Wes Craven Death: Courteney Cox, Sarah Michelle Gellar & More Express Their Grief Over Filmmaker's Passing [PHOTO, VIDEO]
After horror movie filmmaker Wes Craven died on Sunday, some actors who worked with him expressed their condolences.
Some of Craven's most iconic horror films included The Last House on the Left, The Hills Have Eyes and A Nightmare on Elm Street. He is also notably known for making the Scream movies starring a good haul of big names.
Courtney Cox, who played Gale Weathers in the 90's slasher films, took to Twitter to show her grief.
'Scream' TV Series & Wes Craven Chatter
Today the world lost a great man, my friend and mentor, Wes Craven. My heart goes out to his family. x
— Courteney Cox (@CourteneyCox) August 31, 2015
Jamie Kennedy, who played Randy, mentioned that Craven is the man who made his career.
I wud have no career if it were not for WES CRAVEN. Thank you for believing in me and giving me a chance. #nowords pic.twitter.com/dNseHweJcF — Jamie Kennedy (@JamieKennedy) August 31, 2015
Sarah Michelle Gellar worked with Craven in Scream 2 where she had the pleasure of playing one of the killer's victims.
I had the great privilege of working with #WesCraven one of the kindest most gentle souls, who made great scary films. #RIPWesCraven
— Sarah Michelle (@SarahMGellar) August 31, 2015
Craven died from brain cancer. He was 76.
Scream became one of the most popular scary movies to exist that it turned into a TV series on MTV. Executive producer of the series Jill Blotevogel told TV Line how everyone involved with the show is saddened over the filmmaker's death.
"Everyone on the show is kind of stunned," he said. "We were sucker-punched, and I know the world feels the same way because he didn't make his health issues public. I'm still a little sad."
