Crew members had already shouted “cold gun” on the set. The actor was preparing to film a scene in which he pulls a gun out of a holster, according to a source close to the production. It was the 12th day of a 21-day shoot.Ĭinematographer Halyna Hutchins was huddled around a monitor lining up her next camera shot when she was accidentally killed by the prop gun fired by Baldwin. Baldwin’s character was supposed to back out of the church, according to production notes obtained by The Times. The tragedy occurred Thursday afternoon during filming of a gunfight that began in a church that is part of the old Western town at the ranch. We will continue to cooperate with the Santa Fe authorities in their investigation and offer mental health services to the cast and crew during this tragic time.” “Though we were not made aware of any official complaints concerning weapon or prop safety on set, we will be conducting an internal review of our procedures while production is shut down. “The safety of our cast and crew is the top priority of Rust Productions and everyone associated with the company, " Rust Movie Productions said in a statement. This is super unsafe,” according to a copy of the message reviewed by The Times. A colleague was so alarmed by the prop gun misfires that he sent a text message to the unit production manager.
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