Rust premiere: Alec Baldwin avoids the film after tragic incident

Rust premiere: Alec Baldwin avoids the film after tragic incident

The tragic incident on the set of the film “Rust” also has far -reaching effects on everyone involved three years later. The film's premiere recently took place at the Cinemimage Festival in Poland, but the leading actor Alec Baldwin does not want to watch the finale version of the film for the time being. In an interview with the magazine "Variety", the 66-year-old explained: "Not at the moment", which is raising for many questions.

Baldwin, which was involved in the fatal incident, describes the situation as the most difficult with which he has ever been confronted. Halyna Hutchins, the camera woman, was fatally injured in October 2021 by a shot from a revolver that Baldwin held. In addition to Hutchins, the incident also injured director Joel Souza, who was also on the set. The process for negligent killing against Baldwin was unexpectedly discontinued in summer. The weapon master of the set, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for negligent killing.

emotional consequences of the incident

Baldwin also commented on the emotional consequences that the incident had for his family. "Apart from the victims themselves, what hurts me the most with my wife," said Baldwin. His wife, Hilaria Baldwin, whom he has married since 2012, is "very, very traumatized" by the events. Despite the initially harmonious family life, everything got off the track due to the incident. "This is very frightening and very disturbing," said Baldwin.

The actor and his wife try to distance themselves from the “Rust” project. He emphasizes that the film will always be overshadowed by the tragedy. In Baldwin's view, the story about Hutchins is a great tragedy, and he wishes that he could do everything he could to undo what has happened. He remembered that everyone was happy on the set before the incident. It also remains to be seen that the circumstances that led to Nachrehs have improved the film in many ways.

At the moment, Baldwin wants that everything that has to do with “Rust” disappears before his eyes. "So that I can devote myself to other things and be a [good] father to my children," he added. In view of his age, he wants to raise his remaining energy for his family. The past two years have been heavily burdened and he is now urgently looking for a way to free himself from the shadows of the past.