“Rust” director Joel Souza says he regrets writing the movie.
Souza, 51, was injured and cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed while filming a scene for the movie when a prop gun held by Alec Baldwin accidentally discharged.
Baldwin&#8217;s involuntary manslaughter trial was dismissed with prejudice in July 2024 after a judge ruled that prosecutors had deliberately withheld key evidence, preventing any future charges. While Baldwin was cleared, armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 18 months in prison.
The director is currently promoting the film ahead of its United States release on Friday, but appears to have mixed feelings about it.
“You think about the chain of events that started that morning. Bad decision after bad decision was made…talk about the butterfly effect,” Souza told <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/28/rust-joel-souza-alec-baldwin-halyna-hutchins-shooting">The Guardian</a> in a newly published interview. “I wish I never wrote the damn movie.”
The “Rust” director also discussed his apprehension with firearms. “I didn’t grow up around [guns] and I don’t like the culture,” he said. “Guns make me recoil. The idea of touching one, picking one up, I find very off-putting.”
However, using guns was necessary for making a Western drama like “Rust.” Souza was planning to abandon the project unfinished. But he says Hutchins’ family insisted on something different.
“The family wanted it completed,” Souza told The Guardian. “I’d been repelled by the thought of going back, but now it started to appeal. And I couldn’t live with the idea of someone else doing it.”
“I was a mess going in and a mess coming out,” he added. “The crew carried me through. My family carried me through. Emotionally, I was all over the map.”
Previously, “Rust” premiered in Poland at the Camerimage International Film Festival in late November. Souza <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alec-baldwins-rust-trailer-drops-nearly-four-years-after-fatal-on-set-shooting?author=Katie+Jerkovich&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Alec+Baldwin%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Rust%E2%80%99+Trailer+Drops+Nearly+Four+Years+After+Fatal+On-Set+Shooting">confirmed</a> to Vanity Fair that the scene which included the fatal shooting had been removed “in its entirety.”
“Gone. Not just that, but also a few things leading up to it,” Souza said at the time. “Everything needed to be entirely reconceived there. There were a few things that came before that now wouldn’t make story sense. So we just sort of eliminated it and came up with something entirely different.”
“I’m not going back to that,” he added. “I’m glad you asked. I don’t want anyone who ever does see this to be waiting for that. No one ever pushed to keep anything like that.”

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‘Wish I’d Never Written That Damn Movie:’ ‘Rust’ Director Reflects Ahead Of U.S. Release

'Wish I’d Never Written That Damn Movie:' 'Rust' Director Reflects Ahead Of U.S. Release

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The movie trailer for Alec Baldwin’s Western &#8220;Rust&#8221; dropped nearly four years after the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Hutchins was killed on a New Mexico film set when a gun <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alec-baldwin">Baldwin</a> was holding discharged a bullet. Writer-director Joel Souza was also injured during the incident.
“In 1880s Kansas, recently orphaned Lucas McCalister (Patrick Scott McDermott) accidentally kills a rancher and is sentenced to hang,” a description with the one-minute plus video on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc6q3scsTwg">YouTube</a> read.
“In a twist of fate, his estranged grandfather, the notorious outlaw Harland Rust (Academy Award nominee Alec Baldwin), breaks him out of jail and takes him on the run toward Mexico,” it added. “As they flee across the unforgiving wilderness, the fugitive pair must outrun the determined U.S. Marshal Wood Helm (Josh Hopkins) and a ruthless bounty hunter named &#8216;Preacher&#8217; (Travis Fimmel).”
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In November 2024, Baldwin’s indie western had its world premiere at Poland’s Camerimage <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/international/">International</a> Film Festival, with Souza and cinematographer Bianca Cline, who stepped in to finish the film after a wrongful death lawsuit was settled in October 2022, in attendance, <a href="https://variety.com/2025/film/news/rust-trailer-alec-baldwin-first-footage-shooting-1236348441/">Variety</a> noted.
Ahead of the premiere, Souza talked to <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/rust-filmmaker-joel-souza-finally-speaks-about-the-fatal-shooting">Vanity Fair</a> about the fatal shooting, returning to the film set, and finishing the movie Hutchins was shooting, making it clear the fatal scene she had shot had vanished “in its entirety.”
“Gone. Not just that, but also a few things leading up to it,” Souza said. “Everything needed to be entirely reconceived there. There were a few things that came before that now wouldn’t make story sense. So we just sort of eliminated it and came up with something entirely different.”
“I’m not going back to that,” he added. “I’m glad you asked. I don’t want anyone who ever does see this to be waiting for that. No one ever pushed to keep anything like that.”
On October 21, 2021, Baldwin began filming a scene when the gun he was holding fired a live round that killed Hutchins and injured Souza. The 66-year-old actor repeatedly maintained that there was “no trigger pull.”
He was charged with involuntary manslaughter and faced up to 18 months in prison. However, the charges were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/judge-dismisses-criminal-case-against-alec-baldwin-after-prosecutors-hid-evidence">dismissed</a> on the third day of his trial in July 2024, with the judge ruling that the prosecution had hidden evidence from the defense.
The armorer in charge of weapons on set, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for her role in Hutchins’ death.
“Rust” will be released in theaters nationwide and on digital May 2, <a href="https://people.com/alec-baldwin-rust-first-trailer-exclusive-11703275?taid=67e40a4a142e3e00010d239c&amp;utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&amp;utm_content=new&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com">People</a> noted.
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Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ Trailer Drops Nearly Four Years After Fatal On-Set Shooting

