomorrow youll be there laughing saying it was just a satirical short film you made That its not realCanadian director Tanya Lapointe shared a tribute from her husband fellow Quebecois filmmaker Denis Villeneuve on InstagramHow must I forget these lonesome tears in my eyes As you told me before go out there and shine crazy diamond wrote VilleneuveI love you my friendJeanMarc Vallees passion for his work is equally matched by the care and consideration he showed to everyone he collaborated with Endeavor Content said in a statementThe production company had partnered with Vallees Crazyrose on Lady in the Lake and The Players TableWe are honoured to have worked with him as a producing partner and as a friend On behalf of our colleagues our productions we extend our heartfelt condolences to his sons family Nathan Ross and the entire Crazyrose teamBig Little Lies and Wild star Reese Witherspoon wrote My heart is broken My friend I love youLaura Dern who also worked with Vallee on Big Little Lies and Wild mourned the director as one of our great and purest artistes and dreamersIts hard to imagine someone as vital energetic and present as JeanMarc being gone Im shattered Nicole Kidman wrote He was at the centre of my creative universe and I cant overstate his significance to meVallees publicist Bumble Ward conveyed her own shock over the newsWhat you may not know is that he was sweet and kind full of gratitude remembered birthdays and sent awesome mixtapes while still being a creative genius Ward wroteMcConaughey and Leto both starred in the 2013 hit film Dallas Buyers Club which Vallee helmed They both won Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor respectively for the movie which also starred Jennifer Garner Steve Zahn and Denis OHarePaying tribute to the late star McConaughey took to his Instagram account and wrote With a gentle hand and heart JeanMarc was a true receiver he didnt romanticize life so much as he saw life romanticfrom the struggle to the pain to the wink and the whisper love stories were everywhere in his eyeLeto also took to his Instagram handle and shared a post dedicated to Vallee A filmmaking force and a true artist who changed my life with a beautiful movie called Dallas Buyers Club Much love to everyone who knew him Life is preciousThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever