Tuesday, October 1

After the accident on the set of “Rust”, Dwayne Johnson will no longer use real weapons in his films


Dwayne Johnson.
Dwayne Johnson.

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The tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in the filming of the western “Rust” -when the revolver the actor was practicing with Alec Baldwin before a scene was accidentally shot – shocked the movie mecca and has sparked a new debate about safety as it relates to the use of real weapons in footage action or fight.

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Dwayne Johnson has announced that in the projects of his company Seven Bucks Productions they will not use real firearms again and, instead, will opt for rubber replicas that will make themselves look real thanks to the magic of the special effects, adding the flashes of the shots in post-production.

“I can’t speak for no one else, but I can tell you, with absolute clarity, that in any movie that we have in the works with Seven Bucks Productions – any movie, any television show, or anything that we make or produce – we will not use real firearms. under no circumstances “, revealed Johnson to the portal Variety during the premiere of his new comedy action “Red notice” in Los Angeles. “We are not going to worry about the dollars, we are not going to worry about what it might cost.”

The former WWE star quickly got on the phone with her team after finding out what had happened in the film by Alec Baldwin , whom he has known for a long time, to discuss the changes they had to implement to ensure the safety of all their employees. Accidents happen. And when something of this magnitude happens, so heartbreaking, I think the wisest and smartest thing to do is to pause for a second and thoroughly reexamine how you are going to move forward and how we are going to work together, ”concluded Dwayne.

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