Shannon Lee, daughter of the late martial arts legend Bruce Lee and sister of Brandon Lee — who died tragically from a gunshot whereas filming in 1993 — has known as for extra “gun safety training” on units.
At a crimson carpet occasion on Monday forward of the Asian World Film Festival in Los Angeles — at which Lee is slated to current the primary honoree of the newly created Bruce Lee Award — the 52-year-outdated actor, producer and completed martial artist herself spoke to Agence France-Presse on the tragic killing of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins final month throughout filming of the American Western movie “Rust.”
“I think that mandatory gun safety training [should be required] for the actor so that they can check the guns themselves and know how to use them appropriately, and so that they can keep others safe,” Lee informed AFP.
Her brother was simply 28 years outdated when he was shot and killed on the set of “The Crow” beneath circumstances much like Hutchins’ dying.
Shannon Lee mentioned that Hollywood’s gun safety requirements are “frustrating.”
“It shouldn’t happen again,” she mentioned, suggesting that the dying of her brother ought to have been the final of its sort.
Brandon Lee was properly on his option to following in father Bruce Lee’s footsteps earlier than his tragic dying.Ron Galella Collection through Getty
It was reported final month that “Rust” star and government producer Alec Baldwin unintentionally shot and killed 42-year-outdated Hutchins — and wounded 48-year-outdated director Joel Souza — after Baldwin unknowingly fired a loaded gun that had allegedly been declared “cold” throughout filming, that means no stay spherical was within the chamber.
Lee confirmed regret for Baldwin, whereas referencing the person accountable for killing Brandon, actor Michael Massee, who died of most cancers in 2016.
“I felt sorry for Michael Massee, I felt really sorry, because it is a horrible thing to cause someone else to die. And I also feel sorry for Alec Baldwin,” mentioned Lee.
“It’s really tough what he’s going through — he has to take care of himself,” she added.
Baldwin, 63, spoke out on Saturday after weeks of hypothesis and finger-wagging by the media and Hollywood insiders alike. “She was my friend,” he mentioned of the late Ukrainian cinematographer.
The police investigation of Hutchins’ dying remains to be underway.
