Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot on set of 'Rust' in 2021. Its first trailer has finally been released. Silhouetted figures stalk across the stark expanse.
Gruff voices exchange unpleasantries. Pistols are raised in anger. So far, a typical Hollywood trailer for an upcoming western film.
however has been an extraordinary production. The first official trailer has now been released for the film in which cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed. Lead actor Alec Baldwin was rehearsing with a revolver when the gun went off fatally shooting Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza in October 2021.
case has since been dismissed while armorer of involuntary manslaughter for bringing live ammunition onto set and is serving an 18-month sentence. completed filming in 2023 and post-production last year. The film then premiered in at the Camerimage festival in Torun, Poland.
Its premiere was well-attended, with people fascinated more by the film’s backstory than actual plot. Camerimage was a fitting venue as it’s a film festival focused on cinematographers, and the film is dedicated to Hutchins. Now, it is set for general release, hitting US screens on 2 May.
It’s been a long run to get to this stage for . By all accounts, the producers most probably never expected for the film to see the light of day after Hutchins’ death. The $8 million (€7.
4 million) film was a , who together developed the story of an ageing outlaw (Baldwin) coming out of hiding in 1880s K.
