James Cameronissued a statementon theunexpected death of Bill Paxtonon Sunday.
The actor had appeared in some of Camerons biggest films fromThe TerminatortoAlienstoTitanic.
Bill leaves such a void.

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It was a friendship of laughter, adventure, love of cinema, and mutual respect.
Bill wrote beautiful heartfelt and thoughtful letters, an anachronism in this age of digital shorthand.
He took good care of his relationships with people, always caring and present for others.
Paxton died at the age of 61 due to complications from a surgical procedure.