Current Events > Dwayne Johnson pledges to stop using real guns on his productions

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Lebronwon
11/04/21 1:05:10 PM
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https://variety.com/2021/film/news/dwayne-johnson-gun-safety-movies-halyna-hutchins-death-rust-1235104627/

Dwayne Johnsons new movie for Netflix, Red Notice, stars three of the biggest celebrities on the planet Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot and is one of many Hollywood films that feature firearms for the sake of action-packed storylines. Red Notice, which launches on the streaming service on Nov. 12, followed very careful safety protocols on-set, as most productions do. But after the tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on Alec Baldwins film Rust, Johnson is pledging to stop using real firearms on all projects that are produced by his company, Seven Bucks Productions. First of all, I was heartbroken, Johnson began, speaking to Variety at Wednesday nights premiere of Red Notice in Los Angeles. We lost a life. My heart goes out to her family and everybody on set. Ive known Alec, too, for a very long time.

Johnson, who has to handle firearms in Red Notice, says he will only use rubber guns on his sets, and will enforce that rule with any studio he is working with. I cant speak for anyone else, but I can tell you, without an absence of clarity here, that any movie that we have moving forward with Seven Bucks Productions any movie, any television show, or anything we do or produce we wont use real guns at all, Johnson said to Variety. Were going to switch over to rubber guns, and were going to take care of it in post, he said. Were not going to worry about the dollars; we wont worry about what it costs. Johnson recalled that after news broke confirming that Hutchins had died on the Rust set, he was on the phone with his team within a couple of hours to discuss what changes his company needed to make to ensure complete safety moving forward. I love the movie business, Johnson said. There are safety protocols and measures that we have always taken in the movie business and we take very seriously, and these sets are safe sets, and were proud of that. But accidents do happen. And when something like this happens of this magnitude, [that is] this heartbreaking, I think the most prudent thing and the smartest thing to do is just pause for a second and really re-examine how youre going to move forward and how were going to work together. Any movie we do that Seven Bucks does with any studio, the rule is were not going to use real guns. Thats it, he continued.

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Azarias
11/04/21 1:09:05 PM
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Ive never heard of rubber guns, why not just use airsoft replicas?

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Lairen
11/04/21 1:14:56 PM
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Wow! What a hero!

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modena
11/04/21 1:15:59 PM
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Azarias posted...
Ive never heard of rubber guns, why not just use airsoft replicas?
Yeah for real, I had a M9 that looked and weighed the same as a real one.

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Smashingpmkns
11/04/21 1:16:49 PM
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https://youtu.be/_g5MgopyatU

The church shootout scene in Once Upon a Time in Mexico used rubber guns because Robert Rodriguez was unable to get their prop guns across Mexico border in time for the shoot. All of the effects, including the bullet holes in the walls, were done in post. The reload insert shots were done at a later time.

This is an 18 year old movie that managed to do a realistic (relatively cuz it's a ridiculous scene) shootout without prop guns. There's no reason to use prop guns.
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Tyranthraxus
11/04/21 1:18:48 PM
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Azarias posted...
Ive never heard of rubber guns, why not just use airsoft replicas?

Rubber guns are for throwing and other stunt work involving moving guns during high intensity fight scenes. Airsoft guns are dangerous to throw and don't offer any advantages over a rubber gun.


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CommonStar
11/04/21 1:19:22 PM
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Azarias posted...
Ive never heard of rubber guns, why not just use airsoft replicas?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHNTfj3cOjs

This guy talks about all the types they use including rubber guns, bb guns, and airsoft guns.
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WarfireX
11/04/21 1:20:56 PM
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he refused 2 use guns in da rundown

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RiKuToTheMiGhtY
11/04/21 1:25:31 PM
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WarfireX posted...
he refused 2 use guns in da rundown
Yes one of his worst movies.

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SSJPurple
11/04/21 1:48:45 PM
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The Rock is a national treasure. Good on him for doing the responsible thing and setting an example.

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Tyranthraxus
11/04/21 1:49:12 PM
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RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...
Yes one of his worst movies.
I liked it.

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Siculu
11/04/21 1:50:09 PM
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Brave and powerful. Hes so virtuous and thank goodness hes signaling that to us.

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SSJPurple
11/04/21 1:55:25 PM
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Siculu posted...
Brave and powerful. Hes so virtuous and thank goodness hes signaling that to us.

Pandering and being a Twitter activist who actually does nothing is douchy af but cmon, this is actually a good thing idk why yall are hating.

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CommonGrackle
11/04/21 1:57:14 PM
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I'm sure most movies use rubber ones anyway, or what are called "non guns" which simulate a flash.

first, there's practically no reason to use blank-firing guns anyway unless you want to see the spent brass flying out and I don't think too many people care about that to notice. (I know in Die Hard 1 they used blanks which was part of the reason why Bruce Willis permanently lost some of his hearing)

second, if anyone drops a gun during a stunt they'll probably break it and. oops. there goes the gun.
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Kobe Bryant
11/04/21 1:58:11 PM
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so brave

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Relient_K
11/04/21 2:00:18 PM
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This sets a good precedent. If others follow suit it could have a bit impact on Hollywood.

