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Harvey Weinstein on his upcoming NRA film: "All the heat should come my way"
In advance of the upcoming 86th Academy Awards, this evening Piers Morgan welcomes legendary studio head and film mogul Harvey Weinstein for a face to face interview that touches upon everything from the NRA to the Catholic Church.
Always outspoken, and known for making movies with a larger social purpose, Weinstein recently spoke with radio icon Howard Stern, revealing plans to produce a forthcoming film that takes on the gun lobby. Referring to the NRA as a "disaster area," Weinsten told Stern that "they're going to wish they weren't alive after I'm done with them."
Joining "Piers Morgan Live" this evening, the 61-year-old Hollywood heavyweight explains why he's so passionate about curbing gun violence and limiting firearms in the United States:
“As much as I want to ignore it, as much as I want to go on with my regular life, I can’t do it this time,” says Weinstein, referencing recurring school shootings and mass tragedies.
The man behind such blockbusters as "Gangs of New York," "Shakespeare in Love," and "Pulp Fiction," Friday's guest lives twenty minutes from Newtown, Conn., and says the massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School was essentially committed right in his backyard. It's this personal connection that has spurred him to make a film which casts legendary actress Meryl Streep as an NRA-challenging Senator. However, already fielding monster criticism for his position, Weinstein is careful to clarify that the anti-gun sentiment is his own, and does not reflect any position of his cast:
"Meryl Streep's an actress. I want to make that clear right away. She's working as someone that's playing a part," he iterates to Morgan. "It's not her belief and all the heat should come my way, and I'm kind of used to the heat anyhow."
Watch the clip for more of Weinstein's commentary on the NRA, and for the full interview, which details the success of his some of his Oscar-nominated films including August: Osage County and Philomena, tune to CNN at 9p.
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Excuse me, Harvey, but I'd prefer to keep your Statist opinion off my 2nd Amendment Rights that are basically natural rights (and God given if you are into that sort of thing) to defend myself.
These anti-gunners are absolutely insane. They'd leave all sorts of society's weakest at the mercy of thugs and criminals. Especially the poorest living in areas where the cops don't come or could not get there in time.
Anti-gunners are selfish, irrational and INSANE.
I wonder if Harvey has ever heard of a country called Switzerland? You know, the country that the world goes to when we want to issue peace talks to end wars, while at the same time requiring nearly every citizen to own a gun.
Wrong. About 45 out of every 100 people own a gun in Switzerland. So your suggestion that nearly every citizen owns a firearm is greatly exaggerated. But it's higher than all other European countries.
And while it's expected for men to go through gun training, the country has more gun deaths per year, when compared to every other European country. So that part actually goes against your agruement of more guns don't equate to more murders.
While I'm not debating if our country should regulate the 2nd Amendment, don't use false facts to prove your point, please.
Looks like he really cares about violence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIFqHn_Ul0M
Weinstein is an un-American socialist shkutz.
And that's a compliment.
Bring it, Harv. You are a fool if you think a movie is going to change anyone mind on the subject.
ha ha!! harvey kill bill blood and gore now going to make childrens movies. nra membership has increased thanks and also remind me of the 2nd amendment and how democrats are against it. i was considering voting for pryor in Arkansas now no way thankyou for the reminder. sending my money into the NRA today. you are helping many democrats to lose votes because of your the king of Hypocrisy donate every penny you have made of of your bloddy movies before anyone can take you Seriously.i loved it when you had to blow frosty's head off.
independant agree 100% he will be in Jim Carry's shoes but with more morney will take a little longer and watch im take Meryl with him. I needed to hear this this is just the funniest thing i've heard in a long time. harvey donate you bloody money ever penny to disabled veterans then i might take you serious but now you seem like someone with mental problems. I hope you don't but it does make me wonder.
Boycott his movies!
does it bother anyone else that this guy is a major Obama contributor? This film will do two thing: make the anti-gun crowd dance for joy and consolidate the supporters of the 2nd Amendment. It is a rich movie maker just wanting to get richer by stirring up the pot. He should be ashamed, but he hasn't the moral fiber to be so.
I am jumping for joy already! Weinstein believes in a double standard. He has a team of armed bodyguards, but wants the rest of us disarmed. I believe these liberal elitists would prefer a police state.
Hey Einstein, of course he need bodyguards, he is after all american and lives in USA. I bet you didnt understand that one..
And Weinstein, as a Jew should be acutely aware of what happens when a populace is disarmed, but the ruling government is not.
What is interesting is that in his interview with Howard Stern about this movie he talks about how he wishes the Jews had access to guns during the holocaust... but goes on to say we don't need them in this country....
Gonna make a movie with more impact than columbine
Or sandy hook?
Good luck.
Its not my nature to judge anyone by appearance but I gotta say it . When I saw this guy on Piers show the very 1st thought to go through my mind was " Why Would A Wealthy Movie Mogul Dress and Look Like a " Just Walked In Off The Street Homeless Man"... Decked Out in a Suit & Tie ?
harvey, you're the worst kind of hypocrite. "it's in your back yard," you say? well, if it is, then you may want to ask yourself what roll have the movies you produced have played a part in that situation. all of your works are gross distortions of reality with the violence and reckless use guns. you want to knock the NRA, but who knocks you as you roll to the bank with the millions of dollars your violent movies make. what a bum!
