#samneill — Public Fediverse posts

On my latest “Looking Back on Genre History” segment on the #StarShipSofa #podcast (Episode 785), I remember the remarkable #SamNeill and his many contributions to genre storytelling.
#ScienceFiction #SFF #Horror

Here is the link: https://starshipsofa.com/starshipsofa-785-jeremy-szal/

What legacy do we leave behind when we die? As Sam Neill taught me, it’s more about sweetness than ego | Clarke Gayford
By Clarke Gayford

As men we’re often taught to chase lives defined by vanity and hollow expressions. But genuine decency lasts far longer than any name on a building

https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2026/aug/18/clarke-gayford-sam-neill-death-life-legacy-of-decency

#Gender #SamNeill #Culture #TheGuardian #ClarkeGayford

What legacy do we leave behind when we die? As Sam Neill taught me, it’s more about sweetness than ego | Clarke Gayford https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2026/aug/18/clarke-gayford-sam-neill-death-life-legacy-of-decency #Gender #SamNeill #Culture

Logies 2026: Sam Pang wins gold and Sam Neill wins posthumous best actor at Australia’s TV awards
By Sian Cain

Neill won for his performance in legal thriller The Twelve: Cape Rock Killer, at a ceremony dominated by wins for the ABC

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/aug/17/logies-2026-sam-pang-gold-logie-sam-neill-win-awards

#Logieawards #Televisionradio #Culture #Australiantelevision #Australianews #Television #Australianmedia #AustralianBroadcastingCorporation #Netflix #MagdaSzubanski #SamNeill #TheGuardian #SianCain

#SamNeill for MCI Worldcom (1998)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oSBkdnPeS0

Sam Neill on making Hunt for the Wilderpeople: ‘We were attacked by a puppet pig!’ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/10/sam-neill-taika-waititi-hunt-for-the-wilderpeople-julian-dennison #Film #SamNeill #Culture #TaikaWaititi #NewZealand #ComedyFilms

Sam Neill on making Hunt for the Wilderpeople: ‘We were attacked by a puppet pig!’
By Interviews by Chris Broughton

Speaking just before his death, the actor recalled his hostile hunting dog Zag, director Taika Waititi’s comedy genius – and the wild boar scene that left children traumatised• Warning: contains spoilers

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/10/sam-neill-taika-waititi-hunt-for-the-wilderpeople-julian-dennison

#Film #SamNeill #Culture #TaikaWaititi #NewZealand #Comedyfilms #TheGuardian #InterviewsbyChrisBroughton

‘I am left grinning’: why The Dish is my feelgood movie https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/10/the-dish-sam-neill-feelgood-movie #SamNeill #Film #ComedyFilms #Comedy #Culture

‘I am left grinning’: why The Dish is my feelgood movie
By Jonathan Wilkes

The latest in our series of writers picking their most loved comfort films is a 2000 Australian gem featuring the late Sam Neill

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/10/the-dish-sam-neill-feelgood-movie

#SamNeill #Film #Comedyfilms #Comedy #Culture #TheGuardian #JonathanWilkes

The Legend of Zelda Fans Think Sam Neill Is Playing This Character for His Last Performance

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2173315-zelda-fans-think-sam-neill-final-performance-could-be-this-character

𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗺 𝗡𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗲 𝘇𝗶𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗭𝗲𝗹𝗱𝗮

De Nieuw-Zeelandse acteur Sam Neill werkte voor zijn overlijden mee aan de film The Legend of Zelda. Dat schrijft het Amerikaanse vakblad Deadline vrijdag. De opnames van de film vonden plaats in het voorjaar.

https://www.rtl.nl/boulevard/artikel/5636503/overleden-sam-neill-te-zien-legend-zelda

#Overleden #SamNeill #LegendOfZelda

The late Sam Neill will reportedly feature in The Legend of Zelda film, making it very probably the actor's final on-screen role

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.eurogamer.net/sam-neill-legend-of-zelda-film

Sam Neill filmed role in Legend of Zelda film adaptation before his death https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/07/sam-neill-legend-of-zelda-film-video-game-before-death #Film #SamNeill #ScienceFictionAndFantasyFilms #Culture #TheLegendOfZelda #Nintendo #Games

Sam Neill filmed role in Legend of Zelda film adaptation before his death
By Laurence Phelan

The New Zealand actor, who died last month aged 78, will appear in live-action movie of popular video game, which is set for release next year

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/07/sam-neill-legend-of-zelda-film-video-game-before-death

#Film #SamNeill #Sciencefictionandfantasyfilms #Culture #TheLegendofZelda #Nintendo #Games #TheGuardian #LaurencePhelan

The Legend of Zelda Will Be Sam Neill’s Last Movie, 2 More Huge Stars Join Cast

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2172753-the-legend-of-zelda-sam-neill-last-movie-2-stars-join-cast

Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #TheLegendofZelda #SamNeill 'Jurassic Park' Icon Sam Neill's Final Role Has Been Officially Revealed http://dlvr.it/TTv35H

Sam Neill Final Film Is ‘The Legend Of Zelda’; Dichen Lachman & Yvonne Strahovski Also Set – The Dish
#Casting #News #DichenLachman #Nintendo #SamNeill #Sony #TheDish #TheLegendofZelda #YvonneStrahovski

https://deadline.com/2026/08/legend-of-zelda-sam-neill-yvonne-strahovski-dichen-lachman-1237027957/

Hunt for the Wilderpeople review – Sam Neill is warm and wise in Taika Waititi’s goofily tremendous film
By Peter Bradshaw

Waititi’s eccentric drama sends the late actor into the New Zealand wilderness with his young charge, angry authorities in hot pursuit

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/06/hunt-for-the-wilderpeople-review-sam-neill-taika-waititi

#Film #Comedyfilms #SamNeill #TaikaWaititi #NewZealand #Worldnews #Culture #Comedy #AsiaPacific #TheGuardian #PeterBradshaw

Taika Waititi reveals ‘caring’ final text with co-star Sam Neill

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/06/taika-waititi-reveals-caring-final-text-co-star-sam-neill-29310493/

What Sam Neill Said about Gardening Made Me Think (and Plant) Differently https://www.allforgardening.com/1913431/what-sam-neill-said-about-gardening-made-me-think-and-plant-differently/ #garden #gardening #OliveTrees #PeakyBlinders #SamNeill

#SamNeill for Red Meat (2010) 🇦🇺
'Feel Good'
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxhhdcIL92k

Our #CultShelf leading man tonight is the dearly missed Sam Neill
#CultShelf #RIPSamNeill #Possession #SamNeill #80smovies #horror

Sam Neill Was in the Hold

#DeadCalm #SamNeill #Film https://uneasy.in/f359ae1

The New York Times called it pure trash that depends on dead babies and murdered dogs for effect. The same paper later put it on its list of the thousand best films ever made.

#SamNeill for Two Paddocks Wines
'Chateau Deux Paddox'
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzphPreZHFM

"Not the Carpenters!"

This evening's viewing: the late, great Sam Neill, with John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness.

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#film #horror #horreur #SamNeill #InTheMouthOfMadness #HorrorFilm #1990sFilm #JOhnCarpenter

Sam Neill fans send sales of his Two Paddocks wine soaring in tribute to late actor
By Eva Corlett in Wellington

Thousands of dollars’ worth of donations also flood in to charity that Neill joined in protest against a controversial mine near his vineyard

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/21/sam-neill-wine-sales-two-paddocks-label

#SamNeill #Film #NewZealand #TheGuardian #EvaCorlettinWellington