The man who allegedly handed Alec Baldwin the gun that killed Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins more than two years ago broke down on the witness stand Thursday describing what happened that October 2021 day on the set of the indie Western.
Veteran first assistant director David Halls also admitted during his testimony this afternoon that he was “negligent” in not checking the firearm properly after armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed in the moments before the shooting.
“It’s important to me that the truth be known, that that Halyna’s husband and son, her family know the truth of what happened,” Halls told the jury in the Santa Fe courthouse as Gutierrez-Reed sat just a few feet away.
“It’s important that the cast and the crew, producers of Rust know what happened,” he added with his voice breaking frequently under questions from Special Prosecutor Kerri Morrissey. “And it’s important that that industry,...
Veteran first assistant director David Halls also admitted during his testimony this afternoon that he was “negligent” in not checking the firearm properly after armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed in the moments before the shooting.
“It’s important to me that the truth be known, that that Halyna’s husband and son, her family know the truth of what happened,” Halls told the jury in the Santa Fe courthouse as Gutierrez-Reed sat just a few feet away.
“It’s important that the cast and the crew, producers of Rust know what happened,” he added with his voice breaking frequently under questions from Special Prosecutor Kerri Morrissey. “And it’s important that that industry,...
- 2/29/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
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More than eight months after the Rust tragedy put a spotlight on gun safety on set — especially at the lower-budget level — there’s increased awareness, but real change has been limited and halting. What modest shifts are detectable appear to be propelled by the newfound liability concerns of business affairs departments at the studio level. And as outrage subsides, reform legislation is stalled or abandoned.
The Hollywood Reporter reached out to many of the industry’s leading armorers about how their day-to-day work on productions has been affected since Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the movie he starred in and produced. Perhaps wary of the stigma surrounding Rust, most were reluctant to speak on the topic at all. But one trend emerged in multiple interviews: an increased adoption of Airsoft guns — which are replicas that don’t use gunpowder and...
More than eight months after the Rust tragedy put a spotlight on gun safety on set — especially at the lower-budget level — there’s increased awareness, but real change has been limited and halting. What modest shifts are detectable appear to be propelled by the newfound liability concerns of business affairs departments at the studio level. And as outrage subsides, reform legislation is stalled or abandoned.
The Hollywood Reporter reached out to many of the industry’s leading armorers about how their day-to-day work on productions has been affected since Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the movie he starred in and produced. Perhaps wary of the stigma surrounding Rust, most were reluctant to speak on the topic at all. But one trend emerged in multiple interviews: an increased adoption of Airsoft guns — which are replicas that don’t use gunpowder and...
- 6/30/2022
- by Gary Baum and Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Firearms safety guidelines are clear and longstanding in Hollywood, where guns have been employed on the big screen since the silent film era: Live ammunition is never to be used nor brought onto any studio lot or stage. Blanks can kill. Treat all firearms as though they are loaded.
But following the weapon-discharge tragedy involving Alec Baldwin that resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, questions swirl again about on-set gun safety and who could be at fault.
The Hollywood Reporter spoke to veteran Hollywood munitions experts about on-set safety, including Bryan W. Carpenter, an armor and weapons master who has ...
But following the weapon-discharge tragedy involving Alec Baldwin that resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, questions swirl again about on-set gun safety and who could be at fault.
The Hollywood Reporter spoke to veteran Hollywood munitions experts about on-set safety, including Bryan W. Carpenter, an armor and weapons master who has ...
- 10/23/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Firearms safety guidelines are clear and longstanding in Hollywood, where guns have been employed on the big screen since the silent film era: Live ammunition is never to be used nor brought onto any studio lot or stage. Blanks can kill. Treat all firearms as though they are loaded.
But following the weapon-discharge tragedy involving Alec Baldwin that resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, questions swirl again about on-set gun safety and who could be at fault.
The Hollywood Reporter spoke to veteran Hollywood munitions experts about on-set safety, including Bryan W. Carpenter, an armor and weapons master who has been ...
But following the weapon-discharge tragedy involving Alec Baldwin that resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, questions swirl again about on-set gun safety and who could be at fault.
The Hollywood Reporter spoke to veteran Hollywood munitions experts about on-set safety, including Bryan W. Carpenter, an armor and weapons master who has been ...
- 10/23/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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