Samuel Hadida, ‘True Romance’ and ‘Resident Evil’ Franchise Producer, Dies at 64

The filmmaker co-founded distributor Metropolitan FilmExport with his brother, Victor, and father, David

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Samuel Hadida, a French producer and distributor with over 70 producing credits including “True Romance,” the “Resident Evil” franchise and most recently as a co-executive producer on this year’s “Hunter Killer,” has died. He was 64.

Hadida died unexpectedly on Monday at UCLA Santa Monica Hospital following a short illness, his brother, Victor Hadida announced in a statement.

Hadida and his brother have owned and managed Metropolitan FilmExport, a French distributor of American indie fare, which they founded with their father, David.

In addition to working with director Tony Scott on the 1993 film “True Romance” and “Domino” in 2005, Hadida also collaborated with Constantin Film on the “Resident Evil” series of film and the “Silent Hill” movies.

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