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The show goes on for the Elwes brothers even after star Cary’s house burnt down in LA fires

The show goes on for the Elwes brothers even after star Cary’s house burnt down in LA fires

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter When Cary Elwes arrived on the Louisville, Kentucky set of Dead Man’s Wire last January, he was carrying only a paper bag. It contained, more or less, everything he owned. Days earlier, the wildfires tearing through Los Angeles had destroyed his Malibu home – clothes, furniture, a lifetime of possessions, gone. His brother Cassian, producing the film, had ensured Cary’s hotel room was next door to his own. “I tried to be a support system to him,” says the 66-year-old. Their costume designer Peggy Schnitzer – the Coen brothers’ trusted collaborator, who had volunteered for the project simply to work with its director, Gus Van Sant – had quietly gone out and bought him jeans, T-shirts, the basics. “She went out and bought a whole wardrobe for me,” Cary, 63, says. “I was very touched by that.” Being on set, he …

Princess Bride Star Cary Elwes Star Pens Tribute to Rob Reiner

Princess Bride Star Cary Elwes Star Pens Tribute to Rob Reiner

Princess Bride actor Cary Elwes says he can “finally put my griefs into words” as he paid tribute to director Rob Reiner who, along with his wife Michele Reiner, died on Dec. 14.  Taking to Instagram on Monday, Elwes shared footage from the set of the 1987 film that he starred in and Reiner directed. He went on to pen a tribute reflecting on working with Reiner at the time. “I was 24 when I first met Rob Reiner on The Princess Bride. And from that very first meeting I fell in love with him,” Elwes wrote. “I was already a fan of his work so meeting him in person was a dream come true. As we began spending more time together I knew this was someone I wanted in my life. I also knew that by casting me as Westley he was giving me the keys to the castle.” He went on to say that “the first thing” he “noticed about Rob was that he wore his heart on his sleeve. This was a man …