Director Michael Mann was taken to a hospital on Saturday after a firearm accidentally discharged at a Los Angeles gun range, injuring him. The Hollywood Reporter reported the incident, and a representative for the filmmaker said he had received treatment and was being released.
In a statement, the representative described the injury as superficial and said the weapon had discharged while holstered. The statement identified Mann as the person injured in the incident and said his hospital treatment was complete. Mann, a four-time Academy Award nominee, has decades of experience as a target shooter.
The Los Angeles Police Department said officers were dispatched to The Range LA at approximately 4 p.m. following a report of shots fired. After investigating at the scene, responding officers concluded that the shooting was accidental. Authorities said the injured person was transported to a local hospital in stable condition.
TMZ separately reported an account from sources who said Mann was apparently attempting to holster his firearm during target practice when it went off. Those sources described the location as a sanctioned gun range and said he was subsequently taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries.
The incident comes as Mann is in pre-production on Heat 2. Leonardo DiCaprio, Stephen Graham and Christian Bale are reportedly attached to star in the project. The film follows Mann's 1995 crime drama Heat, arriving more than three decades after the original movie, whose cast included Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer and Jon Voight.
Heat is among the best-known titles in a directing career that also includes Thief, released in 1981, and The Insider, released in 1999. Mann went on to direct Ali in 2001 and Collateral in 2004, followed by Miami Vice in 2006 and Public Enemies in 2009.
His other directing credits include the 2023 film Ferrari. Across his career, Mann has received four Oscar nominations, with recognition spanning directing, producing and adapted screenwriting. Three of those nominations were for his work on The Insider.
For that film, Mann earned nominations for best director, best picture and best adapted screenplay. His fourth Academy Award nomination was in the best picture category for The Aviator, the 2005 title cited among his producing achievements.
