It is with sadness we report that Andrew Jack, Star Wars actor dies from Coronavirus complications!
This Coronavirus epidemic is taking its toll on families across the Globe. Sadly, news broke today that Jack had passed away from complications arising from Coronavirus. Tributes are being made from the people in the industry Jack has worked with across his long career.
You may not be immediately familiar with the name of Andrew Jack. The actor is probably most famous for his small roles in Star Wars movies The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi. You can see an image in the header of Jack playing Major Ematt, however, Jack also played the character Molloch in Solo. Jack though was actually more renowned within the film industry as a dialect coach.
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Jack’s work as a dialect coach saw him involved with some of the very biggest blockbuster movies. The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, and Endgame to name but a few. Sadly Jack was currently working on The Batman with director Matt Reeves. Here is Reeves’ sad reaction to the news of Jack’s passing.
Andrew was a legend, and such a kind man. We are all absolutely heartbroken. Our hearts go out to his family. Rest in peace, Andrew… https://t.co/vzr6K0HpHV
— Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) March 31, 2020
As said above, Jack was not only a dialect coach on The Force Awakens, but director J.J. Abrams decided he had to be in front of camera as well. Here is Abrams’ reaction to the sad news.
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— JJ Abrams (@jjabrams) March 31, 2020
Andrew Jack is not the first in the industry to be lost to this deadly virus, and sadly he won’t be the last. It may suck for us fans to have no movies currently in production, but the risk to the industry is the talent. To protect that talent, and to protect ourselves, the best thing we can do is follow advice. Let’s hope if we do follow advice, we can get through this with the minimum of casualties. At this sad time, the thoughts of LRM go out to Jack’s family and friends.
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