Alec Baldwin looks tense after skipping Rust premiere where audience gasped during shooting scene Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By TERRY ZELLER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 07:22 GMT, 21 November 2024 | Updated: 07:22 GMT, 21 November 2024 e-mail View comments Alec Baldwin was seen walking through New York City on Wednesday, mere hours after skipping the premiere of his controversial film Rust in Poland .
The 66-year-old actor wore a tense expression as he strolled near Chelsea Piers —far removed from the Rust premiere, where the audience gasped at a scene eerily mirroring the on-set tragedy in which Baldwin accidentally shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins . Vulture’s Nick Newman described the chilling moment in his review: 'The first time a trigger is pulled in Rust, it clicks on an empty barrel; the second leads to a character’s accidental death, engendering a full-bore gasp from premiere attendees.' He went on to note that it was nearly impossible to view Rust without recalling Baldwin’s involvement in the shooting tragedy.
Baldwin's NYC sighting comes on the heels of criticism he received from Hutchins' mother, who publicly slammed him ahead of the Rust world premiere in Poland, marking three years since the fatal on-set incident. Hutchins' mother Olga Solovey told THR she will not be attending and lambasted Baldwin for 'increasing my pain.' Alec Baldwin was seen walking through New York City on Wednesday, mere hours after skipping the.