“He wanted to take his career step by step,” Nierob said. Lee’s publicist, Alan Nierob, told Reuters in Los Angeles that Lee had a promising career ahead of him and was engaged to be married this month to Eliza Hutton, who works for a film production company in Los Angeles. There was also a magazine report recently that a disgruntled sculptor went berserk on the backlot and drove a car through the studio’s plaster shop.
The movie set had been the scene of a February incident, Wilmington fire officials said, in which a carpenter was severely burned by power lines. If you are not well-padded, you can get a bruise even if it goes off correctly.” “Generally, they are pretty powerful,” he added. As powerful as squibs are, I can’t recall a single incident where anyone was (seriously) injured by them,” he said. “I’ve worked in films and directed a few low-budget features. John Soet, editor of “Inside Kung Fu” magazine, had known Brandon Lee since the actor was a child. Spokesman Harry Clein said he believed that Proyas “was beside the camera or looking at the monitor” when the explosion occurred. Proyas, the director, did not issue a statement after Lee’s death. 1 and had eight more days to go, was temporarily suspended. He said the entry wound was the size of a silver dollar, and that X-rays showed a metallic object lodged against Lee’s spine.Ī source close to the actor said Lee suffered two severed arteries.įilming, which began on Feb. McMurray said Lee suffered intestinal injuries and major vascular injuries with extensive bleeding. Lee’s mother was at the hospital when he died, the spokeswoman said. after surgery without regaining consciousness, a hospital spokeswoman said. Doctors said he showed vital signs when he arrived at the emergency room but was unresponsive. and was rushed to New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Police said that the incident was being treated as an accident, but was still under investigation. Norvell said detectives would have to wait for an autopsy-which is planned for today-to find out what kind of projectile struck the actor.