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alec-baldwin">Alec Baldwin</a> and wife <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hilaria-baldwin">Hilaria Baldwin</a> dropped a trailer on Monday for their upcoming family <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alec-and-hilaria-baldwin-are-getting-their-own-reality-show">reality TV series</a> “The Baldwins,” featuring the couple’s seven children.
In a trailer posted on their <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFVU6qEOAQg/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a> from the network TLC, Baldwin’s wife Hilaria talked about her “wild family” of “seven children, six animals and two parents” as images of their life with their kids runs in the background, including one shot of the 66-year-old actor telling his kids, “Don’t pee in that pool!”
“Family, chaos, love… repeat!” the post with the video on Instagram read. “Say hello to the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/thebaldwins/">#TheBaldwins</a> — a new reality series that offers an intimate, behind-the-scenes look into the lives of Alec and Hilaria Baldwin and their seven children. Premiering on Sunday, February 23 at 10/9c!”
TLC said the reality show “blends the highs and lows of family life, with the challenges and humor that come while raising a large family in the public eye,” the Hollywood Reporter <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-baldwins-reality-series-trailer-premiere-date-1236118792/">reported</a>.
The official tagline for the show said that it “will feature hilarious moments around the dinner table to candid discussions about mental health and their ever-evolving parenting style.”
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“The series shows what life is really like for the Baldwins — chaotic, funny, exhausting and filled with love,” it added. “Alec and Hilaria’s dynamic as a couple will also take center stage, with moments that showcase their deep partnership as they navigate challenges hand in hand.”
“With seven children in tow, the Baldwin household is never short on activity, but through it all, Alec and Hilaria embrace the madness with an infectious energy, showing viewers the beauty of raising a family that’s anything but ordinary,” it continued.
Near the end of the clip, the actor said to his wife,  “Honestly, from the bottom of my soul, I don’t know where I’d be if I didn’t have you and these kids.”
In a statement from the couple, the Baldwins called their series the chance to give &#8220;viewers a glimpse into our lives as a family — the good, bad, wild and everything in between. We hope viewers will connect with our experiences and the love we share. Filming the show has been an amazing journey, and we’re proud to have TLC as a partner in telling our story,” THR noted.
At one point in the clip, Baldwin can be seen dealing with some emotions following the “Rust”-set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, as Hilaria talked about the “unthinkable tragedy.&#8221;
In October of 2021, the “30 Rock” star was involved in the shooting on the New Mexico film set. The firearm Baldwin was holding discharged a bullet, which killed Hutchins and injured one other. Baldwin has repeatedly maintained that there was “no trigger pull.” He was indicted, but charges were dismissed.

