Hulu’s Rust documentary confirmed Alec Baldwin pulling out a gun whereas filming in the identical location the place Halyna Hutchins died — however was that the scene that was being filmed moments earlier than she was fatally injured?
Us Weekly can affirm that the footage featured within the Tuesday, March 11, particular the place Baldwin, 66, swiftly pulled a gun out of his jacket was from a filmed rehearsal simply previous to the taking pictures. Final Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna relied on public courtroom information, behind-the-scenes materials from Rust, interviews with witnesses and key materials — together with Hutchins’ private archives to point out the viewers what led to the taking pictures.
Fellow director Rachel Mason tried to focus on the occasions that led to Hutchins’ demise, the following investigation and the choice to complete making Rust after the cinematographer’s passing. The scene Baldwin was filming in a church was mentioned at size earlier than new set images and the temporary clip provided an unprecedented glimpse on the lethal incident.
Baldwin was initially charged with involuntary manslaughter in January 2023 following Hutchins’ demise on set. The actor was holding the prop gun that was fired on the film set in October 2021, which killed Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza, however has insisted he’s not chargeable for the incident.
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“The set off wasn’t pulled. I didn’t pull the set off,” Baldwin mentioned throughout an interview with ABC Information on the time. “I’d by no means level a gun at anybody and pull the set off at them. By no means. I don’t know [how a bullet got in there]. Somebody put a reside bullet in a gun. A bullet that wasn’t even imagined to be on the property.”
Baldwin referred to as the accident the “worst factor” that has ever occurred to him. He didn’t participate in Hulu’s doc concerning the taking pictures however footage of him earlier than — and after — the incident was featured in Final Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna.
Halyna Hutchins on the set of ‘Rust.’ Courtesy of Felipe Orozco
Baldwin pleaded not responsible, and the costs have been dropped in April 2023, however he was indicted once more in reference to the demise of Hutchins. The second case was finally dismissed by the choose and Baldwin has since filed a lawsuit accusing the prosecution group of malicious prosecution and civil rights violations.
“There are too many individuals who’ve supported me to thank simply now,” Baldwin wrote by way of Instagram in July 2024. “To all of you, you’ll by no means understand how a lot I respect your kindness towards my household.”
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Baldwin spoke out concerning the taking pictures whereas filming his TLC actuality collection. “This has been simply surreal,” Alec instructed his spouse, Hilaria Baldwin, in the course of the season 1 premiere, which aired in February. “I can’t even imagine that we’re going via this, and I at all times really feel extra in ache about you than I do. I feel to myself that I’m going to attempt to my finest to only get via it, and I take into consideration what it’s completed to you and the way a lot it’s harm you and all the things.”
Alec elaborated in a confessional, saying, “This previous 12 months was simply horrible. There have been instances I’d lay in mattress. I’d go, ‘Wow, my youngsters. I can’t stand up.’ That’s not like me. I’m not like that in any respect, not in any means am I like that. By no means.”
The movie’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, was discovered responsible of involuntary manslaughter in March 2024 and sentenced to 18 months in jail. Her attorneys’ enchantment for a brand new trial was denied in September 2024.
Final Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna is at present streaming on Hulu.
