Legendary film executive and indie film producer David Matalon, a longtime co-founder and former president of TriStar Pictures, died of natural causes at his Beverly Hills home at the age of 82 on Tuesday, December 2. The news was confirmed by Searchlight Pictures. During his career, he produced numerous iconic movies, including the Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio vehicle What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Hear No Evil starring Marlee Matlin, the Bruce Willis starring Colour of Night and Breaking Up, which starred Russell Crowe and Salma Hayek

Tom Rothman, Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures’ Motion Picture Group, who worked alongside David during his time with Regency, paid tribute to the icon. "Anyone who had the privilege, as I did for many years, of working with David in the trenches of the

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