‘Heat’ Director Michael Mann Sustains ‘Superficial Injury’ at Gun Range – WTOP News
Police said the 83-year-old filmmaker was injured during a training accident and taken by ambulance to a hospital after the firearm discharged.
- On Saturday, Director Michael Mann was hospitalized after accidentally shooting himself in the leg at The Range, a Los Angeles shooting facility. The 83-year-old filmmaker was reportedly attempting to holster his firearm when the weapon discharged.
- Police classified the incident as a "training accident," confirming that Mann did not purposely shoot himself. Authorities stated he was "injured during a training accident when he accidentally discharged a firearm into his own leg."
- The incident occurred at The Range, a members-only club in Los Angeles with annual memberships ranging from around $3,000 to $20,000. Both LAPD and Los Angeles Fire Department personnel responded to the scene.
- Mann is currently working on a long-awaited prequel to Heat with an all-star cast. Variety reported last month that Leonardo DiCaprio, Christian Bale, Adam Driver, Jason Clarke, and Odessa Young have joined the production.
- The filmmaker has directed major titles since the 1980s, including Manhunter and the 2023 release Ferrari. Mann also published the #1 New York Times best-seller Heat.
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'Heat' director Michael Mann injured after accidentally shooting self at gun range
LOS ANGELES — Michael Mann, the acclaimed director of crime classics “Heat” and “Collateral,” accidentally shot himself at a gun range in Los Angeles, resulting in minor injuries, a statement released on Sunday, Nov. 1, said. “On Saturday, at a gun range, a weapon accidentally discharged while holstered resulting in a superficial injury to film director Michael Mann. He was treated and is being released,” a representative of the filmmaker said i…
American director Michael Mann was briefly hospitalized after accidentally shooting himself in the legs. The incident occurred last Saturday at a shooting range in Los Angeles when he was attempting to stow his weapon during a practice session, news outlet Variety reports. The weapon discharged while it was in the holster. Mann sustained a superficial injury, his spokesperson said. He is an experienced marksman, the spokesperson emphasized. The…
'Heat' Director Michael Mann Accidentally Shoots Himself In The Leg At L.A. Gun Range
Filmmaker Michael Mann was hospitalized on Saturday after accidentally shooting himself in the leg at a gun range in Los Angeles. The 83-year-old director of Heat, Collateral and The Insider suffered what his representative described as a “superficial injury” and was treated and released. “On Saturday, at a gun range, a weapon accidentally discharged while […] The post ‘Heat’ Director Michael Mann Accidentally Shoots Himself In The Leg At L.A. G…
Michael Mann, director of Heat and Collateral, suffered a superficial injury at a shooting range in Los Angeles; he knows what the police reported.
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