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New York Post
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Michael Madsen was sober before his sudden death following yearslong addiction battle: report
Michael Madsen was trying to turn his life around right up until the very end. The 'Reservoir Dogs' actor, who passed away Thursday, July 3, at 67, was said to be sober before his death despite a yearslong battle with alcoholism, per TMZ. Sources close to Madsen told the outlet that the 'Kill Bill' star was making a 'consistent and valiant effort' on his sobriety after spending years in and out of rehabs as well as grappling with depression and other personal issues. 7 Michael Madsen was said to be sober before his sudden death despite a years-long battle with alcoholism AFP via Getty Images 7 Sources close to Madsen said that the 'Kill Bill' star was making a 'consistent and valiant effort' to turn his life around in the months before his death. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP The insiders also claimed that the 'Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood' actor was 'constantly' trying to get his alcohol addiction under control, and that Madsen even helped mentor other struggling addicts at a recovery facility in Malibu. While those closest to Madsen 'hoped and believed' he was still working on his recovery, they were also said to be 'uncertain about his state of mind' in the days and weeks leading up to his death. One source, who claimed to have last spoken with Madsen on June 10, claimed that the 'Thelma and Louise' actor was in 'bad shape' less than one month before his sudden passing. 7 Insiders further claimed that the 'Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood' actor was 'constantly' trying to get his alcohol addiction under control Getty Images 'He called me on June 10 and said, 'I'm getting evicted from my house,' and he was asking me for $10,000 to help him out,' the insider claimed to The Sun after Madsen's death. 'He told me 'I'm going to rehab,' and all this kind of stuff.' 'He really opened up to me. It was clear he had a lot going on in his life that was difficult for him to navigate,' the source added. 'He was in bad shape, man.' Madsen's final years were filled with heartbreak. 7 Madsen's final years were filled with heartbreak. Getty Images In January 2022, Maden's 26-year-old Army veteran son, Hudson, tragically took his own life in O'ahu, Hawaii. 'He was looking towards his future, so it's mind-blowing,' Madsen told the Los Angeles Times in a statement at the time. 'I just can't grasp what happened.' In August 2024, the 'Sin City' actor was arrested for misdemeanor domestic battery. Weeks later, in September 2024, he filed for divorce from his third wife, DeAnna Madsen, after 28 years of marriage. 7 The 'Sin City' actor had filed for divorce from his third wife, DeAnna Madsen, in December after 28 years of marriage. Getty Images While the actor cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for their split, he also blamed DeAnna for their son's suicide in the divorce documents, which he later took back. Ron Smith, one of the 'Donnie Brasco' star's managers, confirmed Madsen's death on Thursday. He claimed that Madsen died from cardiac arrest; however, no official cause of death has been disclosed by authorities. A rep for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed to The Post that Madsen was found unresponsive at his Malibu home and pronounced dead at the scene at 8:25 a.m. No foul play was suspected. 7 Ron Smith, one of the 'Donnie Brasco' star's managers, said that Madsen passed away from cardiac arrest. Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Madsen's reps were the first to release a statement about his shocking passing. 'In the last two years Michael Madsen has been doing some incredible work with independent film including upcoming feature films 'Resurrection Road,' 'Concessions' and 'Cookbook for Southern Housewives,' and was really looking forward to this next chapter in his life,' managers Smith and Susan Ferris, plus publicist Liz Rodriguez, told The Post. 'Michael was also preparing to release a new book called 'Tears for My Father: Outlaw Thoughts and Poems,' currently being edited,' they added. 'Michael Madsen was one of Hollywood's most iconic actors, who will be missed by many.' 7 Tributes poured in for Madsen after the news of his sudden death. Kill Bill Other tributes also poured in. Madsen's sister, actress Virginia Madsen, remembered her late brother as a 'poet disguised as an outlaw.' Harvey Keitel, who starred alongside Madsen in Quentin Tarantino's 'Reservoir Dogs,' remembered his 'dear friend' as a 'great American poet.' The 'Hateful Eight' star's 19-year-old son, Luke, also paid tribute to his 'hero' dad with a touching Instagram post. Luke remembered his dad as the 'coolest, most badass human' he ever knew and a 'famous tough guy movie star.' The actor's son also said that Madsen was a 'damn good' father.


