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Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' released over 3 years after shooting death of cinematographer

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"Rust" has finally been released in theaters more than three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed on set by Alec Baldwin.

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  1. Forbes

    Controversial Alec Baldwin Movie ‘Rust’ Comes To Streaming This Week (opens Forbes)

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    “Rust” — the Alec Baldwin movie on which cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was accidentally shot to death during filming — arrives on streaming this week.

  2. Forbes

    Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ Quietly Opens In Theaters Tomorrow—Years After Fatal Shooting On Set (opens Forbes)

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    Production on “Rust” was halted for more than a year after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed by a prop gun that had been loaded with live ammunition, and was completed to honor her final work.

  3. Los Angeles Times

    Alec Baldwin's deadly western movie 'Rust' finally makes it to the screen (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed on the movie's New Mexico set. Some proceeds from the film's distribution will help compensate her family, who sued.

  4. The Guardian

    Rust review – tragedy-marred Alec Baldwin western is a tough slog (opens The Guardian)

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    The late cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who died on set, shows herself to be the saving grace of an otherwise poorly acted and overly long mess

  5. Deadline

    ‘Rust’ Review: Tragedy Hit The Set But Now Alec Baldwin’s Western Hits The Screen – What’s The Verdict? (opens Deadline)

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    A review of the new western, Rust, which became notorious for its on set tragedy and death of cinematographer, but now is finally finished & released.

  6. The Hollywood Reporter

    ‘Rust’ Review: Alec Baldwin Leads a Competent but Uninspired Western Haunted by Death and Scandal (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    More than four years after a fatal on-set shooting, Joel Souza's feature 'Rust' lands in theaters and on VOD.

  7. New York Post

    Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’: The only thing that’s worth seeing in Western is also the most tragic (opens New York Post)

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    The wait is finally over… for a movie nobody was waiting for. Nearly four years after a prop gun held by Alec Baldwin and mistakenly loaded with a live round went off and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on set, their movie “Rust” has hit theaters.

  8. NPR

    Over three years after on-set tragedy, 'Rust' is in theaters and available to rent (opens NPR)

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    A fatal on-set shooting killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021. Hutchins' husband became a producer as part of a settlement.

  9. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' released over 3 years after shooting death of cinematographer (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    "Rust" has finally been released in theaters more than three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed on set by Alec Baldwin.

  10. Deutsche Welle

    'Rust' in theaters four years after cinematographer's death – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed when actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun filled with live ammunition. Legal battles followed. Now the film is finally reaching audiences.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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