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‘The Crow’ Reboot Banned Real Guns After Brandon Lee’s Death on the Original Film’s Set and the ‘Rust’ Tragedy (EXCLUSIVE)


During production of the 1994 film adaptation of "The Crow," star Brandon Lee was accidentally shot and killed on set.

That tragedy was echoed decades later on the set of “ Rust ” in Oct. 2021, when cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot due to real rounds being present in a prop gun held by Alec Baldwin. “The Crow” reboot stars “It” and “John Wick 4” actor Bill Skarsgård as Eric Draven, who is killed alongside his girlfriend Shelly (FKA Twigs). In the aftermath of the “Rust” shooting in Oct. 2021, many high profile actors and directors made pledges to stop using real guns on film sets.

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