{"id":5137,"date":"2026-07-13T15:48:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T10:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=5137"},"modified":"2026-07-13T15:48:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T10:48:19","slug":"disturbing-threats-of-violence-plagued-jurassic-park-star-sam-neill-before-his-unexpected-passing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=5137","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Disturbing&#8221; Threats Of Violence Plagued &#8216;Jurassic Park&#8217; Star Sam Neill Before His Unexpected Passing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Just months before his sudden passing, <b>Sam Neill<\/b> said he received violent threats that were very \u201cshocking and disturbing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are some loose cannons,\u201d he said of the people who were hostile towards him, according to an Instagram video he shared months before his passing.<\/p>\n<p>His family announced on Monday, July 13, that the <i>Jurassic Park<\/i> star lost his life in a \u201csudden and unexpected\u201d manner.<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-highlights\"><span class=\"h2\">Highlights<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>Sam Neill revealed before his passing that he had received violent threats on his life.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>The threats came after he opposed the plan of a large-scale gold mine several miles away from his farm in New Zealand\u2019s Central Otago district.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>The \u2018Jurassic Park\u2019 star previously said he wasn\u2019t afraid of passing away. \u201cBut it would annoy me,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>He announced that he was cancer-free earlier this year.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3><b>Sam Neill revealed before his passing that he had received violent threats on his life\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"GettyImages-590085656-6a54accdde060__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing\/?image_id=GettyImages-590085656-6a54accdde060__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Disturbing Threats Of Violence Plagued 'Jurassic Park' Star Sam Neill Before His Unexpected Passing\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing\/?media_id=GettyImages-590085656-6a54accdde060__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-590085656-6a54accdde060__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-590085656-6a54accdde060__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\" alt=\"&quot;Disturbing&quot; Threats Of Violence Plagued 'Jurassic Park' Star Sam Neill Before His Unexpected Passing\" title=\"&quot;Disturbing&quot; Threats Of Violence Plagued 'Jurassic Park' Star Sam Neill Before His Unexpected Passing\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/actor-sam-neil-speaks-to-the-media-at-the-announcement-of-a-news-photo\/590085656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hugh Peterswald\/Pacific Press\/LightRocket via Getty Images<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with immense sadness that the wh\u0101nau [extended family] of Sam Neill share the news of his passing on Monday, 13th July, in Sydney, Australia,\u201d the family wrote in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The actor, highly regarded for being one of New Zealand\u2019s best known actors, was \u201csurrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterized his whole life,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe loss was sudden and unexpected, but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer-free,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"c85e7d99-f513-4bb7-a6a0-335437804819-6a54acd9699b3__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing\/?image_id=c85e7d99-f513-4bb7-a6a0-335437804819-6a54acd9699b3__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Disturbing Threats Of Violence Plagued 'Jurassic Park' Star Sam Neill Before His Unexpected Passing\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing\/?media_id=c85e7d99-f513-4bb7-a6a0-335437804819-6a54acd9699b3__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/c85e7d99-f513-4bb7-a6a0-335437804819-6a54acd9699b3__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/c85e7d99-f513-4bb7-a6a0-335437804819-6a54acd9699b3__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"515\" alt=\"&quot;Disturbing&quot; Threats Of Violence Plagued 'Jurassic Park' Star Sam Neill Before His Unexpected Passing\" title=\"&quot;Disturbing&quot; Threats Of Violence Plagued 'Jurassic Park' Star Sam Neill Before His Unexpected Passing\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UNung9Gw5MQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">goBendigoNZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing-6a54aedbbb652__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing\/?image_id=sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing-6a54aedbbb652__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Disturbing Threats Of Violence Plagued 'Jurassic Park' Star Sam Neill Before His Unexpected Passing\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing\/?media_id=sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing-6a54aedbbb652__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing-6a54aedbbb652__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing-6a54aedbbb652__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"97\" alt=\"&quot;Disturbing&quot; Threats Of Violence Plagued 'Jurassic Park' Star Sam Neill Before His Unexpected Passing\" title=\"&quot;Disturbing&quot; Threats Of Violence Plagued 'Jurassic Park' Star Sam Neill Before His Unexpected Passing\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The cause of Neill\u2019s passing was not revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The actor lost his life just months after announcing that he was cancer-free. He was diagnosed in 2022 with stage three angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a type of blood cancer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not afraid to d*e, but it would annoy me,\u201d he previously told <i>The Guardian <\/i>while undergoing treatment.