A 43-year - old man is due to appear in court Sunday , a police spokesman says . That 's what we know . '' The man fired two shots from a starter pistol on a film set in Cannes , police say . Christoph Waltz and Peter Bauer were doing a live interview at the time . Canal+ anchor tells viewers : ` ` The shots fired were blanks and the grenade was fake ''
A 43-year - old man is due to appear in court Sunday , a police spokesman says . The man fired two shots from a starter pistol on a film set in Cannes , police say . Christoph Waltz and Peter Bauer were doing a live interview at the time . Canal+ anchor tells viewers : ` ` The shots fired were blanks and the grenade was fake ''