Michael Mann was rushed to the hospital after accidentally shooting himself in the leg at a Los Angeles gun range, TMZ reports.
According to a source who spoke to the outlet, the 83-year-old director behind “Heat” was trying to holster his weapon at the gun range around 4 p.m. when the firearm went off. He was then taken by ambulance to a local hospital.
The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed the incident to TMZ, saying officers and the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to The Range LA after reports of a shooting.
Police said the victim had no intention of harming himself and was injured in a training accident, after accidentally discharging a firearm into his own leg.
Mann’s current condition has not been released.
Born in Chicago in 1943, Mann is one of Hollywood’s most acclaimed filmmakers, best known for his stylish, intense crime dramas. His 1995 film “Heat,” starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Val Kilmer, is widely considered one of the greatest crime movies ever made.
Over the decades, Mann has worked with some of Hollywood’s biggest stars. He directed Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx in the 2004 thriller “Collateral,” Russell Crowe and Pacino in “The Insider,” Will Smith in “Ali” and Johnny Depp in “Public Enemies.” He also directed Daniel Day-Lewis in the 1992 epic “The Last of the Mohicans.”
“The Insider” earned seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director for Mann. His most recent film, “Ferrari,” starring Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz, was released in 2023.
Over his career, Mann has won two Primetime Emmy Awards and a BAFTA Award for producing “The Aviator,” and he has earned four Academy Award nominations and two Golden Globe nominations.
In recent years, he has returned to the world of “Heat,” co-writing the 2022 novel “Heat 2,” which expands on the story and characters from his classic film.
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