Brandon Lee’s death after an accidental shooting on the set of 1994’s ‘The Crow’ added fuel to a longstanding ‘curse’ conspiracy theory, with the young actor and his father, martial arts legend Bruce Lee, both dying under mysterious circumstances. In one of his final interviews, Brandon opened up to ET justweeks before his death at 28 years old on March 31, 1993. He gave an intimate glimpse at what it was like growing up in the shadow of a cultural icon, and how his role as revenge-driven Eric Draven in the comic book adaptation was all but certain to put him on the path to mainstream success. With an eye-witness account and disturbing details from behind the scenes, ET breaks down how Brandon was killed with a prop gun and a ‘dummy’ bullet while filming his character’s on-screen murder. While the two surviving members of Brandon’s immediate family, his mother, Linda Lee Caldwell and sister, Shannon Lee, shared their harsh reactions to the ‘chain of negligence’ that led to Brandon’s shooting, they also supported ‘The Crow’s release and his final role hitting theaters on May 13, 1994. Thirty years later, Brandon’s fiancée, Eliza Hutton, broke her silence in the wake of Alec Baldwin’s accidental shooting of ‘Rust’ movie cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021. In her plea for a reevaluation of gun use in Hollywood, she reflected on losing Brandon decades earlier, which was only days before their wedding and a new future that he had excitedly told ET was ‘gonna be great.’ ‘The Crow’ is streaming on Paramount+.
