Nicolas Cage about Baldwin shooting incident: ‘You have to know how to use a gun’ | gossip

entertainment">“I don’t want to blame the cast for anything,” Cage said. “But as an actor you have to know every aspect of your role. You have to know how to ride a horse, you have to know how to fight if you’re going to do fight scenes. You have to know how to ride a motorcycle. You need to know how to use a gear stick and drive sports cars. And you have to know how to use a gun.” According to Cage, that is part of the role of an actor. “And that’s all I’m going to say about it,” he concluded.

entertainment">Earlier, George Clooney also spoke out about the great responsibility that actors have on set when they have to use a weapon. Weeks after the incident, in which actor Alec Baldwin inadvertently fired a bullet that killed a camerawoman, he said actors should check for themselves that the weapon is loaded before using it.

entertainment">The investigation into the shooting incident on the film set of Rust is still in progress.

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