(Los Angeles) American star Dwayne Johnson, nicknamed “The Rock”, pledged Wednesday to no longer use real guns when filming his films, after the death of a filmmaker affected by an accidental shooting of actor Alec Baldwin at the end of October.
Mr Johnson said he was “devastated” by the news of the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film Rust, this tragedy leading him to reassess the use of firearms in feature films directed by his production company Seven Bucks Productions, in an interview with the trade magazine Variety.
“A life has been lost,” lamented the 49-year-old star, one of Hollywood’s highest paid actors.
“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’re not going to use any real weapons at all, ”The Rock said.
The production company will now use plastic weapons and the necessary special effects will be made in post-production.
“You don’t worry about the cost,” Johnson added.
A live bullet accidentally fired by Alec Baldwin, who had been handed a gun claiming to be harmless, fatally injured Halyna Hutchins on October 21 and ended up in the film director’s shoulder. Rust, Joel Souza.
Dwayne Johnson, a longtime friend of Alec Baldwin, has also advocated for the implementation of new protocols and new security measures in the film industry.
“It’s terrible that it had to happen for it to click,” he concluded.