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One year after the director of photography, Halyna Hutchinslost his life due to the accidental detonation of the weapon he was holding alec baldwin During the filming of “Rust”, the production decided to resume filming the film.
Baldwin reached an agreement with the Hutchins family after being sued in February this year, accused of negligence and cutting production costs. Among what was alleged were various violations of security standards in the film industry.
Although the amount that the actor will have to pay has not yet been revealed, one of the agreements reached was that the widower of Halyna HutchinsMatthew Hutchins will executive produce the film. It should be noted that the agreement is subject to court approval.
Matthew indicated that he was not interested in getting involved ?in recriminations or attributions of blame? (to production or Baldwin), since, Do we all believe that Halyna’s death was a terrible accident?. He is also grateful that “producers and the entertainment community have come together to honor Halyna’s latest work.”
The announcement of this agreement between Baldwin and Halyna’s family was made known by the actor on Instagram, with a publication in which he thanks everyone who contributed to the resolution of this situation.
For his part, the actor alec baldwin recalled Halyna Hutchins on her Instagram profile, through a publication where the director of photography is seen working: ?One year ago today? (Today, one year ago)”. The post garnered more than 63,000 likes. and more than 3,000 comments.
?rust? will resume filming in January 2023, meanwhile the production will begin scouting other locations in California, Palm Springs and the Nevada border, this, to avoid the emotional impact which could represent New Mexico, the place where Halyna Hutchins died in October of last year.
Matthew Hutchins commented that resuming the filming of the film “will be a way of paying homage to Halyna’s last work.”
The resumption of ?rust? will have a security officer on set and the production will be covered by agreements made with the film unions, said Melina Spadone, a lawyer for Rust Movie Productions LLC.
The main actors that were initially contemplated will continue to be part of the cast, as well as the director Joel Souza, who was also hit by the projectile that caused Halyna’s death.
In ?Encourage to heal?Joel Souza hopes that “what he and Halyna started” will be finished, so that all his efforts will be destined so that the film ?honor Halyna’s legacy?.
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