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In August, actor Nicolas Cage became enraged and stormed off the set of a movie where Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was in charge of weapons.
Cage chastised the rookie armorer for firing a gun without warning.
The 24-year-old armorer — in charge of guns when Alec Baldwin shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins last Thursday — was repeatedly accused by crew members of breaking basic safety protocols on the Montana set of Cage’s “The Old Way” in August, reports NYP.
Cage even walked off set screaming at Gutierrez-Reed after she fired a gun without warning for the second time in three days, the movie’s key grip, Stu Brumbaugh, told the outlet.
Brumbaugh even told the assistant director of the armorer, “She needs to be let go,” he recalled.
Brumbaugh detailed a series of complaints that were made about Gutierrez-Reed, including that she walked onto the set with live rounds or blanks without announcing it to the cast and crew.
She also walked around with pistols tucked under her armpits so that they were pointing back at people, and allowed firearms to be aimed at people, Brumbaugh told the Wrap.
Another crew member — who spoke on the condition of anonymity — confirmed the concerns.
Gutierrez-Reed “put the cast and crew in several unnecessary and dangerous situations,” the unidentified crew member told the Wrap.
Before the fatal shooting on “Rust,” Gutierrez-Reed — the daughter of Hollywood weapons expert Thell Reed — had admitted not feeling ready for taking on the responsibility when offered “The Old Way” job.
https://thecount.com/2021/10/27/nicolas-cage-hannah-gutierrez-reed/