On October 21, 2021, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died on the set of Rust when she was struck by a live round that had contained within a prop revolver. Alec Baldwin, the production’s lead actor, was reportedly handling the gun during that tragic event, and earlier this month, it was reported that the 30 Rock alum could be charged again for his role following a new investigation. Now previously-unseen video footage from the Rust set has been released showing Baldwin working on gun scenes a few days prior to Hutchins’ death.
In a series of videos shared by NBC News, Baldwin is seen practicing firing blanks and rehearsing a scene which involves him using the prop gun. At one point while doing the latter, the actor, who’s also one of Rust’s executive producers, expresses concern to an offscreen Hutchins about where she’s positioned while the scene’s being shot, as he doesn’t want to shoot “toward” her, but “close” to her. In another scene, Baldwin advises the cameraperson to track him and his costar on a smoother path because he doesn’t want them to break their “fucking neck.”
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