More information has come to light after Sam Neill’s passing, E! News writes.
Three days after the Jurassic Park star died at the age of 78, his manager Philip Grenz confirmed to TMZ that Neill died of pneumonia, and that his passing was unrelated to his 2022 lymphoma diagnosis, having been declared cancer-free earlier this year.
For Neill’s friends and loved ones, they suspected he would have spoken about his health battle the same light-hearted way he did about his cancer—like it was nothing more than a nuisance.
As his friend and Hunt for the Wilder People costar Rima Te Wiata told the New Zealand Herald, “I think he would be like, ‘For goodness sake, I got over my cancer. And now look, now I get pneumonia. What next?’”
And though Te Wiata finds comfort in knowing her friend is on “his big journey now,” she suspected he would've been “annoyed” by the way in which he went.
Indeed, the sentiment is one with which she echoed Neill nearly word for word, with the Peaky Blinders alum previously sharing how the only reason he was reticent to die was for the daily wonders he’d be leaving behind on his New Zealand farm.
Photo: Borja B. Hojas/Getty Images
Follow NEWS.am STYLE on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
15:28, August 29
“Who the Hell Needs a Rolex?”: The Late Billionaire Charlie Munger’s Biggest Piece of Advice to Young People14:28, August 29
Cardi B Covers Vogue Arabia in a Gown by Lebanese-Armenian Designer Krikor Jabotian13:33, August 29
Historic Victory at Miss USA 2026: Mother of Two Becomes First Winner Over 3012:22, August 29
$1.2 Million for a Piece of History: Joe DiMaggio’s Famous Patek Philippe Hits the Market12:18, August 29
George and Amal Clooney: Romantic Date on Lake Como in Elegant All-White Looks11:19, August 29
Billionaire secretly helps Harry and Meghan return to Britain — and his family’s tragic deaths may explain why10:30, August 29
Bianca Censori shows Kanye West’s “severed head” on a tray23:01, August 28
Beyond Time and Eras: The $500,000-Plus Watch Designed to Keep Time for 1,000 Years22:20, August 28
Master Manipulators: Why Society Is So Vulnerable to Hidden Psychopaths21:31, August 28
Escape From Civilization: Why the World’s Wealthiest Are Choosing the Wilderness Over Luxury Resorts19:28, August 28
Samsung Ordered to Pay Swatch $11.6 Million for Copying Luxury Watch Designs16:16, August 28
Archaeologists May Have Found Jesus Christ’s Tomb After 2,000 Years