Actors’ deaths affect more than just fans – they often leave the fates of multimillion-dollar films hanging in the balance. We take a look at how seven films were salvaged in the aftermath of key actors' sudden passing.
ACADEMY Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman’s untimely death earlier this month left the Hollywood film industry abuzz with speculation about how it would affect The Hunger Games franchise. While the late 46-year-old completed his scenes for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, he still had seven days of filming left for the second half of the third and final instalment of Suzanne Collins’ dystopian series. Hoffman, who was found dead in his New York City home on Feb 2 of an apparent heroin overdose, had joined the cast of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire as Plutarch Heavensbee – the head gamemaker and a key figure who becomes mentor to Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen.
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