1 week Ago By Lauren Sarner
If you build it, he will come. Kevin Costner, 69, has spoken out with a tribute to his former “Field of Dreams” co-star James Earl Jones after the latter’s death on Monday, Sept. 9 at age 93.
Costner shared his heartfelt post on social media. “Just hearing the news of James Earl Jones’s passing ,” Costner began via Instagram. “That booming voice.
That quiet strength. The kindness that he radiated. So much can be said about his legacy, so I’ll just say how thankful I am that part of it includes Field of Dreams.
” He continued to highlight Jones’ talent. “If you’ve seen it, you know that this movie wouldn’t be the same with anyone else in his role. Only he could bring that kind of magic to a movie about baseball and a corn field in Iowa.
I’m grateful to have been a witness to him making that magic happen,” Costner shared. The actor ended his tribute by writing, “Rest in peace, friend.” Jones, famous for being the voice of “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader and Mufasa in Disney’s animated hit “The Lion King,” died at his Dutchess County, NY, home on Monday.
His representative confirmed his death with Deadline . During his lifetime, he was the recipient of many awards, scoring the rare EGOT honor with an asterisk. Jones won Emmy, Grammy and Tony Awards (including the Tony for Lifetime Achievement in 2017) and earned an honorary Oscar in 2011.
In “Field of Dreams,” Costner stars as Ray Kinsella, a farmer who builds a baseball field that attracts the ghosts of famous legends of the sport. He co-starred in the 1989 movie as Terence Mann, a controversial author and activist. In the story, a fellow parent at the local PTA tried to ban Mann’s books, while Ray’s wife, Annie (Amy Madigan), defended his literary.
After Ray and Annie both dream about Mann, they go find the former author, now a recluse. Ray gets Mann to agree to attend a game, and he soon embarks on a road trip with Ray. Later in the movie, when Ray gets pressured to sell the farm, Mann says that “people will come” to watch baseball games and revisit their childhood memories.
But Costner isn’t the only former co-star to break their silence on Jones’ death. Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker alongside Jones in “Star Wars,” also addressed his passing ..
