Alec Baldwin reportedly wanted to finish filming indie western Rust after the tragic death of Halyna Hutchins to honor the late cinematographer.
Alec Baldwin reportedly wanted to continue filming Rust after the accidental on-set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins that took place late last year. The shooting happened at Bonanza Creek Ranch in New Mexico while Baldwin, Hutchins, and others were preparing for a scene that involved a .45 Colt Revolver. With an ongoing investigation into Hutchins' death, it's unclear why a live bullet was in the gun at all and who is responsible for the tragic outcome.
As the industry scrutinizes what exactly happened on the set, more information has come out that paints a picture of Rust's potentially unsafe work conditions. The Rust movie crew had been concerned about many things, including a lack of safety checks and skirting of union protocol. Attention has also fallen on the movie's on-set armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and assistant director David Halls, as both were allegedly expected to check the gun's safety before handing it to actors.
The dynamic between Matthew Hutchins and Baldwin deteriorated after Baldwin's public denial of responsibility in an emotional ABC News interview. Mr. Hutchins has since filed a wrongful death lawsuit that names Baldwin and other producers and crew as responsible. Similar lawsuits have come from Rust crew members themselves, claiming that the producers didn't take all the proper safety measures such as completing gun-safety meetings.
The wider industry response to Hutchin's death has been to re-assess the use of real guns on movie sets. In Hollywood, guns with the mechanical potential to do real damage are often used, loaded with blank ammunition that has a casing and gunpowder but no projectile. While some movie sets opt for fake guns that have no functional inner mechanics, others prefer the real-world weight, look and feel of real guns.
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