Michael Mann was recently sent to the hospital. The famed director, known for his work on Heat and Miami Vice, reportedly shot himself in the leg. The incident took place at a Los Angeles gun range, per TMZ.
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According to a representative of Mann, the gun was accidentally discharged. Mann has since been released from the hospital.
"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," Mann's representative told the outlet.
Mann is known to be an experienced target shooter. He had reportedly been trying to holster his weapon during target practice. Unfortunately, that's when the accident occurred. Mann was transported to a local hospital via an ambulance. His injuries are believed to have been minor.
"The LAPD confirms the incident to us ... cops and the LAFD responded to The Range LA after reports of the shooting," TMZ continued.
It's been noted that Mann had no intention of causing harm to himself. The entire situation was nothing but an accident. The fact that his injuries were so minimal is a blessing, as there was undoubtedly scope for things to be way worse than they turned out.
Michael Mann Has 25 Director Credits to His Name
According to IMDB, Mann has directed 25 movies and/or television shows. His first work was released in 1965, a short titled Dead Birds. Mann then worked on another short in 1968 called Insurrection. In 1977, Mann got his first opportunity to work on a television show, directing one episode of Police Woman.
From there, work continued to steadily pour in. He was the director behind the 1986 movie Manhunter and the 1989 release of L.A. Takedown. Of course, his best-known work as a director came with the 1995 hit Heat, the 2001 biography of Mohammed Ali with Will Smith, and the 2006 release of Miami Vice.
Mann also has a further 32 credits as a producer. Some of his work includes Hancock and the television series Tokyo Vice, which ran between 2022 and 2024. He is currently working on Heat 2, where he's both the director and producer, as has been the case for a lot of his work.
