TV/Movie News

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

Sad to see the death of Darth Vader actor Dave Prowse, he was 85.

Famously while he physically played the super villain, his voice was redubbed by Jame Earl Jones in post production.

[Zzzptm]

He had an incredible physical presence, all the same. Loved his moves.

[Charger]

Oh sad news indeed...

[Charger]

This looks very very interesting indeed:

https://www.slashfilm.com/samaritan-first-look/?fbclid=IwAR1W3MP_TVwChA7E82-3WnRqIMQYOT3t40B_bdn4mT_CsZcF7ySE1x5S2_E

[Zzzptm]

Stallone is one of the greats, love his work ethic.

[Jack the Stripper]

Finally it’s a go. The prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road

https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/mad-max-is-back-with-a-new-movie-to-be-shot-in-nsw-20210419-p57kbr.html

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

^^^
I know it's been in the works, I'm really pleased to see it's now been given the go ahead. And I like the cast too, followed Taylor-Joy since The Witch, she's great.

[Charger]

Very saddened to hear about the passing of the iconic action director RICHARD DONNER! He passed away few days ago at the age of 91.

I remember him wanting to make one last Lethal Weapon film with Gibson and Glover...so sad it never came to be.

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

Yes, sad news, I didn't know he was looking to do another Lethal Weapon. 91 is a great age though.

I just looked up his career on IMDb and his career was massive, with some truly iconic films and TV series to his name. The Omen, Scrooged, Superman I and II, episodes from the Man from U.N.C.L.E. and The Twilight Zone! Amazing career!

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

Really gutted for Alec Baldwin.

How could a gun with a live round be anywhere near the set of any film let alone a western!

[Jack the Stripper]

Yeah there’s a few unanswered questions there at the moment. Must’ve been filming a shot where Alec was looking and aiming straight down the camera for the cinematographer to get shot. Bullet apparently passed right through her and hit the director in the shoulder.

Can’t imagine the shock & anguish Alec must be going through. Very sad all round

[Charger]

Yeah that was quite an interesting incident. Somebody screwed up big time there. Sure Alec Baldwin is a total nutjob with more than few screws loose but I still feel bad for him.

And the thing was they weren't even fiming at the time...seems that it was a scene runthrough or rehearsal.

The need to use real guns on movie/tv show sets is a given ofcourse for authenticity. You can always spot a prop gun miles away and it surely eats away from the credibility of the production. And it does happen more and more lately.

BUT live rounds should not make it to the actual set EVER. Those are used only in weapon use training and that should take place far away from the set. And if there are scenes where actual bullets are used (which I think are rather rare nowadays anyways) those should be filmed totally seperately and with strict supervision. Actors very rarely are professionals or even competent to use weapons.

Sad event especially to  the family of Halyna Hutchins.

[Zzzptm]

It looks as though the AD in charge of safety had a few incidents in his past involving oversight and lax precautions. It's very sad for those on this set that he didn't correct those behaviors.


I say take all the guns for movies, seal their barrels at both ends and never load them with anything. All the sound and flash can be added in with post-op foley and effects work.

[Charger]

I say take all the guns for movies, seal their barrels at both ends and never load them with anything. All the sound and flash can be added in with post-op foley and effects work.

Let's not. It so deflates the authenticity. Nothing beats an actual firing of a weapon with a real muzzle flash. Blank weapons have been fired millions of times on movie and tv show sets over the course of decades...and there has now been TWO yes TWO fatal incidents. Heck weapons on movie sets have an even worse fatality rate than Covid!

[Jack the Stripper]

It seems there’s been a massive due diligence failure. Apparently a gun on a movie set is suppose to be checked by 4 people on set before it’s used. The armorist, assistant director, key grip and lastly the actor. This obviously didn’t happen. Also it’s emerged that Alec was practising a cross draw with the gun sitting down at a church pew while the cinematographer and director were setting up the shot and he looked right down the eye of the camera and either accidentally pulled the trigger or purposely pulled the trigger not thinking it was loaded.