Alec Baldwin Get More Complicated Over Halyna Hutchins Death
In addition to being the one who fired the bullet that killed Halyna Hutchins, director of photography for the film Rust, Alec Baldwin is a producer and star of the Hollywood feature film.
Therefore, the actor's case may be more complicated than it seems. The Friday after the tragedy, the interpreter turned to his social networks to express what he was feeling. "There are no words to convey my shock and sadness. for the tragic accident that has claimed the life of Halyna Hutchins, a deeply admired wife, mother and colleague," he said in his account on Twitter.
“I am fully cooperating with the police investigation to address how this tragedy occurred and I am in contact with her husband, offering my support to him and his family. My heart is broken for her husband, her son, and everyone who knew and loved Halyna,” he concluded.
However, prior to the accident, there were some disruptions to Oxido's production, as some union cameramen left the project and were replaced by non-union workers. Therefore, an inexperienced gunsmith may have been negligent in not checking the artifact before the scene. In addition, some incidents with weapons had already been unleashed previously.
The director of photography died and the director Joel Souza was injured And it is that being an independent work, numerous producers and multiple financiers were involved in it. The above means Multiple people share product or executive producer titles It's not very clear to outside observers who is responsible for what.
According to a document accessed by The Times, in addition to Baldwin, the film's producers were Matt DelPiano, who is the actor's manager and former CAA agent, Ryan Smith, Anjul Nigam, Nathan Klingher and Ryan Winterstern. The film also had four executive producers.
However, the appearance of an actor as a producer of a feature film may be just an empty title to increase his participation in the project. On the other hand, there is an important difference between producers and executive producers of a film, since usually the former are eligible for Oscar nominations.
“This ‘Rust’ situation opens up the whole discussion about what a producer is and who the buck really stops with. Who is responsible for Halyna's death? Said Mynette Louie, Independent Spirit Award-winning producer of movies like Swallow and I'll Take You With Me, in a testimony retrieved by the Los Angeles Times.
“When you have a group of executives, managers, actors and people who aren't really producers in a practical way, where do you look at cast and crew and responsibility for production and security? So who does it? she added.
It is important to note that prior to the incident, Baldwin posted a video in which he expressed his support for members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) who threatened to attack the project for security reasons on set.
