The actor, who played Bill Tanner in four James Bond films, are calling for health and safety to be prioritized to avoid further risks to lives. He also suffered a personal experience with his father’s tragic death on a film set, further fueling his advocacy.
“You’ve got a lot of young people wanting to enter an industry that they know is perilous, both financially and in terms of work, but not necessarily aware of how perilous the practices on set are as well.
“Now is the time for this opportunity to be taken in terms of understanding that we don’t need to exclude excitement or creativity or invention for safety, that the two can and must work together.”
It’s high time we learn from the accident where a crew member was accidentally killed by Alec Baldwin. This incident took place in 2021 for the film Rust.
*Cover image via Francesco Guidicini