Rust filming forges on with Alec Baldwin and reported new crew additions
Alec Baldwin is still slated to star in the Western following his involuntary manslaughter charges
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In the wake of Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter charges, the producers of the Rust have announced that filming will pick up again, with some new cast and crew members. Despite the prosecution against Baldwin for the accidental shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the actor will maintain his lead role in the film.
Additionally, a documentary on the life and work of Hutchins will be made by director Rachel Mason and producer Julee Metz. The shooting of the documentary has the “full support” from crew members, as well as Hutchins’ husband, Matthew Hutchins. Matthew will now serve as an executive producer on the documentary and Rust.
“Both Mason and Metz were close friends with Halyna, and they look forward to working with the production to honor their friend and show the brilliance and depth of Halyna’s talent while conveying what her loss has meant to her friends, colleagues and the entire film industry,” Rust Movie Productions says in a statement, per The Hollywood Reporter.
The new additions to the crew include cinematographer Bianca Cline (Marcel the Shell With Shoes On), who will take over Hutchins’ duties following her death. She reportedly has the “blessing and support” from Matthew Hutchins, and plans on donating her earned salary to charity.
Grant Hill and Stephen Marinaccio join the project as producers, with Gary Jensen and Paul Jordan of Tenet Production Safety on as safety officers and Christine Brandt working as the production designer. Newly enacted safety protocols for the production include the prohibition of any working weapons or ammunition.
Some of the crew members plan on returning to set to finish the film, including stunt coordinator Allan Graf, costume designer Terese Davis, makeup department head Stacy Lockhart, hair department head Anna Williams, and director Joel Souza.
“Though bittersweet, I am grateful that a brilliant and dedicated new production team joining former cast and crew are committed to completing what Halyna and I started,” Souza says in a statement. “My every effort on this film will be devoted to honoring Halyna’s legacy and making her proud. It is a privilege to see this through on her behalf.”
In addition to Baldwin, all of the principal cast members will return to finish filming the necessary scenes. Melina Spadone—a lawyer for Rust Movie Productions—shares that the scene which led to the death of Hutchins’ has been rewritten.
Following the deadly 2021 incident—which occurred while filming on the Bonanza Creek Ranch—production moved from New Mexico to California, with new locations scouted early last year. Several producers, including Baldwin, are still fielding new lawsuits and investigations into the set’s safety practices. Additionally, Rust Movie Production is currently appealing a fine handed down by New Mexico Environment Department’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau.
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Geez, you think they would have Zaslav’d this project
This thing’s harder to kill than . . .oops, nevermind.
Why would they think this was a good idea? I don’t think anyone’s monstrous enough to think the on-set manslaughter would generate buzz, but it’s more depressing to think someone would think the story of Rust is too important to let such a setback get in the way. My guess is sunk production costs and Hollywood Accounting; it’s more financially beneficial to finish the movie and give it a underwhelming release, or shelve it for a write off , Batgirl-style.
I think you nailed it. The probably have some financial obligation to the financiers to deliver a finished product.
New crew? Who’d want to be in the same ZIP code as this disaster?
People who want to put food on their tables, probably.
People who need to earn money to exchange for goods and services, I suppose. Also, you might not want to put “Rust” on your resume, but their could be a certain cache in mentioning ithat you were part of the crew that was brought on after the “incident” to ensure that the production was run in a more safe and professional manner.
Now this Matthew Hutchins has to executive produce all this shit?
What if he wasn’t looking for that?
What if he never wanted to be an executive producer? Maybe he wanted to be . . . a . . . you know . . .
Hutchins being EP is part of the terms of the settlement for the wrongful death case against the production. So it was terms agreed to by both parties.
Cue the grayed out MAGA “They finally indicted Trump!” meme with Baldwin as SNL Trump.
Fucking wild
After Batgirl I thought we were in an exciting new era where sunk cost didn’t provide enough momentum to get a movie to the finish line anymore.
I wonder who they hired to handle the guns this time.
This movie is still going to be made? And we STILL don’t know what Buckaroo Banzai and the World Crime League are up to.