Rust isn’t done yet. More than one year after the tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico film set, Alec Baldwin — who was holding the prop gun that killed Hutchins — faces the possibility of one of the entertainment industry’s most notable criminal trials to date. And yet, an anonymous source involved in the movie’s production confirmed to The New York Times that Rust will move forward with filming. The show must go on, I guess.
The shooting took place in October 2021, after Baldwin — the star and a producer of Rust — was handed a gun with live ammunition during a dress rehearsal. The gun discharged, killing Hutchins and injuring the film’s director, Joel Souza. On Jan. 19, New Mexico prosecutors announced they will charge both Baldwin and the film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, with two counts each of involuntary manslaughter. David Halls, the movie’s first assistant director who handed Baldwin the gun, agreed to the charge of “negligent use of a deadly weapon” and took a plea deal.
