Hollywood director Roger Michell died on the 22nd local time at the age of 65. His family did not disclose the place of death and the cause of death. Michelle, who directed the classic love film Notting Hill, has offered condolences from British filmmakers such as Julia Roberts and Kate Winslet, calling Michelle a "world-class filmmaker." His death felt sudden to many people, as he was rushing to shoot a biopic of the Queen before his death.
The Associated Press and Nanjing Purple Cow News reported that Roger Michelle's father was a British diplomat in South Africa, Michelle was born in South Africa on June 5, 1956, but his directing career began in the United Kingdom. He started out as a stage director, entered the television industry after making his TV debut downtown lagos in 1992, then switched to film, directing the romantic comedy film Notting Hill starring Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts in 1999, which became the highest-grossing film in British history at the time.
Michelle (center) with Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts on the set of Notting Hill. (Source: Universal Pictures official website)
Next, Michelle made the Hollywood film "Changing Lanes," starring "Big Ben" Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson.
Michelle is good at making love movies, and her representative works include "Enduring Love" and "My Cousin Rachel". Some commentators praised that Michelle's "Floating Dream" seems to be an untouched adaptation of the original work of the same name in 1952, but it clearly and directly excavates the vague gender topic in the original work.
The male lead in "Love Can't Stand" is "Current 007" Daniel Craig. It was rumored that Michelle had been invited to direct "Quantum of Solace," but he declined because the film "has everything, just no script."
Roger Michelle's death without warning made everyone feel very sudden. It is reported that before his death, he was filming a documentary about Queen Elizabeth II.
In September 2020, Michelle attended the Venice Film Festival. (Image source: Associated Press data map)
After learning of Michelle's death, Julia Roberts posted a tribute on Instagram: "He was a kind and gentle man, always with a sweet smile on his face and a perfect direction to share with people. I feel very fortunate to be able to work with him. ”
According to the Taipei Zhongshi News Network, Michelle had two marriages, the first wife was british actress Kate Buffery, the two had two children, after the divorce, Michelle married the British actress Anna Maxwell Martin, and gave birth to two daughters, the couple separated in 2020. (End)