“The Banshees of Inisherin” is nominated for nine Oscars. A few weeks before the award ceremony, however, the team mourns a bereavement: co-producer James Flynn died at the age of 57. In a statement, the production company acknowledged the Irishman’s influence on cinema.
Irish filmmaker James Flynn died on Saturday at the age of 57. This is confirmed by the newspaper “Irish Times”. Flynn “fighted his illness with courage, dignity and confidence to the end,” the newspaper writes. She did not give more details about the cause of death. Flynn is survived by his wife Juanita Wilson and children Alex and Anna.
“We are all deeply saddened by the passing of our esteemed founder, colleague and great friend James Flynn, who passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, attended by his wife Juanita Wilson and their children Alex and Anna,” Metropolitan Films said in a statement . James Flynn’s contribution to the Irish film and television industry “cannot be adequately described in words”.
“James was a wonderful person, a brilliant producer,” adds producer Ed Guiney, who worked with Flynn on 1998’s Sweety Barrett. He adds: “He had an encyclopedic knowledge of film and was the brightest of all producers of my generation.”
The sad news comes just days after the James Flynn co-produced film The Banshees of Inisherin received nine Oscar nominations. The producer had previously celebrated further successes with the series “Vikings” and the short film “The Door”. Flynn has been involved in over 60 film and television productions throughout his career. He was also a co-founder of Metropolitan Film Productions and Octagon Films.
