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Jan 21, 2022 · Tombstone screenwriter and director Kevin Jarre was removed from the set after three weeks of principal photography on the epic Western in the summer of 1993. Afterward, his career would never be the same, and he died 19 years later at the age of 56.
- Val Kilmer Says Kurt Russell Is Responsible For Tombstone's Success. It has long been reported that Kurt Russell is not merely the star of Tombstone but also its secret director.
- Willem Dafoe Was Initially Sought To Play Doc Holliday. It's hard to imagine anyone other than Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday in Tombstone. He gives arguably the performance of his career in the Western; there are still folks claiming he was robbed of his Oscar.
- Kurt Russell Cut Some Of His Own Scenes To Earn The Trust Of His Fellow Actors. During the early days of shooting Tombstone, screenwriter Kevin Jarre (Glory) was also on-board as the director.
- Billy Bob Thornton Completely Ad-Libbed His Scene. While Kevin Jarre was very particular about his screenplay, as we noted, Kurt Russell and the remaining team involved with Tombstone made some big changes throughout the rest of production.
He began directing Tombstone (1993) from his own screenplay but he was fired a month into shooting and replaced by George P. Cosmatos. Jarre's scenes featuring Charlton Heston are still featured in the finished film. Jarre also wrote the screenplays for The Mummy (1999) and The Devil's Own (1997).
Jan 27, 2014 · That was Kevin Jarre’s idea. The leather man that we had doing most of our gun belts, worked very closely with Kevin. Kevin described what he wanted to him and we fit it on Val Kilmer and kept on adjusting it until we came up with the final design.
Apr 23, 2011 · He leaves behind a legacy of major motion pictures. RELATED: Oscar-nominated Restrepo director killed in LIbya. Jarre was born Aug. 6, 1954, in Detroit, but not too long after, made the...
Oct 4, 2011 · On Tombstone, Jarre was also fired as director for moving too slowly. I saw rushes for Tombstone before Jarre had been fired. Although some of Jarre’s scenes plug gaping holes that exist in the final film, he did not have much of a film sense as a director.
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Dec 25, 2023 · Director Kevin Jarre had come up with the idea of a film exploring the life of legendary gunslinger Wyatt Earp and his exploits in the Arizona boomtown of Tombstone during the 1880s. Jarre...
