"Rust Trailer Debuts: Alec Baldwin's Western Film Involved in Fatal Shooting"

The first official trailer for the movie "Rust," starring Alec Baldwin, has been released. The film, set to hit theaters on May 2, 2025, was marred by a tragic incident during production when a prop gun used by Baldwin accidentally killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza.

You can watch the trailer here. The official synopsis of "Rust" is as follows:

"In 1880s Kansas, recently orphaned Lucas McCalister (Patrick Scott McDermott) accidentally kills a rancher and is sentenced to hang," the synopsis reads. "In a twist of fate, his estranged grandfather, the notorious outlaw Harland Rust (Academy Award nominee Alec 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)."

Tragically, on October 22, 2021, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was accidentally killed on the set of "Rust" when a prop gun, handled by Alec Baldwin, discharged. Baldwin was demonstrating how he would draw his gun from the holster when the incident occurred. The gun was supposed to be a "cold gun," meaning it should have contained no live rounds, but it did.

In the aftermath, charges against Baldwin were dropped in April 2023. However, Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, responsible for preparing the gun, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 18 months in prison. First assistant director David Halls, tasked with ensuring the gun was safe, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon and received six months of probation.

"Rust" premiered at Poland's Camerimage Festival in November 2024, where it honored Halyna Hutchins during the credits. Alec Baldwin was not invited to the event, but Joel Souza attended and spoke about Hutchins, saying, "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."