Tom Hanks has released a statement following the tragic death of actor Michael Clarke Duncan, who he worked with on The Green Mile in 1999.

“I am terribly saddened at the loss of Big Mike,” the 56-year-old actor told ET. “He was the treasure we all discovered on the set of The Green Mile. He was magic. He was a big love of man and his passing leaves us stunned.”

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Other stars have also tweeted about Michael‘s death.