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R.I.P. Jon Polito (‘The Crow’, ‘Miller’s Crossing’) Passes Away at 65

Published

8 years ago

September 2, 2016

Very sad news coming out this morning as director John McNaughton has posted on his personal Facebook that actor Jon Polito has passed away. He was 65 years old.

Polito got his start in the early 80’s as Thomas ‘Three Finger Brown’ Lucchese in the TV mini-series “The Gangster Chronicles”. He has starred in several films from the Coen Brothers, including Miller’s Crossing, Barton Fink, and The Big Lebowski. For many of us, we’ll remember him most vividly as Gideon in The Crow or as Nikos Stano in the “Tales From the Crypt” episode “Deadline”.

For me, seeing Polito on the screen meant I was going to enjoy the film. Something about his presence just put a big smile on my face. He had this great ability to morph from one emotion to another within the span of a second, his entire body shifting along with that change. He was wildly charismatic, very funny, and he will be sorely missed.

We send our deepest condolences to his friends and family. Rest in peace, Jon. Thank you.

JonathanBarkan

Managing editor/music guy/social media fella of Bloody-Disgusting

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Jessica Rothe Keeps the Hope Alive for Third ‘Happy Death Day’ Movie

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11 hours ago

April 26, 2024

John Squires

It’s now been five years since the release of sequel Happy Death Day 2U, Christopher Landon’s sequel to the Groundhog Day-style slasher movie from 2017. Both films star Jessica Rothe as final girl Tree Gelbman, and director Christopher Landon had been planning on bringing the character – and the actor – back for a third installment. So… where is it?!

We’ve been talking about a potential Happy Death Day 3 for several years now, with the ball in producer Jason Blum’s court. Happy Death Day 2U scared up $64 million at the worldwide box office, a far cry from the first film’s $125 million. But with a reported production budget of just $9 million, that first sequel was profitable for Blumhouse. So again… where is it?!

Chatting with Screen Geek this week while promoting her new action-thriller Boy Kills World, franchise star Jessica Rothe provided a hopeful update on Happy Death Day 3.

“Well, I can say Chris Landon has the whole thing figured out,” Rothe explains. “We just need to wait for Blumhouse and Universal to get their ducks in a row.

Rothe continues in her comments to Screen Geek, “But my fingers are so crossed. I think Tree [Gelbman] deserves her third and final chapter to bring that incredible character and franchise to a close or a new beginning.”

Back in 2020, Christopher Landon had revealed that the working title for the third installment was Happy Death Day to Us, said to be “different than the other two films.”

In the meantime, Christopher Landon is directing a mysterious thriller titled Drop for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes, along with a werewolf movie titled Big Bad for Lionsgate.