We have sad news to bring you friends. As most of you have already heard, Stan Winston has passed at the age of 62. We get the sombre scoop from the caves of Yahoo:
Pioneering special effects and makeup artist Stan Winston, a four-time Oscar winner who transformed Arnold Schwarzenegger into “The Terminator” and brought dinosaurs to life in the “Jurassic Park” films, has died at age 62, his studio said on Monday.
Winston, whose studio’s work was on display in the high-tech armored suits worn by Robert Downey Jr. in the current superhero blockbuster “Iron Man,” died at home in Malibu, California, on Sunday surrounded by family.
Winston’s work is a who’s who of awesome special effects films that I have enjoyed throughout my life. Aliens, Predator, Jurassic Park, A.I., Lake Placid and Iron Man are among the films this man has worked on. Winston birthed a lot of awesome for us to see and his talents as a master smith will be missed by professionals and fans alike.
Our thoughts go out to his friends and family.
