Dominic Patten: R.I.P. David R. Ellis. In: Deadline Hollywood. Deadline.com, 2013, abgerufen am 7. Januar 2013: „Director David R. Ellis has died in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Snakes On A Plane helmer passed away suddenly early this morning Los Angeles-time, Deadline has learned. Ellis was 60 years old. Cause of death is not yet known. Ellis was in South Africa preparing to direct the film KITE.“
