Jake Gyllenhaal, Matthew McConaughey, Laura Dern & more mourn the death of director Jean-Marc Vallée

Filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée passed away on Monday aged 58. The news of his death left everyone including his colleagues from the industry shocked. Vallée was best known for works including Dallas Buyers Club and also HBO shows Big Little Lies and Share Objects. Several celebs took to social media to mourn the death of Vallée in heartfelt posts. 

After Big Little Lies star Reese Witherspoon expressed her grief over the passing of Jean-Marc in an Instagram post, her other co-star Laura Dern also took to social media to remember Vallée as she wrote, "Beautiful Jean-Marc Vallee. The world has lost one of our great and purest artists and dreamers. And we lost our beloved friend. Our hearts are broken." 

Also, Mattew McConaughey and Jared Leto, who both won Academy Awards for their performance in Vallée's Dallas Buyers Club, mourned the loss of the filmmaker in social media posts as they shared photos with him. McConaughey honoured the late director saying, "With a gentle hand and heart Jean-Marc was a true receiver— he didn’t romanticize life so much as he saw life romantic—from the struggle to the pain to the wink and the whisper, love stories were everywhere in his eye."

Take a look at the celebrity tributes here:

Jake Gyllenhaal also dropped a heartfelt note as he remembered Jean-Marc writing, "You will be deeply missed, my friend." 

While the cause of death of the director's passing is unknown, a statement was released by his producing partner Nathan Ross to The Hollywood Reporter confirming that the filmmaker had passed away at his Canada home.

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