Sante Fe: Actor Alec Baldwin discharged a prop weapon that killed a cinematographer and injured the director of the New Mexico set of his film Rust, according to a statement from the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office.
“The sheriff’s office confirms that two individuals were shot on the set of Rust. Halyna Hutchins, 42, director of photography and Joel Souza, 48 director, were shot when a prop firearm was discharged by Alec Baldwin, 68, producer and actor,” the press release from the police said.
The tragic incident happened on set late on Thursday (Friday AEDT). The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office said Hutchins was airlifted to a hospital, where she died, while Souza, was getting emergency care at another hospital.
Alec Baldwin and Halyna Hutchins.Credit:AP/Getty
Production has been halted.
A spokesperson for Baldwin told the Associated Press there was an accident on the set involving the misfire of a prop gun with blanks.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reported Baldwin was seen Thursday outside the sheriff’s office in tears, but attempts to get comment from him were unsuccessful.
“According to investigators, it appears that the scene being filmed involved the use of a prop firearm when it was discharged,” sheriff’s spokesman Juan Rios told the Albuquerque Journal. “Detectives are investigating how and what type of projectile was discharged.”
Deputies responded about 2pm on Thursday (Friday AEDT) to the movie set at the Bonanza Creek Ranch after 911 calls came in of a person being shot on set, Rios said.
“We received the devastating news this evening, that one of our members, Halyna Hutchins, the Director of Photography on a production called ‘Rust’ in New Mexico died from injuries sustained on the set,” said John Lindley, the president of the International Cinematographers Guild, and Rebecca Rhine, the executive director, in a statement. “The details are unclear at this moment, but we are working to learn more, and we support a full investigation into this tragic event. This is a terrible loss, and we mourn the passing of a member of our Guild’s family.”
Hutchins, 42, who is from Ukraine and grew up on a Soviet military base in the Arctic Circle, once worked as an investigative reporter in Europe, according to her website. She graduated from the American Film Institute in 2015 and was selected as one of American Cinematographer’s Rising Stars of 2019.
Her last Instagram post, two days ago, shows her grinning under a wide-brimmed hat as she rides a horse. “One of the perks of shooting a western is you get to ride horses on your day off:)” she captioned the video.
April Wright, a writer, director and producer, paid tribute to her on Facebook.
“I’m in disbelief,” wrote Wright. “So young, vibrant, and talented. Such a wonderful soul. My heart goes out to her son and family.”
Representatives for Hutchins did not immediately respond to a request for information about her death.
Souza had previously filmed Hanna’s Gold (2010) with Luke Perry, kids’ film Ghost Squad (2015), thriller Break Night (2017), and crime drama Crown Vic (2019) which Baldwin produced.
Filming for Rust was set to continue into early November, according to a news release from the New Mexico Film Office. But the production released a statement on Friday saying they would be pausing for an “undetermined period of time”.
“The entire cast and crew has been absolutely devastated by today’s tragedy, and we send our deepest condolences to Halyna’s family and loved ones,” a spokesperson for Rust Movies Productions LLC said.
“We have halted production on the film for an undetermined period of time and are fully cooperating with the Santa Fe Police Department’s investigation. We will be providing counselling services to everyone connected to the film as we work to process this awful event”.
Director Joel Souza, pictured in November 2019, was taken to hospital to be treated for his injuries. Credit:Getty Images
The movie is about a 13-year-old boy who is left to fend for himself and his younger brother following the death of their parents in 1880s Kansas, according to the Internet Movie Database website. The teen goes on the run with his long-estranged grandfather (played by Baldwin) after the boy is sentenced to hang for the accidental killing of a local rancher.
In 1993, Brandon Lee, 28, son of the late martial-arts star Bruce Lee, died after being hit by a .44-calibre slug while filming a death scene for the movie The Crow. The gun was supposed to have fired a blank, but an autopsy turned up a bullet lodged near his spine.
Earlier on Thursday, Baldwin posted a picture of himself on Instagram sporting a grey beard and dressed in Western cowboy-style attire in front of trailers. He appeared to have a fake blood stain on his shirt and jacket.
“Back to in person at the office. Blimey … it’s exhausting,” he wrote. The post was deleted late on Thursday night (Friday AEDT).
Known for his impersonations of former US President Donald Trump on NBC’s comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live, Baldwin has a long history in film and television, including roles in Glengarry Glen Ross and 30 Rock.
Baldwin was charged in 2018 after a fight over a New York parking spot. He pleaded guilty to second-degree harassment and agreed to participate in an anger management program.
In 2014, he was given a summons for disorderly conduct after an argument with police who stopped him from riding his bike down a one-way street in New York. And in 2011, he was thrown off a plane for refusing to stop playing the game “Words with Friends” before take-off.
Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn was among the Hollywood filmmakers and actors expressing dismay at the tragedy online.
“My greatest fear is that someone will be fatally hurt on one of my sets. I pray this will never happen. My heart goes out to all of those affected by the tragedy today on Rust, especially Halyna Hutchins & her family,” he wrote.
Actor and director Alex Winter added, “Crew should never be unsafe on set and when they are, there is always a clearly definable reason why.”
Australian actor Remy Hii said he had previously suffered a scar “from shrapnel fired from a prop gun that was fired on set”.
“They are no joke,” Hii wrote on Twitter. “I was lucky, this is an absolute tragedy.”
Actor Elijah Wood also paid tribute: “Absolutely horrifying and devastating news about cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins. My heart goes out to her family.”
Workers’ union DSA-LA Hollywood Labor said, “So many safety protocols had to be ignored in order to get to this point. The price of a f---ing Alec Baldwin movie shouldn’t be a worker’s life.”
AP, staff reporters
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