Thank you Mr. Weinstein for helping to increase NRA membership and private gun ownership.
I love this country but in many areas we are still not acting rationally or like adults. Who needs war weapons in their homes. Not me. I grew up with long guns, on a New England farm, was an avid hunter, and still love venison to this day, but I own NO GUNS. Harvey, I support your position. I have lived in Sweden and Denmark, where getting a license to own a firearm is difficult and expensive. That is a policy that does work, and should be in place here.
I know how to take the NRA down. This is an insidious, arrogant, and dangerous group. I wish you well in this fight.
"I know how to take the NRA down." Oh I'm sure you do, bless your arrogant little heart! Go ahead and try! Better men than you have abjectly failed, and I predict another successful 134 years for that fine organization of 5 million law-abiding Americans!
Let's just say, for the sake of conversation, that you do know how to silence the NRA or that Mr. Weinstein does ... why do you feel the need to do that? This country was founded upon the principal of freedom of speech. When one group is so confident that they know what is "right" for everybody else that they must silence any and all opposition to their beliefs ... well, we've seen that happen numerous times throughout history ... does The Third Reich sound familiar? And, keep in mind that The Second Amendment was not written to protect our right to hunt or shoot targets. It was written so we can protect ourselves from the government and people & groups like you.
You are a moron.
Weinstein thinks guns are bad for you but good for Jews. He may not be honest and will invest in gun stocks knowing when ever gun bans or more restrictions are threatened on ownership of weapons sales go thru the roof and stock in them rises. Harveys dream, to make money off of the movie and rise in gun stocks. What a fine human being!
If guns dont kill people, people kill people, why do you need guns ? 🙂
Lots of reasons. My guns have never killed anybody...
In any case, it is the Bill of Rights, not the "bill of NEEDS." Did anybody ask Rosa Parks why she NEEDED to sit at the front of the bus?
helps me for protection and puts food on the table for my family.
Harvey, I do recall you've made your fortune off movies that market nothing but unbelievable gun violence. So, if you want some credence, let's not see one more film from you that employs a shooting, a gun, or a reference to them from now own.
You are the capital "H" in Hypocrite.
Why are you threatening me? Who do you think you are? The Supreme Court has laid down the law on the Second Amendment. You are just another Hollywood hypocrite- -a big shot in the Hollywierd Nation. Go suck a egg fatboy.
Fatboy's movie will lay an egg! It will be hilarious to watch it go 50x over budget and then flop at the box office! Meanwhile, it will prompt more people to get off their butt and join NRA.
What's the matter? Haven't you ever met a hypocrite before?
Yes plenty and Weinstein is a first class elite liberal hypocrite.
For a man who states that he is taking a stance against violence, doesn't his statement "they're going to wish they weren't alive after I'm done with them" sound a little violent.
some one needs to point out to this man that # 1. Corporations now have the rights of a Person. voting , et all, and a Person can wish he/she had a better life ,,The NRA is 5,000,000 strong . So all these persons are going to wish they were not alive,,because this homeless unshaven obese man in a fancy suit and tie said those words " We Don't Need Guns in America .. – This to me has turned into a "Fashion Show" ,,All Celebrities in Hollywood ( who,,, guess what ? ,,buy more Cocaine than anyone , anywhere ,,They don't call Cocain – The Rich Mans High for nothing,,mostly because only the rich can afford it. these people should be blamed for every Drug Purchase and its Pain & Sorrow..In as If They Stopped then the Demand would simply vanish ,, and things would work out from there. Gunners wish cocaine did not exist, or heroin , or marijuana et all. And they are 100% right , Its a Yin Yang relationship ,,The NRA wish there were not any drugs ,,none,in as These Drugs endanger OUR CHILDREN ,,100% Undisputed Medical fact. ask any doctor ,, and these people ,, The Elite HollyWood, Los Angeles , Chicago , New York , et all Nation wide call for Gun control while the Gun Fans want "DRUGS CONTROLLED" < – and these Rich celebrities cause more harm to the system than anyone else ,,TIME OUT ,,I have to answer the door.
This mans motivates me to buy more guns! And boycott his film!
A curiosity question for Piers Morgan, who would like to disarm every American citizen, England being his model. The question is whether Piers also advocates disarming America's law enforcement officers, as is the case in his English model. It would be wonderful for him to have the Chief of the NYPD or the LAPD as a guest, and ask they what they would think about disarming the cops on the beat in their towns. Or have the head of the FBI on as a guest and ask about having the FBI agents park their guns. Or have a representative of any of the 57 federal agencies that are now authorized by Congress to have armed special agents on the payroll.
Just curious.
Hey Harvey. Buy up all the guns with all the money you made by glorifying them in your movies.... Hypocrite moron.
Showing violence, our you proud of yourself. You name should be dick.
Why does anyone listen to piers moron... Go home. We don't like what you think, say, or do on your show....wise up CNN