The settlement that will allow production to resume on “Rust” has stirred complicated feelings among the film’s crew, with some saying they would not return to the project while others support the decision.
The producers announced on Oct. 5 that they plan to resume production in January, more than a year after Alec Baldwin shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins while preparing for a scene at a location near Santa Fe, N.M.
The producers — including Baldwin — settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Hutchins’ widower, Matthew, and said they intend to complete the film to honor Hutchins’ memory.
The lawsuit alleged that the production cut corners to save money, and put the crew at risk. And several crew members said they did feel unsafe and have no intention of going back.
“I absolutely would want nothing to do with it,” said one crew member, who asked not to be identified.
The producers announced on Oct. 5 that they plan to resume production in January, more than a year after Alec Baldwin shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins while preparing for a scene at a location near Santa Fe, N.M.
The producers — including Baldwin — settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Hutchins’ widower, Matthew, and said they intend to complete the film to honor Hutchins’ memory.
The lawsuit alleged that the production cut corners to save money, and put the crew at risk. And several crew members said they did feel unsafe and have no intention of going back.
“I absolutely would want nothing to do with it,” said one crew member, who asked not to be identified.
- 10/15/2022
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
A new bill would require film workers in New Mexico to pass a hunter safety course if firearms are present on set.
The bill, Sb 188, was introduced on Monday by Sen. Cliff Pirtle, R-Roswell. It is the Legislature’s first attempt to respond to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust” near Santa Fe last October.
In an interview, Pirtle said the proposal is a simple step to ensure job site safety.
“A lot of the people in these movies haven’t grown up around firearms like I have,” he told Variety. “They don’t know the difference between properly handling the firearm and improperly doing so.”
Hutchins was killed when Alec Baldwin fired what he thought was a “cold” gun on set. Santa Fe County Sheriff’s investigators are still piecing together how the Colt .45 came to be loaded with a live round, instead of dummies.
The bill, Sb 188, was introduced on Monday by Sen. Cliff Pirtle, R-Roswell. It is the Legislature’s first attempt to respond to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust” near Santa Fe last October.
In an interview, Pirtle said the proposal is a simple step to ensure job site safety.
“A lot of the people in these movies haven’t grown up around firearms like I have,” he told Variety. “They don’t know the difference between properly handling the firearm and improperly doing so.”
Hutchins was killed when Alec Baldwin fired what he thought was a “cold” gun on set. Santa Fe County Sheriff’s investigators are still piecing together how the Colt .45 came to be loaded with a live round, instead of dummies.
- 2/1/2022
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
To handle pyrotechnics on a movie set in California, you need a license, which requires five letters of recommendation, two years of apprenticeship, and passing a written test.
But to be an armorer, all you need is a background check. And in other states, you don’t even need that.
“There’s no actual rules,” said Joe Martinez, who works as an armorer in Hollywood. “There isn’t any official anything.”
The “Rust” tragedy, in which cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed by a live round in New Mexico, has prompted calls for industrywide reform. Some, including a California state senator, have advocated banning “real” guns — that is, guns capable of firing a live round — from sets entirely.
But others in the industry have suggested that would be impractical, and pointed instead to imposing some credentials to work as a film armorer.
“I do agree with permitting,” said Scott Rasmussen, a film armorer based in Albuquerque.
But to be an armorer, all you need is a background check. And in other states, you don’t even need that.
“There’s no actual rules,” said Joe Martinez, who works as an armorer in Hollywood. “There isn’t any official anything.”
The “Rust” tragedy, in which cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed by a live round in New Mexico, has prompted calls for industrywide reform. Some, including a California state senator, have advocated banning “real” guns — that is, guns capable of firing a live round — from sets entirely.
But others in the industry have suggested that would be impractical, and pointed instead to imposing some credentials to work as a film armorer.
“I do agree with permitting,” said Scott Rasmussen, a film armorer based in Albuquerque.
- 11/4/2021
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
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