The first trailer has been released for for Alec Baldwin’s western thriller Rust. This is a film project that took a tragic turn when a gun being used by the actor accidentally killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza during production.
The movie is set in 1880s Kansas, and the story follows “orphan Lucas McCalister (Patrick Scott McDermott), who accidentally kills a rancher and is sentenced to hang.
“In a twist of fate, his estranged grandfather, the notorious outlaw Harland Rust (Baldwin), breaks him out of jail and takes him on the run toward Mexico.
“As they flee across the unforgiving wilderness, the fugitive pair must outrun the determined U.S. Marshal Wood Helm (Josh Hopkins) and a ruthless bounty hunter named Preacher (Travis Fimmel).”
The film was directed by Joel Souza, who said of Hutchins at a screening of the film: “We are here in a place that she loved so much, probably second only to being on set.
“I want to thank you all for coming and for taking a few hours out of your day to come celebrate my friend and to celebrate her art and her talent. She really was something.”
The on-set death of Hutchins resulted in Baldwin being charged with involuntary manslaughter, but the case was dismissed in July of last year on the grounds that the prosecution had failed to turn over evidence.
However, armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed is serving an 18-month sentence for Hutchins’ death after it was determined that a live bullet had been loaded into Baldwin’s prop gun.
Rust will be release in theaters and on digital May 2. It actually looks like a really good movie.
