Dwayne Johnson attends the world premiere of Netflix’s Crimson Discover on Wednesday in Los Angeles. Johnson says his manufacturing firm will not use actual weapons on set.
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Dwayne Johnson attends the world premiere of Netflix’s Crimson Discover on Wednesday in Los Angeles. Johnson says his manufacturing firm will not use actual weapons on set.
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Dwayne Johnson is making strikes to ensure that a lethal tragedy like that on the Rust movie set final month doesn’t occur once more.
In an interview with Variety, the actor generally known as The Rock introduced that his manufacturing firm, Seven Bucks Productions, will not use actual weapons on the units of any of its productions and can use rubber weapons as an alternative.
He mentioned that “any film, any tv present, or something we do or produce — we cannot use actual weapons in any respect.”
Johnson added, “We’re not going to fret in regards to the {dollars}; we cannot fear about what it prices.”
He mentioned he plans to implement his “no actual weapons” rule with any studio he companions with.
Johnson’s pledge comes after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot final month on the Rust movie set in Santa Fe, N.M. Whereas training a scene, actor Alec Baldwin discharged a prop gun that he was told didn’t comprise dwell rounds, based on affidavits shared by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Workplace. Hutchins was rushed to a close-by hospital through helicopter, the place she died.
Director Joel Souza, who was standing behind Hutchins on the time, was shot within the shoulder however survived. The taking pictures remains under investigation.
In a press release shared through Twitter, Baldwin known as Hutchins’ demise a “tragic accident” that left him heartbroken. Talking to Selection, Johnson echoed that sentiment.
“Initially, I used to be heartbroken,” Johnson mentioned. “We misplaced a life. My coronary heart goes out to her household and everyone on set. I’ve identified Alec, too, for a really very long time.”
Johnson’s interview comes forward of the discharge of his newest venture, Netflix’s Crimson Discover, an motion movie slated to hit the streaming service later this month. Whereas Johnson did should deal with actual weapons throughout the taking pictures of that movie, it was inside hours after listening to the information about Hutchins that he started planning easy methods to make his personal tasks safer, he advised Selection.
He’s not alone. Eric Kripke, showrunner of Amazon’s The Boys, tweeted the same proclamation final month and requested others within the business to affix him in that dedication.
