Alec Baldwin doesn’t want to see ‘Rust’: “This is obviously the most difficult thing I’ve ever dealt with”

nme.com:

Alec Baldwin has said that he doesn’t want to see Western Rust following the fatal on-set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, saying the fallout of which was “obviously the most difficult thing I’ve ever dealt with in my life”.In October 2021, a prop gun held by Baldwin fired a live bullet that killed Hutchins and seriously injured director Joel Souza.

Baldwin was charged with involuntary manslaughter before a judge dismissed the case on July 12.Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who had served as an armourer on the film, had been on trial charged with involuntary manslaughter, to which she pled not guilty.

In March, the jury convicted her, but found her not guilty of tampering with evidence. She might, however, be released as a result of the case being dismissed.Three years on, the film has now been shown at festivals.

It premiered at the EnergaCamerimage festival in Toruń, Poland, but Baldwin was not invited. However, he did appear at the Torino Film Festival in his first festival appearance since the tragedy.Baldwin spoke to Variety at the Torino Film Festival in Italy about the toll the incident took on him and was asked if he had seen the final cut of the film, or whether he would even want to.“Right now, no.