Guy Ritchie at the Red Sea International Film Festival last year Tim P. Whitby via Getty ImagesGuy Ritchie has said he will no longer allow real firearms to be used on the sets of his films following the fatal accident on the set of Rust in 2021. Around two years ago, an incident occurred on the set of the Western film Rust, in which a prop gun being held by actor Alec Baldwin went off, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza. AdvertisementSince then, Guy says, “the whole game has changed” when it comes to guns on film sets. So there were no real weapons.”The British filmmaker also shared that he had “no idea why we carried on in the industry with real firearms”, describing the “tremendous relief” at no longer having “that sword hanging over us”. He went on to insist that the pellet guns now being used in place of real firearms “look as good as real weapons” and “do all the functions as a real weapon”.

Source: Huffington Post April 22, 2023 16:17 UTC