Philip Seymour Hoffman

I'm honestly surprised there isn't a dedicated thread for this actor. I mean, he really deserved one, right? Such a top-tier talent.

It was a real gut punch when I heard the news. I had no idea he was struggling with addiction.

He absolutely earned an Oscar for Magnolia.

Does anyone have an update on The Hunger Games? Is everything finished, or are they going to have to recast him?

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000450/?ref_=nv_sr_1

RIP.

He’ll always be best known for his role in Happiness. Honestly, that's about one of the only movies of his I've even bothered to watch...

Regarding the news about The Hunger Games, some updates have come out
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=114334

UPDATE: ComingSoon.net has learned that Hoffman's work as Plutarch Heavensbee was substantially complete on The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 and He Had Seven Days remaining to shoot on The Hunger Games : Mockingjay - Part 2. his death will not affect The films ' release dates of November 21 -> The Hunger Games

We've also received a statement from the studio behind The Hunger Games, Lionsgate:

"Philip Seymour Hoffman was a singular talent and one of the most gifted actors of our generation. We're very Fortunata that He graced Our Hunger Games family. Losing him in his prime is a tragedy, and we send our deepest condolences to Philip's family."

redwolf57 said:Everything else was just okay. He probably wouldn't have landed an Oscar for Best Actor, though maybe for Supporting, if you ask me, I always saw him more as a William H. Macy type. I always put him in that specific tier of actors.

Luckily 🙂

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Just scrolling through the comments on some news site, and man, what a bunch of animals. Most of them are just saying: he deserved it, addict, or making fun of how old he looked. Nothing new there, honestly. It's typical for this kind of crowd. Most people probably haven't even seen one of his films, and even if they had, they likely wouldn't care about anything other than the mess described above.

I was also really shocked to hear the news about 😢

:rip: 🙂

A truly incredible actor, pure talent. Magnolia is an indescribably good film.

People tend to label me as chubby, which feels like such a lazy, go-to description. Or they'll say I'm stocky. Pale. Blonde. It feels like there are so many better ways to put it. Maybe I'm just dense? I suppose I'm a thick-set guy. But I don't think anyone ever describes me in an attractive way. I guess I'm just waiting for someone to finally call me cute. But it hasn't happened yet.

Philip Seymour Hoffman

😢

I was genuinely shaken by the news of his passing—it hit me like a ton of bricks. Honestly, this is the saddest thing I've heard all year; I can't remember the last time a death in Hollywood actually got under my skin like this. The guy had incredible talent—you could tell how much he loved the craft—but he also seemed like an extremist, the kind of person who goes all in and struggles to find a middle ground. I don't know what pushed him toward heroin, but it’s just heavy. And look, I wouldn't say he was limited to playing creepy predators or oddballs. His range was massive—he could pivot from comedy in Polly to heavy lifting in Master, Doubt, Capote, or Red Dragon. He was one of those actors who didn't constantly hog the spotlight—maybe because he stayed out of the tabloids or lacked that typical celebrity ego—but now that he's gone, you really start to feel the void he left behind.

Bradley Ramos58 said:I was genuinely shaken by the news of his passing—it hit me like a ton of bricks. Honestly, this is the saddest thing I've heard all year; I can't remember the last time a death in Hollywood actually got under my skin like this. The guy had incredible talent—you could tell how much he loved the craft—but he also seemed like an extremist, the kind of person who goes all in and struggles to find a middle ground. I don't know what pushed him toward heroin, but it’s just heavy. And look, I wouldn't say he was limited to playing creepy predators or oddballs. His range was massive—he could pivot from comedy in Polly to heavy lifting in Master, Doubt, Capote, or Red Dragon. He was one of those actors who didn't constantly hog the spotlight—maybe because he stayed out of the tabloids or lacked that typical celebrity ego—but now that he's gone, you really start to feel the void he left behind.

Found this online.

“It was all that [drugs and alcohol], yeah, it was anything I could get my hands on… I liked it all,” he said.

However, Hoffman recognized early that he needed to stop.

“I went [to rehab], I got sober when I was 22 years old. You get panicked… and I got panicked for my life. It really was just that.”

Apparently, when things spiraled last year, it started with pills before moving to heroin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJbDNw2Au_M

Just ignore the clueless host.

He remains one of those rare actors who carries an undeniable sense of integrity in both his expression and his tone. Every single role he took on was executed with absolute perfection. Personally, I shall remember his performance in A Late Quartet for the rest of my life.

Jamie Turner80 said:He remains one of those rare actors who carries an undeniable sense of integrity in both his expression and his tone. Every single role he took on was executed with absolute perfection. Personally, I shall remember his performance in A Late Quartet for the rest of my life.

I’m not really going to go overboard with the praise here—I mean, let's be real, he had a few roles that were kind of meh... like *Twister* or *The Getaway*—but hey, we can forgive those since he was just starting out and finding his footing. Even later on, he did *Red Dragon*, which was solid, obviously. He was a top-tier talent, truly... it's just such a shame that it took him passing away for everyone on the forums to actually start talking about him...

I am genuinely curious about what the autopsy results will reveal regarding all of this...

http://youtu.be/nTwAM6x4IR0

Melissa Sanchez16 said:Found this online.

“It was all that [drugs and alcohol], yeah, it was anything I could get my hands on… I liked it all,” he said.

However, Hoffman recognized early that he needed to stop.

“I went [to rehab], I got sober when I was 22 years old. You get panicked… and I got panicked for my life. It really was just that.”

Apparently, when things spiraled last year, it started with pills before moving to heroin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJbDNw2Au_M

Just ignore the clueless host.

Craig Ferguson rarely? You cheeky monkey.

Matthew Anderson4 said:Craig Ferguson rarely? You cheeky monkey.

Absolutely. I feel the exact same way about any host with that style. I just can't stand that kind of humor.

briskhound2 said:I’m not really going to go overboard with the praise here—I mean, let's be real, he had a few roles that were kind of meh... like *Twister* or *The Getaway*—but hey, we can forgive those since he was just starting out and finding his footing. Even later on, he did *Red Dragon*, which was solid, obviously. He was a top-tier talent, truly... it's just such a shame that it took him passing away for everyone on the forums to actually start talking about him...

I honestly can’t recall him at all. I’ve watched Twister exactly three times—the first, the last, and the only time—and as for The Getaway, all I really remember is Mads' manic energy and that incredibly dull married couple. As for the Hannibal sequels, I simply chose to ignore them.

Take a look at Hoffman in Flawless... De Niro and Hoffman together... both truly brilliant actors in an absolutely stellar film.

I just caught up on the latest news, so I really have to weigh in on this...

It truly breaks my heart that the filmography of a performer as brilliant as Philip Seymour Hoffman is going to be punctuated by titles like The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (and soon enough, the next one)....
No matter how much you hang on every single second of his screen time during what feels like an endless marathon of a movie, he just doesn't have much to work with here, no matter how hard he tries....

What a shame... a massive shame indeed....😢

I really respected him as an actor. There's no denying he had massive talent—but honestly? I'm not going to sit here and say I'm mourning his passing. He might have been a great actor, but given how he went out, I think most people are just going to remember him as a jerk.

Caecus said:

I caught that film yesterday.😢

Arrests tied to the passing of Philip Seymour Hoffman

I mean, is it even possible that someone just targeted him or set him up to die?