Halyna Hutchins Shot With Prop Gun - Alec Baldwin indicted & Hannah Gutierrez-Reed charged, 2021 #8

[Dotta]

Alec Baldwin skips Rust premiere as late film maker's friends pack in

Alec Baldwin did not attend the Rust world premiere on Wednesday at the EnergaCAMERIMAGE Film Festival in Toruń, Poland, as hundreds of viewers honored the late Halyna Hutchins.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Smelly Squirrel]

Never knew the movie was about an accidental shooting.

 

[Luna20]

Wow, the irony of that is weird. It didn’t occur to me to ask what the movie was about. It would make me feel uncomfortable releasing the film knowing that it was about an accidental shooting.

Fiction morphed into a horrible reality. It’s a sensitive issue that would concern me if I were a producer on it.

Never knew the movie was about an accidental shooting.

 

[ilovewings]

Wow, the irony of that is weird. It didn’t occur to me to ask what the movie was about. It would make me feel uncomfortable releasing the film knowing that it was about an accidental shooting.

Fiction morphed into a horrible reality. It’s a sensitive issue that would concern me if I were a producer on it.

I didn't know the movie was about an accidental shooting: just plain weird

 

[Observe_dont_Absorb]

Wow I never knew that either and it's bizarre the film would not just be scrapped. Who even wants to watch it anyway? Does that genre of movie have anyone interested in the first place, never mind in these circumstances?

 

[Cool Cats]

Wow I never knew that either and it's bizarre the film would not just be scrapped. Who even wants to watch it anyway? Does that genre of movie have anyone interested in the first place, never mind in these circumstances?

I would rather sit on nails than watch that piece of C.

 

[ch_13]

So after the Baldwin case ended in July, Kari Morrissey file a motion for reconsideration which was denied because it was overly long (instead of 10 pages, it was over 50 plus another 400 pages of exhibits). Then she filed an amended motion for reconsideration which was denied last month on its merits.

Now, she's appealing to the NM Court of Appeals. Frankly, I don't understand what her end game is here. Even if the judge erred in dismissing the case (and I don't think she did), my understanding of the law is that it's over at this point. The jury has been dismissed and jeopardy has attached. Even if this hail mary appeal were to succeed Baldwin still can't be retried.

Someone in the Santa Fe's DA office needs to reel her in and end this farce.

https://nmcourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Nov.-21-2024-Notice-of-Appeal.pdf

 

[Incredholt]

Prosecutors withdraw appeal of dismissed case against Alec Baldwin in fatal movie set shooting​

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico prosecutors won’t pursue an appeal of a court’s decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting on a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie, the Santa Fe district attorney’s office announced Monday.

Prosecutors withdraw appeal of dismissed case against Alec Baldwin in fatal movie set shooting

New Mexico prosecutors won’t pursue an appeal of a court’s decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin.

www.wsaz.com

 

[I am not Sherlock H.]

Wow, the irony of that is weird. It didn’t occur to me to ask what the movie was about. It would make me feel uncomfortable releasing the film knowing that it was about an accidental shooting.

Fiction morphed into a horrible reality. It’s a sensitive issue that would concern me if I were a producer on it.

So true @Luna20 @Smelly Squirrel and @ilovewings …..I’ve not followed closely enough to know, but if the storyline or premise of it is even close to that (i.e. an accidental shooting)….. that is just IMO, well, wrong. Almost makes one wonder is there something else here?

As sometimes said, why didn’t it wind up ‘in the can’? SMH. Sometimes it is best that art not imitate life; or is it the inverse that is true? And as @Cool Cats suggests…… I can’t wait to not watch this one. MOO

 

[ch_13]

I have no intentions to ever watch this. I would spend the whole movie thinking about Halyna's death and it would just feel too 'icky'.

However, from what I understand, the only way that Halyna's family can get money from the production is for the movie to be completed and be released. They were able to settle with Baldwin separately, but the production company itself has no real assets or anything to go after.

This is from a November article in Variety:
Terms of the settlement with Hutchins’ family, including her husband and son, remain confidential, though it’s known that the cinematographer’s husband, Matthew Hutchins, received an executive producer credit as part of the agreement. Added Souza, “I don’t think I’ll be too out of line to say that it’s going to benefit [Halyna’s family] and that’s incredibly important. I don’t want people to think it was just some cynical money grab. The producers don’t get a penny from the movie.”

‘Rust’ Director and New Cinematographer Explain How and Why the Film Was Completed After Halyna Hutchins’ Death

'Rust' director Joel Souza explains why the troubled Western was later completed after DP Halyna Hutchins was accidentally killed during filming.

variety.com

 

[IDK]

“SANTA FE, N.M. — Actor Alec Baldwin has filed a civil lawsuit for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust.””

“The lawsuit was filed Thursday at state district court in Santa Fe, where a judge in July dismissed a charge of involuntary manslaughter against Baldwin in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.”

