In the aftermath of that accident, there was a kind of industry wide movement about safety on set. There's also another historical parallel didn't involve a firearm, but three actors were killed on the set of the twilight zone in the 19 80 after bik morrow. Two children were taking part in the final moments of the twilight Zone. We just started spinning one around a circle. About one and a half time, something t crash into trier beds and on our way down a so wi get the actors that put a lot more pre on hollywood studios to get serious about how they treated on set safety. So hopefully you can insure that something like this doesn't take place.
Variety’s Brent Lang explains how cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died on the Rust film set—and how the tragic shooting might catalyze positive change in the entertainment industry.
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