Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor “Shazam: Fury of the Gods” actor Adam Brody said on Wednesday that Hollywood “has been due for a reckoning in terms of our depictions of gun use and violence.” Brody was joined by two dozen Hollywood actors, directors, creators and showrunners as a part of Brady’s “Show Your Safety” campaign taking part in a roundtable discussion at the White House about the role Hollywood can play in combating the gun violence epidemic. “True Lies” creator and showrunner Matt Nix, actor D.B.
Woodside, “Evil” and “The Good Fight” creators Robert and Michelle King and “Yellowstone” star Piper Perabo were among those on the press call following the roundtable. “Movies and television shape our culture very much and that is reflected back to us,” Brody continued. “I’m all for any version of elevated conversation and consciousness when it comes to the depiction of guns or lack thereof.” While depictions of guns and violence in the entertainment industry are nothing new, there is a cultural shift taking place as filmmakers consider how their films and shows depict gun violence.
Added Nix, “I’ve written a lot of stories over the years that involve firearms, and I’ve already changed how I portray gun safety in the home since signing Brady’s pledge last year.” Perabo discussed gun safety storage in homes and how the entertainment community “can also make a culture shift to talk and normalize storage.” “Guns are prominently featured in TV and film across the globe, but only America has a gun violence epidemic,” the “Yellowstone” star said. “It’s shocking that 4.6 million children in America live in homes with unsecured firearms.
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