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CBS News
18 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- CBS News
"Rust" crew settles lawsuit against film producers and Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting
What to know about "Rust" as the Alec Baldwin movie premieres What to know about Alec Baldwin's "Rust" What to know about Alec Baldwin's "Rust" A settlement has been reached in the civil lawsuit alleging negligence in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie "Rust," according to court documents released Friday. The lawsuit was brought by three "Rust" crew members seeking compensation for emotional distress from producers of "Rust," including Alec Baldwin as co-producer and lead actor. The civil suit accused producers of failing to follow industry safety rules — allegations they denied. Terms of the settlement were not available. Attorneys for "Rust" producers and the plaintiffs could not immediately be reached by phone or email. Plaintiffs to the lawsuit included Ross Addiego, a front-line crew member who witnessed at close range the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins at close during a rehearsal on October 2021 on a filmset ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe. A US flag flies at the entrance to the Bonanza Creek Ranch film set, where a crew member was fatally shot during production of the western film "Rust." PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images A charge of involuntary manslaughter against Baldwin was dismissed at trial last year on allegations that police and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense. Separately, "Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in March 2024. Prosecutors accused Gutierrez-Reed of unwittingly bringing live ammunition on set and failing to follow basic gun safety protocols. She was sentenced to 18 months in prison. She was released in May 2025, 13 months into her sentence, after being granted parole. Her parole will run through May 2026. Baldwin was pointing a gun at Hutchins during a rehearsal on a movie set outside Santa Fe when the revolver went off, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has called the tragedy a "one-in-a-trillion event." Addiego testified at Gutierrez-Reed's trial and appeared before the grand jury that indicted Baldwin. The filming of "Rust" was completed in Montana in 2023. Baldwin said finishing the film was "nothing less than a miracle." The Western was released in theaters in May.
The Independent
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Rust movie crew members settle lawsuit against producers and Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting
Actor Alex Baldwin and producers of the 2024 film 'Rust' have settled a civil lawsuit filed by several movie crew members, court documents released Friday reveal. The Western film turned fatal when cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot while Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer of the movie, was rehearsing with a loaded gun on the set near Santa Fe in October 2021. Director Joel Souza was also injured in the shooting. Baldwin has claimed he was told there were no live rounds in the gun. He also claimed he did not pull the trigger, which prosecutors say forensic reports disprove. The civil lawsuit was brought by three crew members who claim they suffered emotional distress from the shooting. The suit alleges that film producers failed to follow industry safety rules, which they have denied. Plaintiffs to the lawsuit included Ross Addiego, a front-line crew member who witnessed the shooting at close range. A charge of involuntary manslaughter against Baldwin was dismissed at trial last year on allegations that police and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense. 'Rust' armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and completed an 18-month sentence in May. Prosecutors accused Gutierrez-Reed of unwittingly bringing live ammunition on set and failing to follow basic gun safety protocols. Addiego testified at Gutierrez-Reed's trial and appeared before the grand jury which indicted Baldwin. The filming of 'Rust' was completed in Montana. The Western was released in theaters in May.
The Independent
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Independent
'Rust' crew settles lawsuit against film producers and Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting
A settlement has been reached in the civil lawsuit alleging negligence in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie 'Rust', according to court documents released Friday. The lawsuit was brought by three 'Rust' crew members seeking compensation for emotional distress from producers of ' Rust," including Alec Baldwin as co-producer and lead actor. The civil suit accused producers of failing to follow industry safety rules — allegations they denied. Terms of the settlement were not available. Attorneys for 'Rust' producers and the plaintiffs could not immediately be reached by phone or email. Plaintiffs to the lawsuit included Ross Addiego, a front-line crew member who witnessed at close range the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins at close during a rehearsal on October 2021 on a filmset ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe. A charge of involuntary manslaughter against Baldwin was dismissed at trial last year on allegations that police and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense. Separately, 'Rust' armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and completed an 18-month sentence in May. Prosecutors accused Gutierrez-Reed of unwittingly bringing live ammunition on set and failing to follow basic gun safety protocols. Baldwin was pointing a gun at Hutchins during a rehearsal on a movie set outside Santa Fe when the revolver went off, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. Addiego testified at Gutierrez-Reed's trial and appeared before the grand jury that indicted Baldwin. The filming of 'Rust' was completed in Montana. The Western was released in theaters in May.
