Hollywood director Michael Mann has been treated in hospital after accidentally shooting himself in the leg at a gun range in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
The 83-year-old filmmaker, best known for directing Heat and Collateral, sustained what his representative described as a “superficial injury” when a gun accidentally discharged while holstered on Saturday.<\/p>\n
In a statement to the Associated Press (AP) on Sunday, his representative 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.”<\/p>\n
The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that officers responded to reports of shots fired at a gun range in West Los Angeles at around 4pm local time on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Police said the shooting was accidental and that Mann had been taken to hospital in a stable condition.<\/p>\n
According to ABC News, the director was holstering a handgun when it discharged, striking him in the left thigh.<\/p>\n
Mann, who has been an experienced target shooter for decades, is currently preparing to direct Heat 2, the follow-up to his acclaimed 1995 crime thriller starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro.<\/p>\n
The new film, based on Mann’s 2022 novel of the same name, will serve as both a prequel and sequel to the original.<\/p>\n
Leonardo DiCaprio, Christian Bale and Adolescence star Stephen Graham are set to appear in the film, with production expected to begin in January 2027.<\/p>\n
Deadline reports that, according to a source close to the filmmaker, the accident is not expected to affect the production schedule.<\/p>\n
Mann\u2019s other directing credits include The Last of the Mohicans, Manhunter, The Insider and Miami Vice.<\/p>\n
His most recent film was the 2023 biographical drama Ferrari, starring Adam Driver and Pen\u00e9lope Cruz.<\/p>\n
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