New York Post
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Michael Madsen's son Luke pays tribute to his ‘hero' dad after sudden death at 67
Tributes continue to pour in for Michael Madsen following his sudden death this week at 67. The 'Reservoir Dogs' star's 19-year-old son, Luke Madsen, took to Instagram on Friday, July 4, to remember the beloved actor as his 'hero.' 'Some Peoples Hero's Wear Capes,' Luke began. 'And Fly Shooting Lasers Out Of Their Eyes. Some peoples Hero's Can Fight Off Armies And Overcome Anything.' 12 Tributes continue to pour in for Michael Madsen after his sudden death on Thursday at 67. Luke Madsen/Instagram 12 Madsen's 19-year-old son, Luke Madsen, took to Instagram on Friday to remember the beloved actor as his 'hero' and a 'damn good' dad. Luke Madsen/Instagram 'My Hero Wore A Cowboy Hat,' he continued alongside two photos of his late dad in a white cowboy hat and sunglasses. 'My Hero Stood Taller And Stronger Than Any Man I've Ever Met. My Hero Understood Me Better Than Anyone.' Luke went on to remember his dad as the 'coolest, most badass human' he ever knew and a 'famous tough guy movie star.' The 'Kill Bill' actor's son also said that Madsen was a 'damn good' father. 'Love You Pops. I'll See You Again Someday,' Luke concluded the post alongside a third photo of him and his dad sitting on a motorcycle. 'Tell Hudson I Said Hi.' 12 Luke remembered his dad as the 'coolest, most badass human' he ever knew and a 'famous tough guy movie star.' Luke Madsen/Instagram 12 'My Hero Wore A Cowboy Hat,' Madsen's son wrote. 'My Hero Stood Taller And Stronger Than Any Man I've Ever Met. My Hero Understood Me Better Than Anyone.' Luke Madsen/Instagram Hudson Madsen, Luke's brother and another one of the 'Donnie Brasco' actor's sons, tragically took his own life in January 2022 at 26. Madsen blamed his third wife, DeAnne Madsen, for their son's death and filed for divorce in September 2024 after 28 years of marriage. Luke's emotional tribute to his late father came just one day after one of Madsen's managers, Ron Smith, revealed that the 'Thelma & Louise' actor died from cardiac arrest at his Malibu, Calif., home early Thursday morning. 12 The 'Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood' star died at his Malibu, California, home early Thursday morning. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP 12 Madsen as Joe Gage in Quentin Tarantino's 'The Hateful Eight.' ©Weinstein Company/Courtesy Everett Collection A representative for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed to The Post that Madsen was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:25 a.m. They added that his death was believed to be from natural causes, and no foul play was suspected. Madsen's younger sister, actress Virginia Madsen, was one of the first to break her silence on the 'Hateful Eight' star's unexpected passing. 'My brother Michael has left the stage,' Virginia, 63, told Variety in a statement Thursday. 'He was thunder and velvet. Mischief wrapped in tenderness. A poet disguised as an outlaw. A father, a son, a brother — etched in contradiction, tempered by love that left its mark.' 12 DeAnna Madsen, Michael Madsen and Luke Madsen attend a photocall at Casa del Cinema on March 15, 2014, in Rome, Italy. Getty Images 12 Madsen filed for divorce from his third wife, DeAnna Madsen, in September 2024 after 28 years of marriage. Getty Images 'We're not mourning a public figure. We're not mourning a myth — but flesh and blood and ferocious heart,' the 'Candy Man' actress continued. 'Who stormed through life loud, brilliant, and half on fire. Who leaves us echoes — gruff, brilliant, unrepeatable — half legend, half lullaby.' 'I'll miss our inside jokes, the sudden laughter, the sound of him,' she concluded. 'I'll miss the boy he was before the legend; I miss my big brother.' Madsen's 'Reservoir Dogs' co-star Harvey Keitel, as well as his 'Kill Bill' co-star Vivica A. Fox, also reacted to the shocking news of his death on Thursday. 12 Madsen as Mr. Blonde and Harvey Keitel as Mr. White in 'Reservoir Dogs.' Live Entertainment/Kobal/Shutterstock 12 Madsen and Keitel in another still from Quentin Tarantino's 'Reservoir Dogs.' Live Entertainment/Kobal/Shutterstock 'We've lost another great American poet,' Keitel, 86, told The Post. 