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Weapons banned at Restart site after Brandon Lee’s death

Weapons banned at Restart site after Brandon Lee’s death

Director of the upcoming reboot of “The crowHe revealed that he had banned all firearms from the group due to his death. Brandon LeeWho was shot dead during the filming of the original movie 30 years ago.

Lee, Bruce Lee’s son, was accidentally shot in the stomach while filming a scene for the 1994 movie “The Crow.” He died in hospital at the age of 28.

Reboot Manager, Robert SandersLee’s death was on his mind, he told Variety, as was the death of director Halyna Hutchins, who was shot by a real bullet in a gun held by star Alec Baldwin while filming “Rust.” Hutchins was killed in 2021, a year before Sanders began filming “The Crow.”

«Safety is our #1 priority. He said it himself.Film sets are very dangerous. There are fast-moving cars with cranes stuck above them. There are stuntmen falling from high wires on stairs. Even just walking around the set at night with rain machines and lights – you’re working in an industrial environment. So it’s dangerous. You have to be safe. The first day I met with the special effects department and the gunsmith who was great in Prague. They were very concerned about safety. They follow the same guidelines as the military when it comes to weapons, but I didn’t even want to risk that.”

He added:So I said, unequivocally, “We will not have any guns firing on set,” meaning we did not have a single gun that could hold a live or dead bullet anywhere near the set so that no projectile could enter.».

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He said they used Airsoft guns, which are used in an unprofessional manner, in addition to “Rubber or metal traps are effective but do not have a trigger mechanism.’









Sanders said that using fake weapons required additional money for visual effects, to add the barrel flash and smoke, but he said that “It was a price worth paying… For me, it was a very worthwhile cost for the safety and comfort of all of us on this project..

Based on the comic book of the same name, “Crow” follows Eric Draven, a rock guitarist who is murdered by a gang along with his fiancée. New Movie Stars Bill Skarsgard And the musician FKA branches.

Hutchins’ death has sparked changes in Hollywood, with film and firearms industry experts saying the incident has led to greater attention to gun safety and increased use of technology to replicate shootings.

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