Ace director Albert Pyun who crafted the first ever Captain America died at the age of 69. The filmmaker delivered cult movies like ‘Cyborg’, ‘The Sword and the Sorcerer,’ ‘Nemesis,’ among others.
As per a report by Variety, a few years before the director was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and dementia. His producer-wife, Cynthia Curnan, has also been on the forefront on offering periodic updates on his health. Later when his health worsened, she urged his fans to send him private messages.
Verifying the news of the director’s death on Facebook, Curnan wrote, “I sat with him for his last breath that sounded like he was releasing the weight of the world.”
His body of work appreciated the caliber of heroes in action movies. He worked in association with actors Burt Reynolds, Christopher Lambert, Jean-Claude Van Damme, actor-rapper Snoop Dogg, Charlie Sheen, Ice-T, Lance Henriksen, Ronny Cox, Kris Kristofferson, James Coburn, Rutger Hauer and Dennis Hopper.
His debut film ‘The Sword and the Sorcerer’ in 1982 was made with a mere budget of $4 million, while the film managed to garner a whopping $40 million and proved to be commercially successful at the box office.
His wife mentioned that Pyun has been occupied with two unfinished films before his death, he aimed to release them into six-part TV series. She wrote, “Failure had never been an option for Albert.”
A report in Variety states that Pyun is survived by his wife.
