Brandon Murphy dead: Writer of Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard starring Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L Jackson dies aged 43

SCREEWRITER Brandon Murphy who was greatest identified for the film ‘Hitman’s Spouse’s Bodyguard’ has died.

The 43-year-old wrote the movie starring Samuel L Jackson and Ryan Reynolds alongside together with his together with his brother Phillip Murphy and Tom O’Connor.

Brandon Murphy wrote 'Hitman's Spouse's Bodyguard' together with his brother

The movie stars Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L JacksonCredit score: Alamy

The film and the unique 'The Hitman's Bodyguard' have been each massive hits, with Salma Hayek and Antonio Banderas becoming a member of the forged for the sequel.

Murphy was discovered lifeless on January 9 in Los Angeles and no explanation for demise has to this point been given, Deadline stories.

‘Hitman’s Spouse’s Bodyguard’ opened to $17 million on the Father’s Day weekend final 12 months and completed at $70 million.

Murphy wrote and made his directing debut on the horror thriller 'Snow Valley', which was in postproduction on the time of his demise.

Cooper van Grootel, Tom Williamson, David Lambert and Barbara Crampton are to star within the movie, which focuses on a newly-engaged couple who go on an ill-fated ski weekend.

The couple see an surprising visitor arrive on the home and its supernatural forces start to rise.

Brandon was born in Norristown, PA, in 1978 and gained notoriety as a graffiti artist whereas residing in New York Metropolis in the course of the mid-2000s.

He was revealed to be the underground graffiti artist secretly answerable for the ever-present, although misspelled, 'Rod Stuart Love the Hamptons' tags. 

It was throughout that point he offered a pitch for his first function movie ‘Pony Bush’ to Dimension.

Pals advised Deadline that when the cash from the script sale got here in, he went to Los Angeles, booked a room at Chateau Marmont and proceeded to spend all the cash.

A good friend as soon as requested Murphy “is it true after Pony Bush you blew 60 grand in two months?” to which he replied with certainly one of his well-known one-liners “no, it was 80 grand in a single month.”

Murphy additionally was an summary artist and fronted the LA-based band D.O.L. — quick for “Drunk Outdated Women”.

The Murphy brothers, who labored on a number of movies as a writing group, additionally hosted the Camp Goodboy podcast.

They invited visitors to hitch them for a satirical critique on popular culture and present occasions.