According to foreign media reports, on October 21, local time, at the shooting site of the movie "Rust", 63-year-old famous Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin used a prop gun that should not have been loaded with ammunition, the gun went off fire, resulting in the death of the photographer, the director is currently seriously injured and is still being rescued, and the cause of the accident is still under investigation.
"Rust" is currently filmed at Bonanza Creek Ranch in the santa fe suburb of New Mexico, telling the story of a western fanatic. Baldwin plays the male lead in the film and is also the producer of the film.
Alec Baldwin
It is reported that at the time of the accident, Alec Baldwin was rehearsing a plot, Baldwin's knife gun should not be loaded with bullets, and should use safety empty bullets, but somehow loaded with bullets, cutting off the fire and hitting the film's director of photography, Harina Hutchins, and director Joel Suzza.
Baldwin himself, in an investigation by the police, said he was unaware of the ammunition in the gun.
Alec Baldwin is a hollywood actor who was nominated for Best Actor in a Television Movie at the 48th Emmy Awards and Best Actor in a Television Movie at the 53rd Golden Globe Awards in 1996 for the tv movie "Desire StreetCar". In 2004, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 76th Academy Awards for the feature film Cooler. He has also starred in sitcoms such as "I'm Crazy for Comedy", "Mission Impossible 5: Mysterious Country", "Mission Impossible 6: Total Disintegration" and so on.
After the accident, 42-year-old director of photography, Harina Hutchins, was rushed by helicopter to the University hospital of New Mexico for rescue, but because of her injuries, the rescue was ineffective and died.
Director of Photography Harina Hutchins
Harina Hutchins, who unfortunately passed away, was filmed on a wide range of subjects, from films and TV series to short films and documentaries. In terms of movies, she is good at shooting horror, thriller suspense themes, such as the horror movie "Mad Hatter" released at the beginning of this year, which is from her hand, in addition, she has also filmed thrillers such as "Closed Eyes and Pursuit", "Snow Seal" and so on.
And the 48-year-old director Joel Suzza is still in a critical situation, and he is not yet out of danger.
The filmmakers also said that at present, in the security considerations, the filming of the movie "Rust" has been completely suspended, and the most important thing at present is to maintain the safety of the actors and crew.
Directed by Joel Suzza
The police also said that they will continue to investigate, they have not yet prosecuted or arrested anyone, and the further development of the incident depends on the follow-up investigation.
This is not the first prop gun manslaughter in Hollywood, the most well-known accident is in 1993, Bruce Lee's son, 27-year-old Li Guohao, was killed by the crew's "prop gun" while filming the movie "The Crow". The investigation was that in the prop pistols on the shooting scene, the other bullets were empty bullets, and only the bullet that shot at Lee Guohao's body was a live bullet. And the murder case was not found in the end, and it was not solved.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Xiao Yang
Editor/Ying Qiao