Alec Baldwin to resume filming Rust 18 months after shooting on set that killed Halyna Hutchins

The film set where Rust director of photography Halyna Hutchins was shot dead. (AP Photo: Santa Fe New Mexican/Luis Sanchez-Saturno)

Production of the western Rust will restart on Thursday, 18 months after actor Alec Baldwin fired a live round that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during filming in the US state of New Mexico.

Mr Baldwin will be back on set two weeks before the start of a court hearing in New Mexico to decide whether he should stand trial for a felony charge of involuntary manslaughter over Ms Hutchins's death in October 2021.