John Malkovich discusses disappearance of 'close' friend Julian Sands: 'It's a very sad event'
foxnews.comJohn Malkovich admitted his heartache about the unknown as his dear friend and co-star, actor Julian Sands, has been missing for more than one month. "Julian and I were very, very close," Malkovich said during a press conference in Berlin for "Seneca — On the Creation of Earthquakes." John and Julian co-starred in the film, but first met decades ago on the Academy Award-winning movie, "The Killing Fields." Sands was reported missing on Jan.
13 after failing to return from a hike on Mt. Baldy in California. Earlier this month, officials were still hopeful for his return. "I’m a godfather to his first son from his first marriage to Sarah, who I know very well," Malkovich added, via Deadline. "I introduced him to his second wife, and we have been close since we met in 1983 on the set of ‘The Killing Fields.' It’s a very sad event." Malkovich and Sands formed a close friendship while filming in Thailand and temporarily lived together after Sands’ marriage ended with Sarah Harvey.
Malkovich later introduced his buddy to Evgenia Citkowitz, whom he married in 1990. Rescue efforts continue for the 65-year-old actor in the San Gabriel Mountains, Mara Rodriguez, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department public information officer confirmed to Fox News Digital one month into his search. "We have not transitioned into recovery at this point," Rodriguez said. "It's still considered a search and rescue mission.
We don't have any kind of set date for that, butit's definitely something that we're keeping in mind." "We are still conducting searches as weather and conditions allow.
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