UPDATED: David Chase, Brad Grey, Journey and Lorraine Bracco also are among those paying tribute to the "Sopranos" star, who died Wednesday of a heart attack in Rome at age 51.
UPDATED: "One hell of an actor," Albert Brooks wrote on Twitter, while Christina Applegate added, "I am so deeply saddened by the untimely passing of sweet James Gandolfini!"
The organization tweeted to its 1.9 million followers that the award-winning journalist contacted its lawyer shortly before the dramatic accident that took his life.
"Man of Steel" could also beat Brad Pitt's zombie extravaganza, but even rivals agree that a predicted opening in the $45 million to $50 million range would mark a good start for "World War Z."
The Weinstein Co.'s film is based on the true story of art couple Margaret and Walter Keane, who both claimed to have painted the famous big-eyed children's paintings.