<\/p>\n<h3><b>\u201cI\u2019m not afraid to d*e, but it would annoy me,\u201d the <\/b><b><i>Jurassic Park <\/i><\/b><b>star previously said\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"GettyImages-168577477-6a54acdfce67e__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing\/?image_id=GettyImages-168577477-6a54acdfce67e__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Disturbing Threats Of Violence Plagued 'Jurassic Park' Star Sam Neill Before His Unexpected Passing\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing\/?media_id=GettyImages-168577477-6a54acdfce67e__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-168577477-6a54acdfce67e__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-168577477-6a54acdfce67e__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"507\" alt=\"&quot;Disturbing&quot; Threats Of Violence Plagued 'Jurassic Park' Star Sam Neill Before His Unexpected Passing\" title=\"&quot;Disturbing&quot; Threats Of Violence Plagued 'Jurassic Park' Star Sam Neill Before His Unexpected Passing\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/richard-attenborough-laura-dern-and-sam-neill-in-a-scene-news-photo\/168577477\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Universal\/Getty Images<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Despite his announcement of being free of cancer, Neill was still in the middle of a controversy and faced violent threats to his life earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>He spoke out against a proposed large-scale gold mine several miles away from his farm in New Zealand\u2019s Central Otago district.<\/p>\n<p>After he publicly objected to the government\u2019s plans to fast-track the mine, he revealed that he was on the receiving end of \u201cshocking and disturbing\u201d threats.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"700\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Why is actor Sam Neill (<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TwoPaddocks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">@TwoPaddocks<\/a>) supporting local activists in Aotearoa-New Zealand to stop a gold mine being dug into a mountain? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fCy1r5tYJI\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/fCy1r5tYJI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AJ+ (@ajplus) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ajplus\/status\/2075885056522863052?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing-6a54aee02aaef__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing\/?image_id=sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing-6a54aee02aaef__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Disturbing Threats Of Violence Plagued 'Jurassic Park' Star Sam Neill Before His Unexpected Passing\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing\/?media_id=sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing-6a54aee02aaef__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing-6a54aee02aaef__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing-6a54aee02aaef__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"265\" alt=\"&quot;Disturbing&quot; Threats Of Violence Plagued 'Jurassic Park' Star Sam Neill Before His Unexpected Passing\" title=\"&quot;Disturbing&quot; Threats Of Violence Plagued 'Jurassic Park' Star Sam Neill Before His Unexpected Passing\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The <i>Peaky Blinders <\/i>actor said he was against the plans of opening \u201ca big, actually a vast, open-cast goldmine that has [been] proposed to be fast-tracked in [his] neighborhood, in central Otago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI stand by those views, and I\u2019m glad I voiced them,\u201d he said in an Instagram video in April.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I wasn\u2019t prepared for was the personal ab**e I would come in for,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<h3><b>After opposing the government\u2019s plans to fast-track the mine, Neill stood by his views but was surprised by the threats\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"156ad322-f56e-436e-a58d-d5b97c05f4f7-6a54ace9e54bb__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing\/?image_id=156ad322-f56e-436e-a58d-d5b97c05f4f7-6a54ace9e54bb__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Disturbing Threats Of Violence Plagued 'Jurassic Park' Star Sam Neill Before His Unexpected Passing\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing\/?media_id=156ad322-f56e-436e-a58d-d5b97c05f4f7-6a54ace9e54bb__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/156ad322-f56e-436e-a58d-d5b97c05f4f7-6a54ace9e54bb__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/156ad322-f56e-436e-a58d-d5b97c05f4f7-6a54ace9e54bb__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"517\" alt=\"&quot;Disturbing&quot; Threats Of Violence Plagued 'Jurassic Park' Star Sam Neill Before His Unexpected Passing\" title=\"&quot;Disturbing&quot; Threats Of Violence Plagued 'Jurassic Park' Star Sam Neill Before His Unexpected Passing\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UNung9Gw5MQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">goBendigoNZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It was reported at the time that the Australian mining company Santana Minerals was pushing to expedite a 210-acre open-cast gold mine called Bendigo-Ophir.<\/p>\n<p>The country\u2019s resources minister, Shane Jones, known for strongly backing resource extraction projects, was among those who criticized Neill for his opposition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that started with Shane Jones \u2026 he chose to make this personal, and I\u2019m baffled as to why he would do that \u2026 he\u2019s a guy I don\u2019t understand. Not at all,\u201d Neill said in his video.