“Rust”, the movie where the fatal on-set shooting involving Alec Baldwin happened, will be released in May: Date and synopsis

This week we finally saw the release of the first official trailer for Rust, the controversial western movie whose production was overshadowed by a tragic accident which claimed the life of crew member Halyna Hutchins and tragically and maimed another.

More than three years on from that fatal shooting, in which a prop gun containing a live round was fired by Alec Baldwin at Hutchins, the film will finally see the light of day.

Rust, what is the movie about?

Directed by Joel Souza, the story is set in Wyoming in the 1880s and follows Harland Rust, an outlaw played by Baldwin, who goes on the run with his 13-year-old grandson, portrayed by Patrick Scott McDermott. The plot unfolds after the boy is sentenced to death for accidentally killing a rancher.

Rust premiered at the Polish Film Festival in Torun in November, and was followed by a tribute to Hutchins as well as a panel discussion with the film’s director. Souza admitted that after the accident, he was reluctant to complete the film and only did so after being convinced by Hutchins’ husband, Matt. Filming resumed in April 2023.

“At first I didn’t really know if I wanted to do this to be honest, but as I found out that this is what Matt wanted, this is what the family wanted, it started to change the equation for me. It was going to be more about honoring her legacy and her memory, saying that her final work was completed and that began to change my mind on things,” Souza said in declarations picked up by the BBC.

Baldwin didn’t not attend the premiere, nor did Hutchins’s mother Olga Solovey, who filed a lawsuit against Baldwin and the production team for negligence.

When does Alec Baldwin’s Rust hit theaters?

Now, after an exceptionally turbulent production marred by legal battles, the first trailer for Rust has finally been unveiled and a release date has been confirmed.

According to People, the film is set to open at US theaters on Friday May 2. It will be also be available on VOD through Ascending Media Group, Deadline reports. A release date for Uruguay has yet to be announced.

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