'Farewell, my dear friend.' 'I had the pleasure of working with Michael Madsen on 'Kill Bill' & several other films!' Fox, 60, also told The Post in a statement. 'Michael was a talented man with an AMAZING on-screen presence! My deepest condolences & prayers to his family.' Besides being a frequent collaborator with the famed director Quentin Tarantino during his decades-long acting career, Madsen was also working on and looking forward to several projects at the time of his shocking death, including three new movies and a book. 12 Madsen was working on and looking forward to several projects at the time of his shocking passing. Michael Madsen/Instagram 12 'We've lost another great American poet,' Harvey Keitel told The Post after the news of Madsen's death. 'Farewell, my dear friend.' WireImage 'In the last two years Michael Madsen has been doing some incredible work with independent film including upcoming feature films 'Resurrection Road,' 'Concessions' and 'Cookbook for Southern Housewives,' and was really looking forward to this next chapter in his life,' his managers Susan Ferris and Ron Smith, as well as publicist Liz Rodriguez, told The Post. 'Michael was also preparing to release a new book called 'Tears For My Father: Outlaw Thoughts and Poems,' currently being edited,' they added. 'Michael Madsen was one of Hollywood's most iconic actors, who will be missed by many.' Madsen is survived by his sisters, Virginia and Cheryl, as well as his remaining children.
Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Brad Pitt Suits Up in Anderson & Sheppard With Girlfriend Ines de Ramon in Chanel for ‘F1: The Movie' Premiere in New York City
Brad Pitt joined members of the cast and creative team behind 'F1: The Movie' for the film's premiere in New York City on Monday. The Oscar-winning 'Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood' actor was joined by girlfriend Ines de Ramon, with whom he posed on the red carpet. For the occasion, Pitt collaborated with stylist George Cortina on a bespoke Anderson & Sheppard suit. The look featured such elements as a double-breasted dinner jacket with peak lapels of deep navy, fine-corded silk and vents a the sides. More from WWD Zara Tindall's Royal Ascot Outfits Through the Years: Favoring Florals in Anna Mason, Vibrant Hats and More Looks Scarlett Johansson Keeps It Classic in Schiaparelli's Skirt Suit for 'Jurassic World Rebirth' Photo Call in London Brad Pitt and Ines de Ramon Favor Square-toe Shoes and Neutral Heels During 'F1' Promo Tour The trousers of Pitt's look included details such as plain fronts, straps and buckles at the hips, with straight side pockets, a row of navy fine-corded silk, and a right-hand side hip pocket with a hole and button. Pitt coordinated his navy suit with a light pink shirt and matching silk pocket square. Ines de Ramon opted for a style courtesy of Chanel. The jewelry designer wore a two-piece look with sheer fabric courtesy of the French luxury fashion house's spring 2025 ready-to-wear collection, which debuted during Paris Fashion Week in October 2024. De Ramon's look featured such elements as a semi-sheer halter top with a plunging neckline and draped sheer fabric over the waist. The skirt of the look included feather-accented fabric and featured a chunky black statement belt at the dropped waistline of the ensemble, exposing de Ramon's midriff. De Ramon carried a small Chanel quilted bag that coordinated with her look. As for her glam, the jewelry designer tossed her hair back into a messy bun with strands of hair to frame her face. Her makeup included such elements as bold brows, lined eyes and a soft pink lip. 'We're so excited to share this film with you — three years in the making,' Pitt told WWD on the red carpet. 'Really, a special thanks from the F1 community. All the drivers, the team principals, the teams, the sportscasters who made this movie possible and let us embed ourselves in your hallowed ground. So I can't thank you enough and please enjoy!' Directed by Joseph Kosinski, 'F1: The Movie' follows a former Formula 1 driver, played by Pitt, who comes out of retirement to mentor and team up with a younger driver, played by Damson Idris. The film costars Javier Bardem, Kerry Condon and Simone Ashley. 