By Moboluwade Tobiloba
American actor, Dwayne Johnson also known as The Rock has said real guns will no longer be used on sets of his movie company ‘Seven Buck Productions’.
Johnson made this known to American Newspaper company ‘Variety’ while promoting his upcoming Netflix blockbuster, Red Notice.
He explained that the decision was to prevent the accident that had happened on the shooting set of Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ where the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins had been shot from repeating itself.
Talking to Variety, the actor said, “We’re going to switch over to rubber guns, and we’re going to take care of it in post[-production]. We’re not going to worry about the dollars. We won’t worry about what it costs.
“I was heartbroken. We lost a life. My heart goes out to her family and everybody on set. I’ve known Alec, too, for a very long time,” Johnson added.
The Rock’s comments come amid increasing calls that functional firearms be banned off Hollywood movie sets.
According to police reports, Alec Baldwin had fired the gun which led to the death of Halyna Hutchins and fatally injured one on the set of his movie Rust.
Baldwin had been told that the gun was “cold,” an industry term meaning it was safe to use.
As investigations are still ongoing, the film’s armourer Hannah Guiterrez who is also Reed’s lawyer has revealed that the live round may have been put in the gun by a ‘disgruntled employee.’
The husband of the cinematographer, murdered on the set of Alec Baldwin’s movie Rust has also reportedly hired lawyers and is now set to file a wrongful death lawsuit against Baldwin and the movie production company.
