Acclaimed filmmaker Michael Mann was briefly hospitalized Saturday after he accidentally shot himself in the leg during target practice at a Los Angeles shooting facility, representatives and authorities said.
The incident occurred around 4 p.m. at The Range LA, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Emergency personnel responded to a report of shots fired, and investigators subsequently determined that the firearm discharge was entirely accidental, IndieWire reported. TMZ first reported the news of the shooting.
Representatives for the 83-year-old director described the injury as superficial and confirmed that he was in stable condition before being discharged from medical care.
“On Saturday, at a gun range, a weapon accidentally discharged while holstered resulting in a superficial injury to film director Michael Mann. He was treated and is being released,” a representative for the filmmaker said in a statement to Variety and Rolling Stone.
According to Variety, Mann had been attempting to holster the weapon when it went off. The director is known to be an experienced marksman who has practiced on firing ranges for several decades.
Celebrated Career and Crime Sagas
Mann is widely recognized as one of Hollywood’s preeminent directors of modern crime dramas, often lauded for their intense realism and meticulous depictions of urban shootouts. His breakthrough came in television and film during the 1980s, serving as an executive producer on the hit series “Miami Vice” and directing features such as “Thief” in 1981 and “Manhunter” in 1986.
In 1995, Mann wrote and directed “Heat,” a landmark Los Angeles heist thriller starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro that became a major box office success and a touchstone of the genre. He went on to earn an Academy Award nomination for Best Director for the 1999 journalism drama “The Insider,” which was also nominated for Best Picture, as well as an Oscar nomination as a producer on Martin Scorsese’s 2004 biopic “The Aviator.”
His extensive filmography also features “The Last of the Mohicans” in 1992, the Muhammad Ali biographical film “Ali” in 2001, the Tom Cruise thriller “Collateral” in 2004, and “Public Enemies” in 2009. His most recent feature release was the 2023 biographical racing drama “Ferrari,” which starred Adam Driver and Penelope Cruz.
Upcoming Production on ‘Heat 2’
The accidental shooting comes as Mann prepares for his next major cinematic project, “Heat 2.” The planned film serves as both a prequel and a sequel to the 1995 original, exploring the backgrounds and subsequent lives of the characters portrayed by Pacino and De Niro.
Mann adapted the screenplay from the 2022 novel of the same name, which he co-wrote with author Meg Gardiner. Speaking about the story at the Lumiere Festival in France in 2025, Mann explained that the dynamic between the two central adversaries inspired him to expand the narrative across multiple eras.
The star-studded production is expected to include actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Christian Bale, and Adam Driver, with Stephen Graham also slated to participate. Graham recently told the “Today” show that cameras are scheduled to begin rolling in January 2027, according to Rolling Stone. Representatives gave no indication that Saturday’s minor injury would cause any delay in the filmmaker’s schedule.
