LOS ANGELES - Hollywood director Michael Mann has been taken to a hospital with what The Guardian described as a "superficial injury" after a weapon accidentally discharged while holstered at a gun range in Los Angeles. The Guardian's report, published in the Guardian's film section, is the basis for this account.

According to the Guardian, citing the Associated Press, Mann, 83, reportedly shot himself in the leg while at The Range LA. The shooting was described as apparently accidental.

The Guardian reported that the news was first reported by the celebrity website TMZ. The Guardian's report, as summarized, does not say when the shooting took place, how the weapon came to discharge, or who else was at the range.

The summary of the Guardian report available for this story is brief and ends partway through, so it does not confirm any further details, including any statement from Mann or from the range. Further information on the incident was not available in the source material for this story.

Sources: The Guardian: Director Michael Mann accidentally shoots himself in the leg at gun range.