Movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty Wednesday of causing the involuntary manslaughter of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins two years ago on the set of Alec Baldwin’s Western flick Rust. The rookie armorer faces up to 18 months in prison for her role in the death of Hutchins, ...
Reed is the daughter of longtime armorerThell Reed, who wasBrad Pitt’s shooting coach on the 2007 filmThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. However, the 24-year-old had only worked on one movie before landing the role of head armorer on Baldwin's western...
Nearly a week after the tragedy occurred on the set of the film, producers behind Rust (via The Wrap) sent a memo to the cast and crew of the film announcing that production would be shut down until "at least until the investigations are complete." The memo confirms that Souza is curren...
MORE: 'Rust' timeline: Key events in the Alec Baldwin on-set shooting Hutchins was fatally struck by a live bullet on the original Santa Fe, New Mexico, set of the film in October 2021. Actor Alec Baldwin was practicing a cross-draw when the gun fired,...
MORE: 'Rust' timeline: Key events in the Alec Baldwin on-set shooting The film's armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, was also charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter over Hutchins' death. The special prosecutors said Thursday that the charges against ...
A weapons supervisor already facing involuntary manslaughter charges in connection with the2021 shooting deathof cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of the Western film "Rust" now faces an additional felony count. In a court filing obtained by CBS News Thursday,...
21 death after a shooting on the set of Rust, a group of prominent cinematographers is calling for the entertainment industry to ban “functional firearms” on productions. In a letter disseminated on Tuesday, directors of photography including Rachel Morrison (Black Panther), Bradford Young (...
The writer-director of the Western drama Rust had been gravely wounded in the accidental on-set shooting that claimed the life of his friend and collaborator, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Even though Souza survived, a part of him felt like he actually didn’t. “When I tell someone it...
Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the case, which stems from the 2021 on-set shooting of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer for "Rust."
Gutierrez was not in the church at the time of the shooting. The defense argued that someone on the set should have called her back because a live firearm was being used, while prosecutors said she had "autonomy" as armorer and should not have left the church. ...