Almost a yr after he died, Ray Liotta remains to be starring in a slate of recent movies.
The “Goodfellas” actor, whose reason for death at age 67 was revealed by TMZ on Monday to be “pulmonary edema and acute heart failure,” has not less than three movies accomplished or in post-production. One will likely be released as soon as this Friday.
And earlier in 2023, Liotta appeared posthumously as a killer drug kingpin in “Cocaine Bear.”
Here’s the status of Liotta’s forthcoming projects.
‘Idiot’s Paradise’
Liotta posthumously appears in “Idiot’s Paradise,” directed by Charlie Day, which hits theaters May 12. It’s a Hollywood satire with a starry ensemble forged including Jason Sudeikis, Adrien Brody, Kate Beckinsale, Common and Jason Bateman.
Liotta, known for being an on-screen firebrand, plays a movie producer.
In April, Day, of “It’s At all times Sunny in Philadelphia,” told Willie Geist on “Today” that his “biggest regret” is that the late actor didn’t get to see the ultimate film.
“He delivers a performance that’s, in my mind — I won’t say it’s ‘Goodfellas’ good, however it’s Ray Liotta good,” he said. “It’s as much as his standards of what he can do well.”
‘April 29, 1992’
Director Ariel Vromen’s film concerning the 1992 Rodney King riots in Los Angeles was shot in Bulgaria and LA and likewise stars Scott Eastwood, Tyrese Gibson and Michael Beasley.
It was originally scheduled to be released in April 2022 for the thirtieth anniversary of the riots.
However the drama ended up being filmed in early 2022 and, based on the web site Movie Insider, has been accomplished. In August, Vromen announced on Instagram that he’d finished the movie; nonetheless, no release date has been announced for “April 29, 1992” as of yet.
At a preview screening in October, Vromen, who also directed Liotta in 2012’s “The Iceman,” echoed Day’s dismay that the actor never saw the movie.
“I’m very comfortable and grateful I had the possibility to make his last film,” he told ET Canada. “Nevertheless it’s a combination of happiness and sadness at once because he never saw the film,” he said.
‘Dangerous Waters’
But is ‘”April 29, 1992″ really Liotta’s last movie? The actor’s project with essentially the most unknown aspects is “Dangerous Waters.”
The “Field of Dreams” actor’s casting within the movie was announced just 21 days before his death, and he died in his sleep while within the Dominican Republic shooting the thriller directed by John Barr.
It’s unclear how far into production the film was, or if Liotta’s role would should be recast to complete it.
The actor was said to be playing a lady’s boyfriend with a destructive secret within the movie that also stars Eric Dane and Odeya Rush.
No release date has been announced.
