Guy Ritchie banned blank weapons, on the set of ‘The Covenant’, after the ‘Rust’ incident: “No one can have problems”

safety first. That’s how he exposed it Guy Ritchie talking about filming his latest war movie, ‘The Covenant’starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Is it possible to shoot a film about the war in Afghanistan, without blank weapons? Well, even if things seem complex, Ritchie found the solution to guarantee safety on the set, after the terrible event that occurred on the set of ‘Rust’, between Alec Baldwin and the cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, who lost her life to the shots of the actor.

In an interview with Newsweek, action movie veteran Ritchie talked about the tragic event and the impact it had had on his theater (replete on many occasions with guns, explosions, and other potentially dangerous artifacts). In this last tape, all blank weapons were replaced by pistols airsoftto avoid ammunition and the possibility of some mistake with serious consequences.

“Generally I think it’s a matter of the producers, because those are decisions that they make. We use guns Airsoft for this,Gyllenhaal commented.It gave us creative freedom, particularly when we had to recreate the way these men shoot. everything was safe.”

To the words of the protagonist of the tape were added those of its director, Ritchie, who opined: “That whole thing has changed now, the whole game has changed. We haven’t used a real gun since. [‘Rust’]. There were no real blank weapons. It’s the first shoot we’ve done like this, and I’ll tell you the truth, it’s been a tremendous relief for all of us. There is a gas discharge. It’s as authentic as it should be, but like Jake said, they’re Airsoft guns. Nobody can have problems.”

In addition to this, the director has acknowledged not having felt comfortable with the use of real weapons, in the past.

“I’ve never, ever liked having real guns,” he commented. “I had no idea why we were still using them in the industry. It was one of those things that everyone does, but it’s an absolute relief for me. I’m sure for Jake too. Not having that sword hanging over our heads anymore.”

While it is true that any type of weapon can pose an added danger to a shoot, this solution has reduced the chances of a tragedy. Ritchie’s film will hit theaters today, April 21. In it we will follow the story of an American soldier in Afghanistan. After being seriously injured, he will have the mission of helping the translator of his unit (Dar Salim) to escape from the Taliban regime, to take him to the United States.

Will it go down as one of Guy Ritchie’s best movies to date?