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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/crime">criminal</a> case against actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alec-baldwin">Alec Baldwin</a> related to the fatal shooting on the set of his movie &#8220;Rust&#8221; ended Monday when a prosecutor dropped her appeal of the case&#8217;s dismissal.
Special Prosecutor Kari Morrissey withdrew the appeal, per <a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/alec-baldwin-manslaughter-case-dropped-by-new-mexico-prosecutor-2024-12-24/">Reuters</a>, effectively ending the criminal proceedings that have been ongoing since the incident occurred in 2021 in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-mexico">New Mexico</a>.
The decision was made after the state attorney general’s office said that it “did not intend to exhaustively pursue the appeal on behalf of the prosecution,” Morrissey said.
Baldwin was accused of involuntary manslaughter in October 2021. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed when a gun Baldwin was holding discharged on set, but the actor has maintained all along that he never pulled the trigger. The prosecution argued last July that Baldwin was reckless and criminally negligent for firing the gun, while the defense maintained that as an actor, their client was not responsible for gun safety on set.
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case on the third day of the trial after learning that the prosecution did not reveal a cache of bullets to the defense, per <a href="https://variety.com/2024/film/news/alec-baldwin-manslaughter-appeal-dropped-1236258765/">Variety</a>, and that this evidence was potentially crucial. But Morrissey later appealed that decision, saying the bullets were irrelevant to the case. 
Baldwin&#8217;s lawyers Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro made a statement on this most recent development, saying: “Today’s decision to dismiss the appeal is the final vindication of what Alec Baldwin and his attorneys have said from the beginning — this was an unspeakable tragedy but Alec Baldwin committed no crime. The rule of law remains intact in New Mexico.”
The film’s armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was accused of loading the gun, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in March. She appealed her conviction after the charges against Baldwin were dismissed, but her appeal was denied.
Rust’s safety coordinator David Halls pleaded no contest to negligent use of a firearm. He was sentenced to six months of unsupervised parole.
Baldwin previously settled a civil lawsuit filed by loved ones of Hutchins in 2022. &#8220;I have no interest in engaging in recriminations or attribution of blame (to the producers or Mr. Baldwin),&#8221; the cinematographer&#8217;s husband Matthew said in a statement at the time.
&#8220;All of us believe Halyna’s death was a terrible accident. I am grateful that the producers and the entertainment community have come together to pay tribute to Halyna’s final work,” the widower said.
Meanwhile, Hutchins’ mother Olga Solovey <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mother-of-cinematographer-killed-on-set-boycotts-rust-premiere-says-alec-baldwin-will-profit">boycotted</a> the premiere of the movie in Poland last month, saying she sees the film’s release as an opportunity for Baldwin to “unjustly profit” from her daughter’s death.

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The mother of slain cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was killed in 2021 when a gun held by actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alec-baldwin">Alec Baldwin</a> went off while filming the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies">Western film</a> “Rust,” declined an invitation to its premiere on Wednesday.
“Rust” is premiering at the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage in Torun, Poland, three years after Hutchins was shot and killed. Hutchins’ mother, Olga Solovey, released a statement saying she sees the film’s release as an opportunity for Baldwin to “unjustly profit” from her daughter’s death, the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/poland-film-premiere-rust-baldwin-7479e578096359df46251c262e4f9d3d">Associated Press reported</a>.
“It was always my hope to meet my daughter in Poland to watch her work come alive on screen,&#8221; Solovey began in the statement, referencing the fact that director Joel Souza, who was wounded when the revolver Baldwin held fired, was slated to introduce the film at the festival.
“Unfortunately, that was ripped away from me when Alec Baldwin discharged his gun and killed my daughter,&#8221; the statement continued. “Alec Baldwin continues to increase my pain with his refusal to apologize to me and his refusal to take responsibility for her death. Instead, he seeks to unjustly profit from his killing of my daughter.”
“That is the reason why I refuse to attend the festival for the promotion of Rust, especially now when there is still no justice for my daughter,&#8221; Solovey said.
A New Mexico judge dismissed an involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin for the fatal shooting. The 66-year-old actor currently has multiple civil lawsuits pending, including one by Solovey.
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“Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was also charged with involuntary manslaughter and received the maximum sentence of 18 months in jail.
Baldwin has maintained all along that he was not responsible for the shooting death. In December 2021, Baldwin told George Stephanopoulos in an interview on ABC News that “I didn’t pull the trigger” of the prop gun that fired and killed Hutchins. Baldwin further denied responsibility for Hutchins&#8217; death.
“I feel that someone is responsible for what happened and I can’t say who that is, but I know it’s not me,” Baldwin told the host. “I might have killed myself if I thought I was responsible, and I don’t say that lightly.”

