John Malkovich says disappearance of friend Julian Sands is a ‘very sad event’

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John Malkovich has said the disappearance of his friend and fellow actor Julian Sands is “a very sad event”.The pair became close while working on the film Killing Fields in 1983 and later appeared together in 2014 US drama series Crossbones.

Malkovich is a godfather to one of Sands’ sons with his first wife journalist Sarah Sands. Authorities have vowed to “bring closure” to the Sands family, after more than five weeks of searching in southern California.The actor was first reported missing on January 13 in the Mount Baldy region of the San Gabriel mountains after failing to return from a hike. “Julian and I were very, very close,” Malkovich said, speaking at a press conference at the Berlin International Film Festival, according to US outlets who attended. “I’m a godfather to his son from his first wife, Sarah, who I know very well, and I introduced him to his second wife. “We were close forever, ever since we met in 1983 on the set of The Killing Fields.

It’s a very sad event.” The San Bernardino sheriff’s department said on Monday that further ground searches for Sands over the weekend had yielded no results.

The force added that an imminent storm in the region meant that search efforts would now be delayed “for some time”. “On February 18, over 20 members of the Fontana sheriff’s station and the West Valley search and rescue team conducted a ground search in the Mt Baldy area,” a spokesperson told the PA news agency. “The crew members focused on the area where the California Highway Patrol’s Recco device hit on a possible electronic device on January 25. “Unfortunately, nothing was found that would lead to the discovery of Mr Sands. “With the imminent storm approaching, ground searches for Mr Sands will be delayed.