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Michael Mann was hospitalized after suffering an injury on Oct. 31 at an L.A. gun range.
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The 83-year-old director was holstering a firearm when he accidentally shot himself in the leg.
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Mann is the legendary filmmaker behindThief, Collateral, Heat,and more.
Heat director Michael Mann has been hospitalized after accidentally shooting himself in the leg at an L.A. gun range.
The legendary filmmaker, 83, was attempting to holster the gun when the firearm went off, Entertainment Weeklyhas learned. The incident occurred while the director, an experienced target shooter of many years, was participating in a Target practice session.
“On Saturday, at a gun range, a weapon accidentally discharged while holstered resulting in a superficial injury to film director Michael Mann,” a representative for Mann told EW. “He was treated and is being released.”
LAPD confirmed the incident to EW’s sister site PEOPLE, stating that the incident occurred Oct. 31 around 4 p.m. Mann was in stable condition when he was transported to a local hospitaled the shooting to be accidental.” As for Mann, his injury is subcutaneous and minor
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Entertainment Weeklyhas reached out to the Los Angeles Police Department for additional information.
Mann, who is best known as the filmmaker behind such titles as Thief, Manhunter, Collateral, and Ferrari, is currently at work on Heat 2, the long-awaited sequel to his 1995 crime drama starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. The first film saw the screen legends star as Police Department detective Lieutenant Vincent Hanna (Pacino) and professional thief Neil McCauley (De Niro), intense men working on opposite sides of the law. The upcoming project, based on a 2022 novel, will serve as a prequel. Leonardo DiCaprio, Christian Bale, and Adam Driver are expected to star.
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