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Breaking more than two years of silence, David Halls, the assistant director of the western movie “Rust,” described in vivid detail witnessing the fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin of the film’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins.On Oct. 21, 2021, Baldwin, the movie’s star, and others were preparing for a scene on the New Mexico set. Baldwin was sitting on a pew in a rustic church, slowly pulling his single-action Colt .45 revolver from his leather shoulder holster and pointing it toward the camera. Baldwin’s character was…

New Mexico prosecutors attempting to prove that Alec Baldwin was criminally negligent in the fatal shooting of the “Rust” movie cinematographer must grapple with a complicating piece of evidence: a damaged gun.Baldwin has long maintained that he did not pull the trigger of his prop gun — a Colt .45 revolver — on Oct. 21, 2021, while rehearsing a scene on the movie set outside Santa Fe, N.M. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was standing a few feet away when Baldwin’s gun discharged, firing a lead bullet that fatally struck…

Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial in the accidental 2021 shooting death of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins will begin this summer.  In a memo issued Monday, Feb. 26, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer scheduled jury selection for July 9 and the tentative trial start date for July 10. Sommer said she expected the trial to last nine days, ending July 19. The filing mentions a few other key deadlines, like submitting witness lists and completing witness interviews. Sommer also set June 24 as the deadline…

Prosecutors say she was “unprofessional and sloppy.” Her defense lawyer claims she’s a “scapegoat” who was “the least powerful person on that set.” These dueling portrayals of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed took center stage on Thursday during opening statements in the young armorer’s involuntary manslaughter trial in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Gutierrez-Reed, 26, has pleaded not guilty to charges she negligently loaded a live bullet into the .45-caliber Colt revolver that actor Alec Baldwin accidentally fired on the set of the…

Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was a fast-rising star in the world of indie film when she was hired to helm photography for Alec Baldwin‘s pandemic passion project — a low-budget Old West action flick titled Rust. She was “so excited” about the 21-day shoot scheduled at the picturesque Bonanza Creek Ranch in New Mexico, her close friend told Rolling Stone. Born in Ukraine and a married mother of a nine-year-old son, Hutchins already had been dubbed one of American Cinematographer’s top new talents and received…

Judge approves Alec Baldwin’s settlement agreement with Halyna Hutchins’ family (Picture Credit: Bang Showbiz & IMDB) Alec Baldwin’s settlement agreement with the family of Halyna Hutchins has been approved by a judge. The cinematographer died on the set of the western movie ‘Rust’ in October 2021, aged 42. The Hollywood star’s agreement with the family has now been approved by a judge, after Baldwin and the film’s producers were sued for wrongful death in 2022. Judge Bryan Biedscheid explained on Thursday…

As part of the behind-the-scenes deal making that takes places at the Cannes Film Festival, producers for Alec Baldwin’s “Rust” are looking for someone who wants to buy and distribute the movie, which will forever be known for the accidental shooting death of its cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Ryan Donnell Smith, a producer for “Rust,” confirmed to the New York Times Tuesday that he was at the festival, looking for international buyers who will help get the Western into theaters. That is, if audiences are clamoring to…

Photo via Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office The Alec Baldwin-starring Rust is headed to the Cannes sales market nearly 18 months after the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The Western was first announced three years ago, but production halted after a revolver held by Baldwin was discharged on set, killing Hutchins and wounding writer/director Joel Souza. Both Baldwin and Souza are producers on the project. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the film has returned to the Cannes market with backing from…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeAll criminal charges against Alec Baldwin have been dropped, his attorneys say, weeks before the trial over the fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was set to begin.Paperwork to dismiss the involuntary manslaughter charges against Baldwin is expected to be filed soon by newly appointed special prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis, per reports.Law enforcement…

By Morgan Lee | Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. — A codefendant in the case against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on a movie set in New Mexico was convicted Friday of unsafe handling of a firearm and sentenced to six months of probation. Safety coordinator and assistant director David Halls also must pay a $500 fine, complete a gun-safety course and 24 hours of community service after agreeing to the conviction related to the death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western movie…