'F1: The Movie' hits theaters June 27. View Gallery Launch Gallery: 'F1' Red Carpet World Premiere in New York City: Brad Pitt and More [PHOTOS] Best of WWD Princess Diana's Royal Ascot Outfits Through the Years: Suiting Up in Catherine Walker, Statement Hats and More Looks Zara Tindall's Royal Ascot Outfits Through the Years: Favoring Florals in Anna Mason, Vibrant Hats and More Looks Kate Middleton's Trooping the Colour Outfits Through the Years: Seeing Pink in Alexander McQueen and More Looks


Japan Today
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Japan Today
From bumper to bumper, 'F1' is Formula One spectacle
review By JAKE COYLE The wide-screen spectacle of Formula One gets a gleaming, rip-roaring workout in Joseph Kosinski's 'F1,' a fine-tuned machine of a movie that, in its most riveting racing scenes, approaches a kind of high-speed splendor. Kosinski, who last endeavored to put moviegoers in the seat of a fighter jet in 'Top Gun: Maverick,' has moved to the open cockpits of Formula One with much the same affection, if not outright need, for speed. A lot of the same team is back. Jerry Bruckheimer produces. Ehren Kruger, a co-writer on 'Maverick,' takes sole credit here. Hans Zimmer, a co-composer previously, supplies the thumping score. And, again, our central figure is an older, high-flying cowboy plucked down in an ultramodern, gas-guzzling conveyance to teach a younger generation about old-school ingenuity and, maybe, the enduring appeal of denim. But whereas Tom Cruise is a particularly forward-moving action star, Brad Pitt, who stars as the driving-addicted Sonny Hayes in 'F1,' has always been a more arrestingly poised presence. Think of the way he so calmly and half-interestedly faces off with Bruce Lee in Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood.' In the opening scene of 'F1,' he's sleeping in a van with headphones on when someone rouses him. He splashes some water on his face and walks a few steps over to the Daytona oval, where he quickly enters his team's car, in the midst of a 24-hour race. Pitt goes from zero to 180 mph in a minute. Sonny, a long-ago phenom who crashed out of Formula One decades earlier and has since been racing any vehicle, even a taxi, he can get behind the wheel of, is approached by an old friend, Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem) about joining his flagging F1 team, APX. Sonny turns him down at first but, of course, he joins and 'F1' is off to the races. The title sequence, exquisitely timed to the syncopated rhythms of Zimmer's score, is a blistering introduction. The hotshot rookie driver Noah Pearce (Damson Idris) is just running a practice lap, but Kosinski, his camera adeptly moving in and out of the cockpit, uses the moment to plunge us into the high-tech world of Formula One, where every inch of the car is connected to digital sensors monitored by a watchful team. Here, that includes technical director Kate McKenna (Kerry Condon) and Kaspar Molinski (Kim Bodnia), the team's chief. Verisimilitude is of obvious importance to the filmmakers, who bathe this very Formula One-authorized film in all the sleek operations and globe-trotting spectacle of the sport. That Apple, which produced the film, would even go for such a high-priced summer movie about Formula One is a testament to the upswing in popularity of a sport once quite niche in America, and of the halo effects of both the Netflix series 'Formula 1: Drive to Survive' and the much-celebrated driver Lewis Hamilton, an executive producer on 'F1.' Whether 'F1' pleases diehards I'll leave to more ardent followers of the circuit. But what I can say definitively is that Claudio Miranda knows how to shoot it. The cinematographer, who has shot all of Kosinski's films as well as wonders like Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi,' brings Formula One to vivid, visceral life. When 'F1' heads to the big races, Miranda is always simultaneously capturing the zooming cars from the asphalt while backgrounding it with the sweeping spectacle of a course like the U.K.'s