Another step would be to lower or entirely stop the glorification of guns in movies and television but we are a long way away from that.

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skermac
11/04/21 2:00:21 PM
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I never knew they used real guns

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SSJPurple
11/04/21 2:02:30 PM
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Relient_K posted...
glorification of guns in movies and television but we are a long way away from that.

Oh Jesus are we in the 90s again? Movies, games, and music dont make people kill people.

Im a liberal and I like this move from the Rock but no guns in movies at all? Thats a no from me dawg.

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MiIkMan
11/04/21 2:05:43 PM
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So brave. "I"ll make sure I'm not really exploding heads when I'm pretending to explode heads for gun-obsessed assholes".

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MagnusDJL
11/04/21 2:08:58 PM
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ITT saying you want to do a good thing is a bad thing.
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Relient_K
11/04/21 2:09:20 PM
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SSJPurple posted...
Oh Jesus are we in the 90s again? Movies, games, and music dont make people kill people.

Im a liberal and I like this move from the Rock but no guns in movies at all? Thats a no from me dawg.

I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about the glorification and fetishism of gun culture. The obsession with guns is unhealthy. People buying hundreds of guns or insisting on always carrying are unstable and I think some of it stems from how guns are portrayed in media. They are not toys, they are extremely dangerous tools that can be used for self defense but are more often an added danger to the home.

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TheSavageDragon
11/04/21 2:12:06 PM
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Am I the only one that finds this kinda skeevy?
"I was heartbroken" says man that didn't know the victim while promoting his movie and production company.
I mean I'm sure that's not his intention and a by-product of the media needing to list his latest movie...but it comes across as a bit distasteful

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SSJPurple
11/04/21 2:12:33 PM
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Relient_K posted...
I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about the glorification and fetishism of gun culture. The obsession with guns is unhealthy. People buying hundreds of guns or insisting on always carrying are unstable and I think some of it stems from how guns are portrayed in media. They are not toys, they are extremely dangerous tools that can be used for self defense but are more often an added danger to the home.

I get that however Ive seen enough s*** in real life to know that stuff just isnt in the movies. Im not letting some crooked cop or crazy redneck gun me down without a fight.

Thats just me though. Id love to not think that way but the US is gun obsessed and I refuse to be a statistic.


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Tyranthraxus
11/04/21 2:13:14 PM
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TheSavageDragon posted...
Am I the only one that finds this kinda skeevy?
"I was heartbroken" says man that didn't know the victim while promoting his movie and production company.
I mean I'm sure that's not his intention and a by-product of the media needing to list his latest movie...but it comes across as a bit distasteful
What is solidarity

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Veggeta_MAX
11/04/21 2:13:36 PM
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MagnusDJL posted...
ITT saying you want to do a good thing is a bad thing.
Welcome to CE where 80% of the people are miserable and loves to project it.

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Tropicalwood
11/04/21 2:16:27 PM
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Azarias posted...
Ive never heard of rubber guns, why not just use airsoft replicas?
For that matter, they could just weld the barrels shut so no bullets can even be chambered. Then they would get the looks of a real gun without having to worry about live rounds.

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Irony
11/04/21 2:17:34 PM
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He'd have to have his arms removed.

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TheSavageDragon
11/04/21 2:18:06 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
What is solidarity

What is being genuine?
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itachi15243
11/04/21 2:38:27 PM
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Guns accidents in movies are almost always do to the weapons master not doing their job right. There is no need to take guns out of movies, just reinforce weapons protocol, guidelines, criteria, and any other possible safety concerns. Especially when it comes to the weapons master.

A weapons master/master armorer should always be on top of everything related to all weapons on set. They should be held accountable for mishaps on their watch and be highly trained and tested to certify as one, especially when any type of firearm is being used on set.

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FortuneCookie
11/04/21 2:45:12 PM
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no Glock, just Rock
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thronedfire2
11/04/21 2:50:51 PM
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itachi15243 posted...
Guns accidents in movies are almost always do to the weapons master not doing their job right. There is no need to take guns out of movies, just reinforce weapons protocol, guidelines, criteria, and any other possible safety concerns. Especially when it comes to the weapons master.

A weapons master/master armorer should always be on top of everything related to all weapons on set. They should be held accountable for mishaps on their watch and be highly trained and tested to certify as one, especially when any type of firearm is being used on set.

there's also no reason to use real guns besides it's less expensive than adding effects in after

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Trumble
11/04/21 2:53:24 PM
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Just use real guns that are modified to not actually fire...

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gatorsPENSbucs
11/04/21 2:55:41 PM
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Gal Gadot is one of the biggest celebrities on the planet? Interesting.

But good for Rock, more people and companies need to adapt that.

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Tyranthraxus
11/04/21 2:56:25 PM
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Trumble posted...
Just use real guns that are modified to not actually fire...
Rubber guns look identical but cost 1/100th as much

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