Tony Scott, the legendary British director whose films include Top Gun, True Romance, and Unstoppable, has died.

Yesterday afternoon, Scott is said to have jumped from a suspension bridge into the Los Angeles Harbour, and the death is currently being investigated as a suicide.

The U.S. Coast Guard told the Daily Breeze, via The Wrap, that a suicide note was found in his black Toyota Prius, which was parked on one of the eastbound lanes on the Vincent Thomas Bridge, after Scott reportedly jumped “without hesitation” at around 12:30 p.m.

The loss is a tragic one. Scott is survived by his wife, Donna, and his two children.

The director-producer began his career in commercials, and made his feature debut in 1983 with The Hunger. He followed this up with Top Gun in 1986, and the rest, as the say, is history.

In the decades following, he went on to direct Days of Thunder, The Last Boy Scout, True Romance, Crimson Tide, Enemy of the State, Man on Fire, Domino, Déjà Vu, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, and many, many more, including his most recent reunion with Denzel Washington in Unstoppable.

He formed Scott Free Productions with brother, Ridley Scott, another of the finest directors in the industry, producing his blockbuster success, Prometheus, this year. The pair have been working together for years, producing such movies as The Grey, Cyrus, Welcome to the Rileys, Life in a Day, and the upcoming Stoker.

The industry has seen an incredible loss this weekend, and filmmakers have been taking to Twitter to leave their heartfelt condolences and to express their sadness at such a tragic loss.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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