Alec Baldwin fields questions on camera about the 'Rust' shooting investigation, saying he cannot make any comments but he 'talks to the cops every day.'
that discharged from the Colt .45 revolver he was using on set. “The day I arrived in Santa Fe and so I took her to dinner with Joel [Souza], the director.”
Souza, who was standing behind Hutchins, was injured by the same bullet. Baldwin had been told the gun was safe to use; at the time of the incident, he and “Rust” crew members believed it was loaded with dummy rounds.“They’re beside themselves with grief,” said Baldwin. “The guy is overwhelmed with grief. There are incidental accidents on film sets from time-to-time, but nothing like this. This is a one-in-a-trillion episode. And so he is in shock. He has a 9-year-old son.
He added: “We’re eagerly awaiting for the sheriff’s department to tell us what their investigation has yielded.”Beloved ’30 Rock’ and ‘SNL’ actor. Target of tabloids and conservatives. Alec Baldwin knows the limelight, but nothing quite like this. When asked whether he would work on another film involving firearms, Baldwin said he couldn’t answer the question. But he did indicate he would support whatever measures experts find necessary to ensure people’s safety on film sets.is something I’m extremely interested in,” said Baldwin. “But remember, something I think is important: How many bullets have been fired on films and TV shows in the last 75 years? This is America. How many bullets have gone off on movies and on TV sets.
“So what has to happen now,” he continued, “is we have to realize that when it does go wrong and it’s this horrible, catastrophic thing, some new measures have to take place. Rubber guns, plastic guns, no live — no real armor that’s on the set. That’s not for me to decide. It’s urgent, it’s urgent for you to understand that I’m not an expert in this field.
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