Associated Press
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
'Rust' crew settles lawsuit against film producers and Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A settlement has been reached in the civil lawsuit alleging negligence in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie 'Rust', according to court documents released Friday. The lawsuit was brought by three 'Rust' crew members seeking compensation for emotional distress from producers of 'Rust,' including Alec Baldwin as co-producer and lead actor. The civil suit accused producers of failing to follow industry safety rules — allegations they denied. Terms of the settlement were not available. Attorneys for 'Rust' producers and the plaintiffs could not immediately be reached by phone or email. Plaintiffs to the lawsuit included Ross Addiego, a front-line crew member who witnessed at close range the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins at close during a rehearsal on October 2021 on a filmset ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe. A charge of involuntary manslaughter against Baldwin was dismissed at trial last year on allegations that police and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense. Separately, 'Rust' armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and completed an 18-month sentence in May. Prosecutors accused Gutierrez-Reed of unwittingly bringing live ammunition on set and failing to follow basic gun safety protocols. Baldwin was pointing a gun at Hutchins during a rehearsal on a movie set outside Santa Fe when the revolver went off, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. Addiego testified at Gutierrez-Reed's trial and appeared before the grand jury that indicted Baldwin. The filming of 'Rust' was completed in Montana. The Western was released in theaters in May.
Telegraph
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Rust, review – Halyna Hutchins gave Alec Baldwin's cursed western more beauty than it deserves
Every film becomes a séance eventually, but Rust made the transition quicker than most. This sombre, workmanlike western lit up with notoriety four years ago after its 42-year-old director of photography, Halyna Hutchins, was fatally shot on set. The bullet, which also wounded the film's director Joel Souza, came from a gun that was being used as a prop, and which was fired by its star, Alec Baldwin, during preparations for a scene. In the ensuing trial, the film's armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter; Baldwin was acquitted and the same charge dismissed on procedural grounds. That awful, avoidable accident is why a large portion of Rust's audience will have heard of the film at all; it's why I'm writing about it, and probably why you're reading about it, too. There's a ghoulishness to this, which is human. But equally human, I think, is the deeper, warmer desire to appreciate the last work of an artist who would have never conceived of it as such, and must have assumed she was just getting started. (Hutchins had served as director of photography on just five fairly minor features in the four years before she made Rust.) It's hard not to suspect that the film's lengthy running time – two hours and 20 minutes is unusual for an independent western without much of a pedigree – is the result of a desire to showcase as much of Hutchins' best work as was possible. (Two years after her death, the further month of filming required to complete the film was overseen by her friend and fellow cinematographer Bianca Cline.) That would certainly explain the film's patient, plaintive and pointedly beautiful opening: two shining close-ups of Baldwin and his young co-star Patrick Scott McDermott's eyes (very Sergio Leone), followed by a series of shots of dawn-pink clouds rolling tenderly across the vast western landscapes, then a proper introduction to McDermott's Lucas Hollister, a careworn 13-year-old orphan, as he wraps up warm for the morning farmyard chores while firelight caresses his face. It's Lucas on whom the film centres, as after an accidental shooting (grim irony), the boy is sentenced to death, then sprung from jail at the 11th hour by his outlaw grandfather, Baldwin's Harland Rust. Films made on this scale often require a Baldwin-level name to attract enough funding to be made in the first place, but the 30 Rock star isn't a natural fit for this grizzled and stoical role: he has the sort of face which knows a well-poured Martini when it sees one, and doesn't quite belong in the rickety saloons of 19th-century Wyoming Territory. The plot, co-written by Souza and Baldwin, toggles soap-operatically between the flight of Lucas and his grandfather for the US-Mexico border and the efforts of Josh Hopkins' sheriff and his rag-tag posse to thwart their escape. It's methodically told, but often ravishingly captured. A simple riverside conversation between Baldwin and McDermott is shot with a split diopter: a vintage lens attachment which lets actors on opposite sides of the frame appear in focus simultaneously, even though one is deep in the background and the other nearby. Rust is stippled with such flourishes; in any other circumstances, they'd feel a little too good for the film in which they appear. In this one, however, they're the reason we're here at all. 15 cert, 140 min. On digital platforms from June 23
