The bright lights of Broadway went dark for a full minute Thursday night in honor of the passing of Natasha Richardson. Her husband, Liam Neeson, sister Joely Richardson and mother Vanessa Redgrave attended the moving tribute and watched as all the theater marquees went black.
A handful of the famous couple's celebrity pals—including Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, Ron Rifkin, Laura Linney and Ralph Fiennes—attended the homage to pay their respects.
Meanwhile, as Richardson's friends and colleagues expressed their feelings of loss, speculation arose over when the actress' final film, The Wildest Dream, would reach theaters...
The biopic, based on 1920s Mt. Everest climber George Mallory, who disappeared 800 feet from the summit, is aiming for a fall release, director Anthony Geffen tells Us Weekly. The late Parent Trap star voices Mallory's wife, Ruth, while her husband narrates. Fiennes voices the expeditionist.
Richardson recorded her part in New York City at the end of January.
"She got very emotionally involved in the film because it’s a very powerful story about a woman who’s trying to come to terms with her husband and knowing that if he goes one more time, he may well not come back," Geffen said. "She just grasped the role and wanted to be connected with things. When she left, it was almost like there’s a void in the room because she’s so full of enthusiasm for things."
He adds: "There’s no question that the film, in its own way—although she’s only a part of it technically—is a fitting tribute to her. I know it’s only her voice, but her voice is very powerful and it’s harrowing in a way, listening to it now."