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After Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed were criminally charged, due to their involvement with the Rust shooting, the movie is now available to general audiences. The Western, which stars Baldwin as outlaw Harland Rust, was originally intended to be a small-scale production with a budget of under $10 million. Tragically, a devastating accident led to cinematographer Haylna Hutchins’ death, after Baldwin’s prop gun proved to hold live ammunition. Three years after the incident, the movie was officially released on May 2, despite initial speculation that it would never be finished.
In an interview with ScreenRant‘s Grant Hermanns, Josh Hopkins (Wood Helm) explained exactly why the cast returned to the production. While Haylna Hutchins’ death was extremely painful for everyone involved, the profits will be going directly to Hutchins’ family. Hopkins stated that “her husband asked me to come back and finish this“, which was his primary reason for returning. He believes that it will give audiences an opportunity to see “what a beautiful artist she was“. Check out his full quote below:
I appreciate that. I really appreciate the respect you’ve shown to steer away from the obvious elephant in the room. But none of the profits of this movie are going to the original producers. Profits are going to Halyna’s husband and son and her parents and her sister. The family requested that we come back and finish this, because they wanted the world to see Halyna’s art and her incredible work. I speak for myself, but I’m pretty sure I can speak for them, I don’t think anyone would have come back to finish this movie if without their blessing. Her husband asked me to come back and finish this. Everybody knows about the tragedy, but now they get to see what she was doing, and what a beautiful artist she was. I think it’s important that people know that nobody would have come back and do this without the blessing of her family.
What Rust’s Release Means For The Hutchins Family
They Will Be The Sole Beneficiaries Of Any Profit
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Rust
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May 1, 2025
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Joel Souza
- Writers
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Joel Souza
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Alec Baldwin, Anjul Nigam, Grant Hill, Anna Granucci, Matt Delpiano, Nathan Klingher, Ryan Winterstern, Ryan Donnell Smith
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Patrick Scott McDermott
Lucas Hollister
