Rust

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Rust | Western

Rust: Directed by Joel Souza. With Travis Fimmel, Alec Baldwin, Frances Fisher, Jake Busey. A boy left to fend for himself and his younger brother following their parents' deaths in 1880s. Kansas goes on the run with his long-estranged grandfather after he is sentenced to hang for the accidental...

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A 13 year-old boy, left to fend for himself and his younger brother following the death of their parents in 1880's Kansas, goes on the run with his long estranged grandfather after he's sentenced to hang for the accidental killing of a local rancher.

Rust (upcoming film) - Wikipedia

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'Rust' crew describes on-set gun safety issues and misfires days before fatal shooting

At least one of the camera operators complained last weekend to production managers about gun safety on the set.

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Reactions to actor Alec Baldwin's fatal shooting of cinematographer

Hollywood was shaken on Friday by news that actor Alec Baldwin had fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza while firing a prop gun on the "Rust" movie set in New Mexico.

www.reuters.com

 

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A Cinematographer Killed on Set Is Recalled as Talented and Spirited (Published 2021)

Halyna Hutchins, the director of photography for the film “Rust,” was killed when the actor Alec Baldwin discharged a firearm being used as a prop.

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Prop gun in Alec Baldwin accidental movie set shooting had live rounds, police say

Alec Baldwin was handed what was described as a safe "cold gun" on the set of his movie "Rust", but the prop gun contained live rounds when it was fired, according to details of the police investigation into the fatal shooting released on Friday.

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Warrant: Baldwin didn't know weapon contained live round

Court records show that an assistant director unwittingly handed Alec Baldwin a loaded weapon and told him it was safe to use in the moments before the actor fatally shot a cinematographer.

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'Rust' assistant director had a history of unsafe practices, prop maker says

"Sets were almost always allowed to become increasingly claustrophobic, no established fire lanes, exits blocked," prop maker Maggie Goll said.

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'Rust' armorer once caused Nicolas Cage to storm off a film set after she repeatedly fired a gun without warning, former colleague says - Business Insider India

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'Rust' armorer thought she loaded the gun with dummy rounds, lawyer says | CNN

The "Rust" armorer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, loaded the gun with what she thought were dummy rounds before Alec Baldwin used it on set, fatally shooting the movie's cinematographer, lawyers for the armorer said in an interview with NBC that aired Wednesday.

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Alec Baldwin: 'I didn't pull the trigger' of gun on 'Rust' set | CNN

Alec Baldwin told ABC News he never pulled the trigger of the gun that shot director of photography Halyna Hutchins on the set of "Rust."

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‘Rust’ Ammunition Supplier Says Live Rounds Didn’t Come From Him

'Rust' ammunition supplier Seth Kenney told 'Good Morning America' that the live rounds on the set did not come from him.

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‘Rust’ Armorer Sues Supplier of Ammunition and Guns for Film Set (Published 2022)

The lawsuit accuses the supplier of contributing boxes of ammunition that were represented as containing only inert dummy rounds but that included live rounds.

www.nytimes.com

 

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‘Rust’: Alec Baldwin Gives Cellphone to Santa Fe Authorities

On Thursday, the sheriff's office released a news memo that stated, even though a search warrant had been issued nearly a month prior, the actor had not relinquished his device.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

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New Mexico fines film company over Alec Baldwin shooting

New Mexico workplace safety regulators say they have issued the maximum possible fine against a film production company for firearms safety failures on the set where actor and producer Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer in October.

apnews.com

 

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The following article is from November 2021.

Rust Crew Member Hospitalized, Doctors Trying to 'Save His Arm from Amputation' After Spider Bite

Jason Miller, a pipe rigger and lamp operator on the film's wrap team, is trying to "save his arm from amputation" after he was bitten by a brown recluse spider, according to a GoFundMe page launched on Miller's behalf.

people.com

I guess it's safe to say that this movie will never get made.

 

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'Rust' producer confident they'll finish the film after shooting investigation, but no 'actual plan'

'Rust' producer Anjul Nigam says he hopes they will complete the movie, following the investigation into the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was killed when Alec Baldwin reportedly fired what he believed to be a non-lethal prop gun on the set.

ew.com