Hollywood star Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson pledged he will no longer use real guns in his movies anymore following the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
Johnson, who was in Los Angeles attending Wednesday the world premiere of his new Netflix blockbuster "Red Notice" with co-stars Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot, affirmed movies made by his company "Seven Buck Productions" would not use real guns ever again.
He added that the company will switch over to rubber guns and will take care of it in post-production, stressing: "We are not going to worry about the dollars; we won't worry about what it costs,".
"I was heartbroken. We lost a life. My heart goes out to her family and everybody on set. I've known Alec, too, for a very long time," Johnson continued.
The remarks come two weeks from the death of Hutchins, 42, who was killed on Oct. 21 on the set of the western movie "Rust" after a gun actor Alec Baldwin was holding released a live bullet.
The late cinematographer and the director of Rust, Joel Souza, were accidentally shot during a rehearsal after Baldwin discharged what he allegedly thought was an unloaded prop gun on the set.
Souza survived his injuries but Hutchins succumbed to her wounds after being airlifted to a nearby hospital.
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The incident has reignited concern about the use of prop guns like the weapon Baldwin discharged and calls to ban functional firearms on Hollywood sets.
An active investigation is underway to determine how the firearm discharged became loaded with a suspected live round.
Baldwin has been in phone contact with detectives, willingly answering their questions, law enforcement.
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