Mother Of Cinematographer Killed On Set Boycotts ‘Rust’ Premiere, Says Alec Baldwin Will ‘Profit’

Mother Of Cinematographer Killed On Set Boycotts 'Rust' Premiere, Says Alec Baldwin Will 'Profit' 

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“Rust” will premiere three years after the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico film set — where a gun <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alec-baldwin">Alec Baldwin</a> was holding discharged a bullet, leaving her dead and injuring writer-director Joel Souza.
Baldwin’s indie western will have its world premiere at Poland’s Camerimage <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/international/">International</a> Film Festival in late November, with Souza expected to appear along with cinematographer Bianca Cline, who stepped in to finish the film after a wrongful death lawsuit was settled in October 2022, the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/rust-premiere-camerimage-alec-baldwin-1236023256/">Hollywood Reporter</a> reported. 
However, sources with knowledge of the situation said that Baldwin, the star of the movie and lead producer, is not expected to be at the premiere.
Organizers called Hutchins the “Ukrainian cinematographer who was part of the festival family,” and said it was always her dream to see the movie premiere at Camerimage, according to the festival.
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“The filmmakers will discuss events surrounding the film, offering insight into continuing production after Halyna’s death,” Camerimage organizers said. “Maintaining Hutchins’ artistic vision, as tremendously challenging as it was for the entire crew, was really important to the filmmakers, hoping to fulfill their duty to complete her work.”
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“Halyna’s story will serve as a starting point for a conversation about the role of women in cinematography and their contributions to the art of filmmaking,” the statement added. “Another key topic of the discussion will be safety on set.”
Speaking recently to <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/rust-filmmaker-joel-souza-finally-speaks-about-the-fatal-shooting">Vanity Fair</a>, Souza talked about the fatal shooting, returning to the film set, and finishing the film Hutchins was shooting, making it clear the fatal scene she had shot has vanished “in its entirety.”
“Gone. Not just that, but also a few things leading up to it,” Souza said. “Everything needed to be entirely reconceived there. There were a few things that came before that now wouldn’t make story sense. So we just sort of eliminated it and came up with something entirely different.”
“I’m not going back to that,” he added. “I’m glad you asked. I don’t want anyone who ever does see this to be waiting for that. No one ever pushed to keep anything like that.”
The armorer in charge of weapons on set, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, was previously sentenced to 18 months in prison for her role in Hutchins’ death.
Baldwin was charged with involuntary manslaughter. He faced up to 18 months in prison. However, the charges were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/judge-dismisses-criminal-case-against-alec-baldwin-after-prosecutors-hid-evidence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dismissed</a> on the third day of his trial in July, with the judge ruling prosecution hid evidence from the defense.
The Camerimage festival will take place Nov. 16-23 in the UNESCO World Heritage city of Toruń, Poland.
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“<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hollywood" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rust</a>” filmmaker Joel Souza finally broke his silence and spoke out publicly for the first time since the 2021 fatal shooting on the New Mexico set that left cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead and him injured.
Speaking to <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/rust-filmmaker-joel-souza-finally-speaks-about-the-fatal-shooting">Vanity Fair</a>, the 51-year-old director said that the shooting “ruined” the man he was as he recalled how it felt to be shot that day on the western film set where a gun <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alec-baldwin">Alec Baldwin</a> was holding discharged a bullet that hit Hutchins and Souza during rehearsals. Baldwin has always <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alec-baldwins-attorneys-try-getting-rust-involuntary-manslaughter-case-dismissed-due-to-gun-destruction-claim">maintained</a> that there was “no trigger pull.”
The filmmaker said that being shot “felt like a horse kicked me in the shoulder or someone hit me with a bat. The whole right side of my body went numb, completely numb, but it also hurt excruciatingly at the same time, if that makes sense.&#8221;
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“It’s just like everything went tingly and numb but hurt like hell all at once,” he added. “And I staggered back and was either on my knees or on my a**—and just…yelling. I don’t even know what the hell I was yelling.”
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“It&#8217;s bizarre to have been shot,&#8221; Souza continued. &#8220;And then, who was holding the gun? That&#8217;s bizarre. I had this weird thought, like, God, I remember watching &#8216;The Hunt for Red October&#8217; in the movie theater when I was a kid. It&#8217;s like your older self whispers to your younger self, &#8216;Hey, that guy…someday…&#8217; Life can take you down some very bizarre roads.”
But Souza said he was not grateful to have survived after Hutchins died.
&#8220;When I tell someone it ruined me, I don&#8217;t mean in the sense that people might generally think,” Souza said. “I don&#8217;t mean that it put my career in ruins. I mean, internally, the person I was just went away. That stopped.&#8221;
&#8220;I remember specifically going to sleep that night and hoping I didn&#8217;t wake up the next morning. I hoped I would just bleed out overnight because I didn&#8217;t want to be around anymore,” he added. &#8220;It was a very difficult moment. I remember just thinking, &#8216;Maybe I&#8217;ll just sort of bleed to death — that would suit me just fine.'&#8221;
He also talked about returning to the film set and finishing the film Hutchins was shooting, making it clear the fatal scene she had shot has vanished “in its entirety.&#8221;
“Gone. Not just that, but also a few things leading up to it,” Souza said. “Everything needed to be entirely reconceived there. There were a few things that came before that now wouldn’t make story sense. So we just sort of eliminated it and came up with something entirely different.&#8221;
“I’m not going back to that,” he added. “I’m glad you asked. I don’t want anyone who ever does see this to be waiting for that. No one ever pushed to keep anything like that.”
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‘Rust’ Filmmaker Breaks Silence Following Fatal Shooting, Talks Second Filming

