The prosecutor in the case has said that at this time it is not known if charges will be filed.
The person responsible for handling weapons on the set of the Rust production had recently begun his work in the film armory area, and at the end of his previous job, he spoke of the doubts he had felt when dedicating himself to that trade, reported the Magazine.
Hannah Reed, daughter of Hollywood gunsmith Thell Reed, appeared on the Voices of the West podcast on September 11 to discuss her experiences in film. Reed told the hosts that she had finished filming a western with Nicolas Cage called The Old Way, and that this was her first time as a gunsmith in a movie.
“I was very nervous at first, and I almost didn't agree because I wasn't sure if she was ready. But doing it was like… very fluid.”
Reed also spoke of the guidance she had had from her father, who previously was a part of Django Unchained, The 3:10 Train, and Once, Upon a Time in Hollywood, and she trained multiple actors on the use of weapons. of fire.
In the dialogue, Reed confessed that, then, loading salutes on prop weapons was what scared her the most, because she did not know how to do it, but that her father had helped her solve it.
There are still numerous questions about the on-set accident, including whether it was a live bullet that Baldwin fired or whether it was rounds. The Indiewire outlet received an email from the prop masters union that claimed that the gun the actor fired had a real projectile that hit two people.
One of the sources revealed that it wasn't the only incident with guns going off when they weren't supposed to. It is not clear who the gunsmith was at the time.
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed in the crash, and the film's director, Joel Souza, was injured. Baldwin has declared himself in shock and has contacted the Hutchins family to offer their support in any way.
So far, prosecutor Mary Carmack-Altwies has said the case is in its preliminary stages, adding: "At this point, we don't know if charges will be filed."
The Los Angeles Times, citing anonymous sources, reported that there had been at least three failures with the prop gun before the fatal accident and that some crew members had protested the working conditions.
The newspaper reported that at least one camera operator had sent a message to a production manager saying: “Three accidental discharges have already occurred. This is super safe."
Rust Movie Productions said in a statement that it had not been made aware of any "official complaints" but that it would "continue to cooperate with Santa Fe authorities." It said it was also conducting an internal review.
