THE MASK DIRECTOR DEAD AT 74

Chuck Russell, the hit-making director behind The Mask, Nightmare on Elm Street 3, Eraser and The Scorpion King, has died suddenly at 74, his family says. The unexpected death at his San Diego-area home came after firefighters responded to a medical emergency involving an unconscious man; the cause remains unknown, and his family is rushing to California for answers. Russell’s death cuts short a long career that helped shape blockbuster horror and action — and leaves Hollywood losing the man who helped turn Jim Carrey into a star and pushed visual effects forward on The Mask.

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