'Rust’ Filmmaker Breaks Silence Following Fatal Shooting, Talks Second Filming

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was sentenced to 18 months in prison following <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alec-baldwin-enters-plea-in-rust-shooting-case" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alec Baldwin</a>&#8216;s &#8220;Rust&#8221; shooting in New Mexico in 2021 that left cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead.
On Monday, the 26-year-old armorer got <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZtJxfcDUt4">emotional</a> before she learned her fate when New Mexico Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer handed down the maximum sentence possible, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/04/15/us-news/rust-armorer-hannah-gutierrez-sentenced-in-death-of-halyna-hutchins/">New York Post</a> reported. In March, the armorer was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Hutchins on the New Mexico film set.
“I did not hear you take accountability … You said you were sorry, but not you were sorry for what you did,” the judge told the courtroom.
“It was your attorney that had to tell the court you were remorseful,” she added. “The word remorse, a deep regret coming from a sense of guilt for past wrongs, that’s not you.”
“I find that what you did constitutes a serious violent offense,” the judge continued. “It was committed in a physically violent manner … I am sentencing you to 18 months of incarceration at a women’s correctional facility in New Mexico.”
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Movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust.” <a href="https://t.co/eiysocvmub">pic.twitter.com/eiysocvmub</a>
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Before hearing the sentence, Gutierrez-Reed pleaded with the judge to release her, stating she’s not a “monster” and said she was “young and naive” when she started the job.
“I understand she was taken too soon,” Gutierrez-Reed said, while reading her statement and becoming emotional.
Earlier this year, a 12-member jury came back with a guilty verdict after finding the movie weapons supervisor responsible, in part, for Hutchins’s death, <a href="https://twitter.com/AP/status/1765528427455557904">The Associated Press</a> reported. The jury found she was not guilty of tampering with evidence, which was the second charge Gutierrez-Reed had faced.
After the verdict was read, defense attorney Jason Bowles said they would appeal the decision, <a href="https://people.com/rust-armorer-hannah-gutierrez-reed-guilty-halyna-hutchins-shooting-death-involuntary-manslaughter-8597605?hid=4f90b78dc31e627328d98338e1fa49d03b364abc&amp;did=12201163-20240306&amp;utm_campaign=ppl-breakingnews_relationship-builder&amp;utm_source=ppl&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=030624&amp;lctg=4f90b78dc31e627328d98338e1fa49d03b364abc">People magazine</a> reported. Both Gutierrez-Reed and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sag-aftra-defends-alec-baldwin-in-rust-shooting-as-actor-prepares-to-defend-himself-against-new-charge">Baldwin</a> were charged in the fatal shooting that left Hutchins dead and injured director Joel Souza.
In January, a grand jury indicted Baldwin for involuntary manslaughter following the fatal shooting, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alec-baldwin-enters-plea-in-rust-shooting-case">reported</a>. The firearm Baldwin was holding discharged the bullet that killed Hutchins. 
According to <a href="https://variety.com/2024/biz/news/alec-baldwin-manslaughter-rust-shooting-again-1235875855/">Variety</a>, special prosecutors Morrissey and Jason Lewis presented a report to the grand jury showing that the shooting occurred by a “pull or rearward depression of the trigger.” Baldwin has repeatedly claimed there was “no trigger pull.”
On January 31, Baldwin entered a “not guilty” plea through his attorney and waived his right to an arraignment. His trial date is set for July 10. If convicted, he could spend up to 18 months in prison.

Woman Involved In Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ Shooting Sentenced

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