Dwayne Johnson tells Variety that his production company Seven Bucks Productions will no longer use real guns on any of its productions in response to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film “Rust.”
Dwayne Johnson says his production company will no longer use real guns on set after ‘Rust’ shooting
“First of all, I was heartbroken. We lost a life. My heart goes out to her family and everyone on the set. I’ve also known Alec for a long time,” said Johnson, who spoke to the publication at the premiere of his new Netflix spy caper “Red Notice.”
“I can’t speak for anyone else, but I can tell you, without a lack of clarity here, that any movie we have moving forward with Seven Bucks Productions, any movie, TV show or anything we do or produce, we will not be using real guns at all,” Johnson added.
The former WWE wrestler added that all of his productions will now switch to “rubber guns” and “take care” of the visual effects in post-production.
“We’re not going to worry about the dollars, we’re not going to worry about what it costs,” he said.
Johnson then added that within hours of the news of Hutchins’ fatal shooting, he and the Seven Bucks Productions team discussed what safety changes they would adopt on set.
“I think the prudent thing to do and the smart thing to do is to pause for a second and really revisit how they’re going to move forward and how we’re going to work together,” he said.
“Any movie we do that Seven Bucks does with any studio, the rule is we won’t use real guns. That’s it.”
