In an interview withVariety, directorRupert Sandersstated in unambiguous terms that “safety is a number one priority.”

He elaborated that “film sets are very dangerous.

There are fast moving cars with cranes stuck on the top.

Bill Skarsgård in “The Crow."

Bill Skarsgård in “The Crow.".Larry Horricks/Lionsgate

There are stunt guys falling on high wires down steps.

Even just walking around a set at night with rain machines and lights youre working in an industrial environment.

You have to be safe.”

THE CROW, Brandon Lee, 1994, (c) Miramax/courtesy Everett Collection

Brandon Lee in “The Crow.".Everett Collection

For that reason he banned real guns fromThe Crowset.

“Not until the scene ended and Lee failed to get up did anyone realize he had been shot.

The prop guns which are commonly used on film sets aren’t one specific bang out of gun.

The CrowstarsBill Skarsgardas Eric Draven andFKA Twigsas Shelly, lovers who are brutally killed.

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