Alec Baldwin’s fatal shot: Dwayne Johnson agrees to ban real weapons on his shoots

Vincent formica

–Cinema journalist

Cradled from an early age by New Hollywood cinema, Vincent Formica very early discovered the works of Martin Scorsese, Coppola, De Palma and Steven Spielberg. Thanks to these cinema godfathers, he will learn to deeply love the 7th art, forging an eclectic cinephilia.

After the drama that claimed Halyna Hutchins’ life on the set of Rust, Dwayne Johnson made the decision to ban live firearms on his sets.

After the death of Halyna Hutchins, killed by an accidental shooting of Alec Baldwin on the set of Rust, many voices have been raised to ban real guns from the sets.

Among these voices, that of Dwayne Johnson resounded. The actor decided to act, banning the use of real weapons on his sets. The Fast and the Furious and Jumanji star said he was “devastated” by the loss of the director of photography in these terrible conditions.

As a result, The Rock is banning live guns on all shoots produced through their company, Seven Bucks Productions.

“I can only speak for myself, but I can tell you, without a shadow of a doubt, that about all the movies we’re going to work on with Seven Bucks Productions – any movie, or TV series. , or whatever else we produce – we won’t be using any real weapons at all. “, assured The Rock at the microphone of Variety.

The actor and his teams will now use dummy weapons and special effects will be made in post-production to create the illusion of shots. “We don’t worry about the cost”, added the ex-wrestler.

“A life has been lost. My heart is broken. My thoughts are with Halyna’s family and all the colleagues involved in this shoot. I know Alec baldwin for a long time. It’s terrible that it had to happen for it to click “, deplores Johnson.

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