fabled Silverstone Circuit. OK, you might be thinking, so the racing is good; is there a story? There's what I'd call enough of one, though you might have to go to the photo finish to verify that. When Sonny shows up, and rapidly turns one practice vehicle into toast, it's clear that he's going to be an agent of chaos at APX, a low-ranking team that's in heavy debt and struggling to find a car that performs. This gives Pitt a fine opportunity to flash his charisma, playing Sonny as an obsessive who refuses any trophy and has no real interest in money, either. The flashier, media-ready Noah watches Sonny's arrival with skepticism, and two begin more as rivals than teammates. Idris is up to the mano-a-mano challenge, but he's limited by a role ultimately revolving around — and reducing to — a young Black man learning a lesson in work ethic. A relationship does develop, but 'F1' struggles to get its characters out of the starting blocks, keeping them closer to the cliches they start out as. The actor who, more than anyone, keeps the momentum going is Condon, playing an aerodynamics specialist whose connection with Pitt's Sonny is immediate. Just as she did in between another pair of headstrong men in 'The Banshees of Inisherin,' Condon is a rush of naturalism. If there's something preventing 'F1' from hitting full speed, it's its insistence on having its characters constantly voice Sonny's motivations. The same holds true on the race course, where broadcast commentary narrates virtually every moment of the drama. That may be a necessity for a sport where the crucial strategies of hot tires and pit-stop timing aren't quite household concepts. But the best car race movies — from 'Grand Prix' to 'Senna' to 'Ferrari' — know when to rely on nothing but the roar of an engine. 'F1' steers predictably to the finish line, cribbing here and there from sports dramas before it. (Tobias Menzies plays a board member with uncertain corporate goals.) When 'F1' does, finally, quiet down, for one blissful moment, the movie, almost literally, soars. It's not quite enough to forget all the high-octane macho dramatics before it, but it's enough to glimpse another road 'F1' might have taken. 'F1,' an Apple Studios productions released by Warner Bros., is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association for strong language and action. Running time: 155 minutes. Three stars out of four. © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.


Hamilton Spectator
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
Movie Review: From bumper to bumper, ‘F1' is Formula One spectacle
The wide-screen spectacle of Formula One gets a gleaming, rip-roaring workout in Joseph Kosinski's 'F1,' a fine-tuned machine of a movie that, in its most riveting racing scenes, approaches a kind of high-speed splendor. Kosinski, who last endeavored to put moviegoers in the seat of a fighter jet in 'Top Gun: Maverick,' has moved to the open cockpits of Formula One with much the same affection, if not outright need, for speed. A lot of the same team is back. Jerry Bruckheimer produces. Ehren Kruger, a co-writer on 'Maverick,' takes sole credit here. Hans Zimmer, a co-composer previously, supplies the thumping score. And, again, our central figure is an older, high-flying cowboy plucked down in an ultramodern, gas-guzzling conveyance to teach a younger generation about old-school ingenuity and, maybe, the enduring appeal of denim. But whereas Tom Cruise is a particularly forward-moving action star, Brad Pitt , who stars as the driving-addicted Sonny Hayes in 'F1,' has always been a more arrestingly poised presence. Think of the way he so calmly and half-interestedly faces off with Bruce Lee in Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood.' In the opening scene of 'F1,' he's sleeping in a van with headphones on when someone rouses him. He splashes some water on his face and walks a few steps over to the Daytona oval, where he quickly enters his team's car, in the midst of a 24-hour race. Pitt goes from zero to 180 mph in a minute. Sonny, a long-ago phenom who crashed out of Formula One decades earlier and has since been racing any vehicle, even a taxi, he can get behind the wheel