Rust to resume filming as lead actor Alec Baldwin faces manslaughter charges

The movie Rust will resume filming this spring, with Alec Baldwin remaining in the lead role, in the US state of Montana, producers have announced. Plans to complete the film, following the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, were announced earlier this month.

Baldwin will remain in his starring role and as producer. It comes ahead of the actor’s first appearance in US court on Friday over the fatal shooting, which occurred in October 2021, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Baldwin has been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter by the New Mexico District Attorney’s office and will appear virtually for his first appearance hearing at a Santa Fe court on Friday. In a statement on Thursday, Rust Movie Productions announced work on the film would resume at Yellow Film Ranch in Montana.

Director Joel Souza, who was also wounded during the 2021 incident, said the support of the venue to complete the project in Ms Hutchins’ honour “means the world to me”. He said: “I am deeply grateful for the invitation to the Yellowstone Film Ranch in Montana.

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“[The] unwavering friendship, support, and now partnership in completing Rust and honoring Halyna means the world to me and our entire production team. The beauty of Montana surpasses words, and the warm hospitality and kindness extended by everyone I’ve met has been both humbling and inspiring.

“It is a privilege to work with such great partners as we see this through on Halyna’s behalf.”

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Yellowstone Film Ranch co-founders Richard Gray, Carter Boehm and Colin Davis said