Bob Hoskins is dead.

The actor Bob Hoskins has died aged 71. He was suffering from Parkinson's disease and pneumonia.

Hoskins appeared in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Long Good Friday, and Brazil, but his most infamous performance was as the title character in Super Mario Bros, which he called "the worst thing I ever did" in a 2007 interview.

A truly gifted actor, aside from that awful role, he will be sorely missed. One of his best scenes ever is the end of The Long Good Friday (SPOILERS):

He'll be missed .

How bad is it that my leading thought on this was "Old age does what Bowser never could - finish off Mario for good."?

Sad :(

At least you weren't me, the first thing that came into my head was:

Sigh, goodbye to another one of the greats. Maybe I'm just getting old, but if seems like we're losing more cherished actors than we're gaining.

So long Roger Rabbit 2.

Not necessarily. One could make a second Roger Rabbit without Eddie Valiant. Heck, if one's determined to make a sequel (Not that the movie needs one), I'd prefer we go that path, since Eddie's story was pretty definitively over. He got over his Fantastic Racism, avenged his brother's death. His character arc pretty much reached its end.

I never saw Mario Bros. I saw him in Hook. So my first reaction was "So Smee finally left Neverland."

It's a pity. He was a great actor and he shall be missed.

I disagree. Eddie Valiant was Roger Rabbit (the film not the character). Having a sequel without him is like having Toy Story without Woody. He's the main star and as much as I tolerate Roger, a film starting him would be awful.

I don't disagree, obviously Roger couldn't carry a whole movie and Eddie's the core of the film, but I mean what to me is sequel-worthy material is the world itself. The world with humans and toons set in the late 40s LA. I could totally see a new story set in the same world, featuring some other protagonist. I'd prefer that than watching a film where Eddie's got nothing to do because his character arc is complete, or watching someone trying to force a new one on him.

The difference to me with Toy Story is that Toy Story's world doesn't appeal to me as much on its own as Roger Rabbit's does. You take out Woody and there's very little else.

But again, Roger Rabbit isn't a movie that needs a sequel.

edited 30th Apr '14 8:38:01 AM by CobraPrime

The Long Good Friday is one of the best British films ever made, and of course Who Framed Roger Rabbit speaks for itself.

RIP Bob.

RIP. He was great and choose most of his roles well.

Between Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Hook, dude was a big part of my childhood.

... I thought he was already dead.

Goodbye Bob, you entertained me when I first saw Roger Rabbit and it still blows me away even to this day, so farewell, you had a great run

Rest in peace Bob Hoskins...your inspirational acting in Who Framed Roger Rabbit has made my childhood so memorable.

RIP mister Hoskins.

You know, between Mr. Hoskins' passing today, and Captain Lou Albano dying a few years ago, both live-action Marios are dead. I think Danny Wells died too. We better keep an eye on John Leguizamo, guys.

Just trying to lighten the mood a bit.

Not helping!

Speaking of which, Leguizamo posted a pic of the them as Mario & Luigi on Instagram, saying "Rest in perpetuity! My Mario brother"

Huh. That's weird. For some reason, I did too.

He was forced to retire a while back due to Parkison's disease. That may be the source of confusion.

On one hand, this officially ends all chances of getting a sequel to Super Mario Bros. On the other, this opens up great possibilities for Luigis Mansion.

.....I'l see myself out now. *dodges Bullet Bills*

On a more serious note, Hoskins was a great actor, and even if the movie wasn't up to snuff he could still pull off a stellar performance. He will always be Eddy Valiant to me, and for that he will always be missed.

edited 1st May '14 6:59:24 PM by Watchtower