Tributes have been pouring out of Hollywood, many from his various collaborators. While “ True Detective” in 2014 was a major forerunning TV series in luring huge A-list talent to TV, “Big Little Lies” took this idea to the next level and scored massive Emmy success for its efforts. After that, seemingly every actor was clamoring to work with him, and the subsequent line-up included “ Wild” (2014) with Reese Witherspoon, one of her most acclaimed performances to date, “ Demolition” with Jake Gyllenhaal in 2015, and then a huge swing into television with “Big Little Lies” which bagged Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Zoe Kravitz, Shailene Woodley and more, and his last project, 2018’s “ Sharp Objects” which lured Amy Adams to HBO. Vallée received acclaim for directing “ C.R.A.Z.Y.” (2005) and “ The Young Victoria” (2009), but it was the long-gestating “Dallas Buyer Club” that shot him on the Hollywood A-list. Vallée was known for directing the Emmy-winning “ Big Little Lies” and “ Dallas Buyers Club,” which earned Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto Academy Award honors for their Best Actor and Best Supporting turns in the movie. READ MORE: The Biggest Entertainment Stories Of 2021 According to Vallée’s rep (via The Hollywood Reporter), he died suddenly from a suspected heart attack in his cabin near Quebec City, Canada. ![]() Longtime producing partner Nathan Ross confirmed his death in a statement shared with various trades. ![]() As you’ve likely heard by now, French Canadian filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée died unexpectedly at the age of 58 over the weekend.
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