In one of the most tragic accidents in Hollywood, Brandon Lee, the son of the legendary martial artist Bruce Lee, lost his life due to an accidental shooting, while filming the 1994 film The Crow. And what makes the tragic accident even more haunting is the revelation made by Brad Pitt years later.
While promoting his 2019 film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the actor shared a chilling memory of his time with the late actor, revealing that Lee had eerily predicted his own demise nearly a year before the fatal accident, confiding in Pitt that he believed he would die young, just like his father.
Brad Pitt Recalled Brandon Lee’s Chilling Prediction of His Own Tragic Death
While discussing the unusual and uncanny connections and coincidences in Hollywood during an interview with Esquire, Brad Pitt reflected on the time he spent with the late actor Brandon Lee.
“I remember back in the early days I hung out with Brandon Lee,” he shared, noting that he drove a hearse and lived in Echo Park at the time. He further recalled a memorable night he spent with Lee when the late actor told him he thought he would die young, like his father.
The Bullet Train star shared,
We went out one night and everyone else had peeled off, and we ended up back at his place and it was like six in the morning. A real, you know, drunk and stony night, and he proceeded that night to tell me how he thought he was going to die young like his dad.
The legendary martial artist Bruce Lee passed away in Hong Kong on July 20, 1973, at the age of 32. Brad Pitt shared that he dismissed it as a late-night, possibly drunk musing, as he said, “And I just chalked it up to, you know, stony 6:00 a.m. talk.”
However, the conversation became eerily significant when, about a year later, Lee tragically died during the filming of The Crow. At just 28 years old, Brandon Lee was accidentally shot and killed on set due to a prop department mishap on set.
The Crow Reboot Banned Guns Following the Tragic Incident of the Original Film
Rupert Sanders, who directed the recently released reboot of Brandon Lee’s The Crow, took some strict safety measures while filming the movie, particularly in light of the tragic incident on the original film’s set and the 2021 accidental shooting on the set of Rust.
“Safety is a number one priority,” Sander said, as per Variety noting the inherent dangers such as moving vehicles, stunts, and various equipment on the film set. He shared that he decided not to take any risks and prohibited having any firing weapons on set.
The first day I met with the special effects department and the armorer, who was great, in Prague — They follow all the same guidelines as the military… but I didn’t even want to risk that — So I said, categorically, “We will have no firing weapons on set.“
Instead of using real guns, they opted for Airsoft guns and non-firing rubber or metal decoys to prevent any risk of live rounds or blanks causing harm. The Crow reboot stars the It star Bill Skarsgård and FKA Twigs.
However, unlike the original film which received positive reviews, Sanders’ reboot has received mostly negative reviews, earning a 21% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes. Critics are pointing out its lack of emotional depth and impact, noting that the reboot fails to live up to its source material.
Brandon Lee’s The Crow is available to watch on Paramount+.
The Crow (2024) is playing in theatres.
