Journeyman director and former stuntman David R. Ellis died Monday morning in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he was in pre-production on the upcoming film "Kite" with Samuel L. Jackson. The cause of death is unknown, said his agent, David Boxerbaum. Ellis was 60.
Ellis most recently served as the second unit director on several upcoming high-profile films including the Keanu Reeves-starrer "47 Ronin"; "R.I.P.D." with Ryan Reynolds; and the adaptation of Mark Helprin's novel "Winter's Tale." It was not immediately clear whether Ellis' death might affect those productions. ...
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