The trailer for Alec Baldwin’s western drama “Rust,” which was plagued by controversy following the fatal on-set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021, has been released. The film, directed by Joel Souza, first premiered at Poland’s Camerimage Festival in November, with Souza and cinematographer Bianca Cline (who took over following Hutchins’ death) in attendance.
The film, set in the 1880s, stars Baldwin as notorious outlaw Harland Rust, who breaks his 13-year-old grandson (Patrick Scott McDermott) out of jail after he accidentally kills a rancher and is sentenced to death. Together, they flee the country on the run towards Mexico — but before reaching that safe haven, they must defend themselves against an unforgiving wilderness and the relentless pursuit of U.S. Marshal Wood Helm (Josh Hopkins) and a ruthless bounty hunter named Preacher (Travis Fimmel).
The film also stars Frances Fisher, Devon Werkheiser, Rhys Coiro, Xander Berkeley, Jake Busey, Abraham Benrubi, Travis Hammer, Nick Farnell, Sam Carson, Richard Gunn, and Easton Malcolm.
Hutchins died in an accidental shooting after Baldwin’s prop gun discharged a live round at the Bonanza Creek Ranch during production (director Joel Souza was also injured in the incident, but recovered). After the shooting, filming on the movie was shut down for more than a year but resumed in April 2023 in Montana rather than New Mexico.
Hutchins’ widower Matthew Hutchins is an executive producer on the film, a title that came after he and his late wife’s family reached a settlement with Baldwin and other producers in their wrongful death lawsuit. A press release states that the movie’s original producers will not profit financially from it; instead Matthew Hutchins and their son Andros will receive profits from the film as part of the terms of his wrongful death settlement.
Rust arrives in theaters and on VOD on May 2; see the trailer – HERE.
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