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 700px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQFrO5sk7Iy\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"\/>\n<p>The Kiwi icon was stunned by the \u201cpersonal ab**e\u201d he saw online from supporters of the mine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe amount of personal ab**e that came in online, all over the shop, was frankly very shocking and disturbing, including threats of physical violence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s some very unpleasant people among the supporters of this mine,\u201d he went on to say. \u201cI\u2019m not saying they\u2019re all like that, but boy, there are some loose cannons.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><b>\u201cI was completely blown away by the toxicity of the opposition that I met,\u201d the Kiwi icon said<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"844b2a34-2a3c-4e7d-83e0-ee6653b35fa2-6a54acee362b7__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing\/?image_id=844b2a34-2a3c-4e7d-83e0-ee6653b35fa2-6a54acee362b7__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Disturbing Threats Of Violence Plagued 'Jurassic Park' Star Sam Neill Before His Unexpected Passing\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing\/?media_id=844b2a34-2a3c-4e7d-83e0-ee6653b35fa2-6a54acee362b7__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/844b2a34-2a3c-4e7d-83e0-ee6653b35fa2-6a54acee362b7__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/844b2a34-2a3c-4e7d-83e0-ee6653b35fa2-6a54acee362b7__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"506\" alt=\"&quot;Disturbing&quot; Threats Of Violence Plagued 'Jurassic Park' Star Sam Neill Before His Unexpected Passing\" title=\"&quot;Disturbing&quot; Threats Of Violence Plagued 'Jurassic Park' Star Sam Neill Before His Unexpected Passing\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UNung9Gw5MQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">goBendigoNZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Neill, born Nigel John Dermot Neill in 1947 in Omagh, Northern Ireland, moved to New Zealand with his family when he was around seven.<\/p>\n<p>The actor had been running a pinot noir vineyard in the country\u2019s most southerly wine region for about three decades.<\/p>\n<p>He believed that if Bendigo-Ophir scored a victory in fast-tracking the approval for the gold mine, then \u201cone of the most beautiful and remote places in the world\u201d would be destroyed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"509265970_18303716281171184_1498139785458184987_n-6a54acf2ea8da__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing\/?image_id=509265970_18303716281171184_1498139785458184987_n-6a54acf2ea8da__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Disturbing Threats Of Violence Plagued 'Jurassic Park' Star Sam Neill Before His Unexpected Passing\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing\/?media_id=509265970_18303716281171184_1498139785458184987_n-6a54acf2ea8da__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/509265970_18303716281171184_1498139785458184987_n-6a54acf2ea8da__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/509265970_18303716281171184_1498139785458184987_n-6a54acf2ea8da__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"756\" alt=\"&quot;Disturbing&quot; Threats Of Violence Plagued 'Jurassic Park' Star Sam Neill Before His Unexpected Passing\" title=\"&quot;Disturbing&quot; Threats Of Violence Plagued 'Jurassic Park' Star Sam Neill Before His Unexpected Passing\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/samneilltheprop\/p\/DLLZBIlzak6\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">samneilltheprop<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I started to express misgivings about this mine and the potential damage it could do, I was completely blown away by the toxicity of the opposition that I met,\u201d he told <i>The Guardian <\/i>in April.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, the <i>Piano <\/i>star said he believes Central Otago, which has the lowest unemployment in New Zealand, was \u201cflourishing economically,\u201d and the last thing they needed was a \u201ctoxic mine upstream.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the great responsibilities we have in life is we should leave the planet better than we found it,\u201d he told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Into the Dunstan Mountains - with Sam Neill\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UNung9Gw5MQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Neill\u2019s passing left fans and celebrities in mourning.<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon called him \u201cone of the greats\u201d in a tribute on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe started out when there was barely a film industry in this country to speak of,\u201d he wrote. \u201cFor more than fifty years, he took New Zealand stories to the world, and his talents helped make our film industry into what it is today \u2013 one of our greatest cultural exports.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><b>\u201cThis alone should be enough reason to stop the whole thing to teach people violence will never get them anywhere,\u201d one commented online\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing-6a54aed63f61a__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing\/?image_id=sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing-6a54aed63f61a__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Disturbing Threats Of Violence Plagued 'Jurassic Park' Star Sam Neill Before His Unexpected Passing\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing\/?media_id=sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing-6a54aed63f61a__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing-6a54aed63f61a__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sam-neill-receiving-disturbing-threats-before-unexpected-passing-6a54aed63f61a__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"181\" alt=\"&quot;Disturbing&quot; 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