“Baldwin also alleges defamation in the suit, saying that prosecutors and investigators intentionally mishandled evidence as they pursued the case.”

“Defendants named in the lawsuit include special prosecutor Kari Morrissey and Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies, along with three investigators from the Santa Fe County sheriff’s office and the county board of commissioners.”

“Defendants sought at every turn to scapegoat Baldwin for the acts and omissions of others, regardless of the evidence or the law,” the lawsuit states. It also says prosecutors and investigators targeted Baldwin for professional or political gain.”

Alec Baldwin sues for malicious prosecution after judge dismisses case of fatal 'Rust' set shooting

Baldwin also alleges defamation in the suit, saying that prosecutors and investigators intentionally mishandled evidence as they pursued the case.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Smelly Squirrel]

Baldwin got away with killing someone no matter how unintentional. He should be grateful at his undeserved luck and just leave well enough alone. jmo

 

[Weki]

This is likely to go nowhere. I think prosecutors have a certain level of immunity from these types of claims otherwise every defendant would sue. What a circus!

 

[PrairieWind]

This is likely to go nowhere. I think prosecutors have a certain level of immunity from these types of claims otherwise every defendant would sue. What a circus!

Have we seen the Complaint? I'd like to see what it says. Prosecutors generally have total immunity, but I think you could just sue the State for civil rights violations. I'm not at all familiar with those causes of actions however and I think that might be a stretch. I think he can sue the Sheriff's office (The County really, and I assume why he apparently has named the County Commissioners) but for what? Sure, I think they did a poor job investigating, but they don't make decisions on how to prosecute.

 

[Cool Cats]

Have we seen the Complaint? I'd like to see what it says. Prosecutors generally have total immunity, but I think you could just sue the State for civil rights violations. I'm not at all familiar with those causes of actions however and I think that might be a stretch. I think he can sue the Sheriff's office (The County really, and I assume why he apparently has named the County Commissioners) but for what? Sure, I think they did a poor job investigating, but they don't make decisions on how to prosecute.

I'm looking for it.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/09/entertainment/alec-baldwin-complaint-rust-case/index.html

According to a copy of the complaint, Baldwin claims that “for the better part of the last three years” prosecutors were “blinded by their desire to convict” him for “all the wrong reasons, and at any cost.”

“In October 2023 the prosecution team became aware that Mr. Baldwin intended to file a retaliatory civil lawsuit. We look forward to our day in court,” Morrissey told CNN in a statement on Thursday.

The complaint states the defendants attempted to “scapegoat” Baldwin for the “acts and omissions of others, regardless of the evidence or the law,” and that evidence was “manipulated” or “concealed” to further their case.

“Although no verdict in this civil case can undo the trauma the State’s threat of conviction and incarceration has inflicted,” the complaint reads, Baldwin seeks to hold the defendants responsible for their “appalling violations of the laws that governed their work.”

“Criminal prosecutions are supposed to be about the search for truth and justice, not to pursue personal or political gain or harass the innocent,” Baldwin’s attorneys Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro told CNN in a statement Thursday. “We bring this action to hold the defendants accountable for their misconduct and to prevent them from doing this to anyone else.”

 

[Smelly Squirrel]

There is still no US release date for the film.

Will Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ Get A U.S Release?

We understand a US deal for the film has been in the works and the project was quietly on sale at last year's AFM.

deadline.com

 

[Cool Cats]

There is still no US release date for the film.

Will Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ Get A U.S Release?

We understand a US deal for the film has been in the works and the project was quietly on sale at last year's AFM.

deadline.com

Disgusting to release it. All about money they will lose.

 

[Cool Cats]

Disgusting to release it. All about money they will lose.

I would rather sit on a bed of nails than watch this movie where he killed a nice wife and mother.

 

[mickey2942]

The Baldwins review – Alec’s dreadful reality show is a new low for TV

This fly-on-the-wall series about the actor’s family in the lead up to the Rust trial feels in extremely poor taste. It’s entirely unnecessary television that makes the actor and his wife look dreadful

www.theguardian.com

 

[al66pine]

"Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna.​

Has anyone seen this DOCUMENTARY about the 2021 shooting on "Rust" set?​

Release date was March 11. I just started watching & opened this new thread. Also reporting my post to a Moderator --- to see if discussion should be in a separate thread.

From HULU's Media Release:
"Halyna’s friend, director Rachel Mason, goes beyond the public narrative to reveal the untold human story of that terrible day and all that followed — from the vantage point of the people at the center of the tragedy..."
"Working with public court records, behind-the-scenes material from RUST, and unprecedented access to key individuals and materials... the film examines the official investigations into the safety protocols on set and explores the private moral reckoning of all involved."
^ Hulu Press

Variety, NYT, & other news outlets published reviews earlier this week.

Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna (2025) ⭐ 6.8 | Documentary

1h 30m | TV-MA

www.imdb.com

^ link to imdb.com page on the documentary.