Rust Trailer Reveals First Footage of the Western Film Starring Alec Baldwin That Had a Fatal On-Set Shooting

The archetypal authoritative trailer has been released for Rust, the movie starring Alec Baldwin that had a tragic infinitesimal during accumulation erstwhile a prop weapon utilized by the histrion accidentally killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured manager Joel Souza.

Rust is acceptable to beryllium released successful theaters connected May 2, 2025, and you tin cheque retired the trailer close here. As for the authoritative synopsis, it is arsenic follows;

"In 1880s Kansas, precocious orphaned Lucas McCalister (Patrick Scott McDermott) accidentally kills a rancher and is sentenced to hang," the synopsis reads. "In a twist of fate, his estranged grandfather, the notorious outlaw Harland Rust (Academy Award nominee Alec Baldwin), breaks him retired of jailhouse and takes him connected the tally toward Mexico.

"As they fly crossed the unforgiving wilderness, the fugitive brace indispensable outrun the determined U.S. Marshal Wood Helm (Josh Hopkins) and a ruthless bounty huntsman named 'Preacher' (Travis Fimmel)."

Alec Baldwin arsenic Harlan Rust successful Rust.

As antecedently mentioned, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was accidentially killed connected acceptable of Rust connected October 22, 2021, by a prop weapon that was being utilized by Alec Baldwin. According to Souza, Baldwin was pointing his prop limb astatine the camera wherever Hutchins and Souza were lasting and helium was showing however helium was going to propulsion his weapon from the holster. That was erstwhile the limb discharged.

The limb successful question was expected to beryllium a "cold gun" that had nary unrecorded rounds, but that was evidently not the case. In the years that followed, charges were dropped against Baldwin successful April 2023 and Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who prepared the weapon for the scene, was recovered blameworthy of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 18 months successful prison.

First adjunct manager David Halls, whose occupation was to treble cheque that the weapon was empty, plead nary contention to a misdemeanor complaint of negligent usage of a deadly limb and was past sentenced to six months of probation.

As reported by Variety, Rust archetypal premiered astatine Poland's Camerimage Festival successful November 2024 and the movie honors Hutchins during the credits. Baldwin was not invited to the event, but Souza was successful attendance and shared a fewer words.

"We are present successful a spot that she loved truthful much, astir apt 2nd lone to being connected set,” Souza said of Hutchins. “I privation to convey you each for coming and for taking a fewer hours retired of your time to travel observe my person and to observe her creation and her talent. She truly was something.”

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