{"id":2571,"date":"2024-06-28T12:52:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T12:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runeecho.com\/?p=2571"},"modified":"2024-06-28T12:52:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T12:52:52","slug":"with-heavy-hearts-we-announce-the-passing-of-this-beloved-movie-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runeecho.com\/with-heavy-hearts-we-announce-the-passing-of-this-beloved-movie-legend\/","title":{"rendered":"With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of this beloved movie legend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Fred Roos, who won an Oscar for his work on \u201cThe Godfather Part II\u201d and \u201cApocalypse Now,\u201d has died at 89. Roos was a prominent casting director and producer, closely collaborating with Francis Ford Coppola on numerous projects.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Starting with films like \u201cAmerican Graffiti,\u201d Roos played a crucial role in casting major talents, including Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Carrie Fisher, and Richard Dreyfuss. He notably convinced George Lucas to cast Harrison Ford in \u201cStar Wars.\u201d\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/ddnews.us%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/06%5C/a-417-2.webp%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-5882\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<p>Roos\u2019s recent work included serving as casting director and executive producer for Coppola\u2019s new film \u201cMegalopolis,\u201d which premiered at Cannes Film Festival. Roos passed away at his home in Beverly Hills and is survived by his wife, Sarah Drew, and their son, Alexander \u201cSandy\u201d Roos.\n\n\n\n</p><p>His death follows the passing of Roger Corman, another influential figure in the film industry, who died at 98. Corman, a pioneer in independent film, directed cult classics like \u201cThe Little Shop of Horrors\u201d and helped launch the careers of numerous Hollywood icons. Known for working on tight budgets, Corman\u2019s innovative approach left a lasting impact on the film industry.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><div class='\"mh-excerpt\"'><p>Fred Roos, who won an Oscar for his work on \u201cThe Godfather Part II\u201d and \u201cApocalypse Now,\u201d has died at 89. Roos was a prominent <a class='\"mh-excerpt-more\"' href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/runeecho.com%5C/with-heavy-hearts-we-announce-the-passing-of-this-beloved-movie-legend%5C/%5C%22" title='\"With' heavy hearts we announce the passing of this beloved movie legend>[&hellip;]\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/runeecho.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/runeecho.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/runeecho.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runeecho.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runeecho.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2571"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/runeecho.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2573,"href":"https:\/\/runeecho.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571\/revisions\/2573"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runeecho.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/runeecho.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runeecho.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runeecho.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}</a></p></div></figure></p>