of, is approached by an old friend, Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem) about joining his flagging F1 team, APX. Sonny turns him down at first but, of course, he joins and 'F1' is off to the races. The title sequence, exquisitely timed to the syncopated rhythms of Zimmer's score, is a blistering introduction. The hotshot rookie driver Noah Pearce (Damson Idris) is just running a practice lap, but Kosinski, his camera adeptly moving in and out of the cockpit, uses the moment to plunge us into the high-tech world of Formula One, where every inch of the car is connected to digital sensors monitored by a watchful team. Here, that includes technical director Kate McKenna (Kerry Condon) and Kaspar Molinski (Kim Bodnia), the team's chief. Verisimilitude is of obvious importance to the filmmakers, who bathe this very Formula One-authorized film in all the sleek operations and globe-trotting spectacle of the sport. That Apple, which produced the film, would even go for such a high-priced summer movie about Formula One is a testament to the upswing in popularity of a sport once quite niche in America, and of the halo effects of both the Netflix series 'Formula 1: Drive to Survive' and the much-celebrated driver Lewis Hamilton , an executive producer on 'F1.' Whether 'F1' pleases diehards I'll leave to more ardent followers of the circuit. But what I can say definitively is that Claudio Miranda knows how to shoot it. The cinematographer, who has shot all of Kosinski's films as well as wonders like Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi,' brings Formula One to vivid, visceral life. When 'F1' heads to the big races, Miranda is always simultaneously capturing the zooming cars from the asphalt while backgrounding it with the sweeping spectacle of a course like the U.K.'s fabled Silverstone Circuit. OK, you might be thinking, so the racing is good; is there a story? There's what I'd call enough of one, though you might have to go to the photo finish to verify that. When Sonny shows up, and rapidly turns one practice vehicle into toast, it's clear that he's going to be an agent of chaos at APX, a low-ranking team that's in heavy debt and struggling to find a car that performs. This gives Pitt a fine opportunity to flash his charisma, playing Sonny as an obsessive who refuses any trophy and has no real interest in money, either. The flashier, media-ready Noah watches Sonny's arrival with skepticism, and two begin more as rivals than teammates. Idris is up to the mano-a-mano challenge, but he's limited by a role ultimately revolving around — and reducing to — a young Black man learning a lesson in work ethic. A relationship does develop, but 'F1' struggles to get its characters out of the starting blocks, keeping them closer to the cliches they start out as. The actor who, more than anyone, keeps the momentum going is Condon, playing an aerodynamics specialist whose connection with Pitt's Sonny is immediate. Just as she did in between another pair of headstrong men in 'The Banshees of Inisherin,' Condon is a rush of naturalism. If there's something preventing 'F1' from hitting full speed, it's its insistence on having its characters constantly voice Sonny's motivations. The same holds true on the race course, where broadcast commentary narrates virtually every moment of the drama. That may be a necessity for a sport where the crucial strategies of hot tires and pit-stop timing aren't quite household concepts. But the best car race movies — from 'Grand Prix' to 'Senna' to 'Ferrari' — know when to rely on nothing but the roar of an engine. 'F1' steers predictably to the finish line, cribbing here and there from sports dramas before it. (Tobias Menzies plays a board member with uncertain corporate goals.) When 'F1' does, finally, quiet down, for one blissful moment, the movie, almost literally, soars. It's not quite enough to forget all the high-octane macho dramatics before it, but it's enough to glimpse another road 'F1' might have taken. 'F1,' an Apple Studios productions released by Warner Bros., is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association for strong language and action. Running time: 155 minutes. Three stars out of four.