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A piece of terrible news from tinsel town confirms that Marvel star Ray Stevenson has passed away at the age of 58. Famous for his roles in movies likeThor,Rome, andPunisher, the actor was all set to reprise his role as the antagonist Baylan Skoll inAhsoka.
Not only that, but the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School alum also recently signed the deal for the historical1242: Gateway to the West, a drama where he was expected to play a Hungarian Priest defying Genghis Khan and his Mongolian army after replacing Kevin Spacey. However, his sudden death has inevitably put it on hold.
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Ray Stevenson’s family confirms his death
The recent update came from The Wrap when a representative of Ray Stevenson’s family spoke with the outlet to confirm the news. However, no further details have yet been disclosed. The news is especially shocking as theVikingsstar was not known to have any prior illnesses.
His fans and well-wishers all across the world are obviously heartbroken with the news as such a consistent performer both in the Television and Movie industry is quite rare.
His recurring performances in some of the most popular TV series likeThe Walking Dead,Dexter,Black Sails,Vikings,and a myriad ofStar Warsanimated series have made him a household name.
And rightfully so, as his performance in his first big break on the big screen, playing a Gigolo againstHelena Bonham CarterinThe Theory of Flight, who got tasked with the job of helping theHarry Potterstar’s character lose her v***inity, astounded the audience and critics alike.
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Ray Stevenson recently made his Indian cinema debut
After taking Hollywood by storm, Ray Stevenson also recently made his Indian cinema debut. Playing Scott Buxton, the main antagonist, trying to take control of the innocent Indians in S.S. Rajamouli’s Oscar-winning movieRRR, he shocked the fans with yet another spectacular villainous role in his bag.
His last completed movie was known to beAccident Man: Hitman’s Holiday.As a result, afterAhsoka‘s airing later this summer, it seems theMarvelstar’s eventful journey in Hollywood has ended. This news also took a toll on his fans, as just last month one of his MCU colleagues, Oscar-winnerJamie Foxxwas also admitted to the hospital after allegedly suffering a stroke.
And while everyone remained in suspense regarding the reason behind that, a recent interview withMike Tysonshed light on it. Thankfully, although the actor is out of the hospital now, he is allegedly not doing too well going by Tyson’s words.
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According to rumors, the actor suffered a brain injury from the stroke, and as such when he will be fully back on his feet is hard to say.
The news of Hollywood losing one of its most talented artists has shaken everyone to the core. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Stevenson family.
Ray Stevenson’s last projectAhsokawill air in August this year on Disney+
Source:The Wrap
Anushree Banerjee
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Anushree Banerjee is an Anime Writer at FandomWire with over 550 published articles. She has a post-grad in English and years of experience working with some of the biggest companies on the pop culture, and anime scene, such as, Sportskeeda, Pinkvilla, and MovieWeb. Staying on top of everything anime consumes her days, while bingeing on everything horror, and thriller keeps her up at night. Be it superhero flicks from Marvel and DC, or Shonen, and Seinen, like Bleach, The Apothecary Diaries, and Attack on Titan, she can probably state facts about them faster than she can recite her home address.
