Alongside a photo of them working on the film, Coppola wrote in an Instagram post: “The loss of a great artist, always cause for both mourning and celebration: Gene Hackman a great actor, inspiring and magnificent in his work and complexity.
In another post, The Shawshank Redemption actor Morgan Freeman said “bringing the French Film Garde a Vue (Under Suspicion) to life with the incredibly gifted Gene Hackman” was “one of the personal highlights of my career”.
Oscar-winning film star Hackman, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, were found dead, along with their dog, at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Wednesday, and police said there were no apparent signs of foul play.
Elsewhere singer Sting said the world had “lost a legend” while actor and director Clint Eastwood said Hackman would be “deeply missed”.
US actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa suffered “no external trauma”, preliminary findings from a medical investigation found.
