Tag: prop gun

Shooting and Negligence on the Set of Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’

Tragedy struck on the set of the indie film “Rust” when Alec Baldwin was handed what he thought was a “cold” prop gun, shooting and killing his cinematographer Haylyna Hutchins and wounding his director, Joel Souza. But behind the accident are a number of questions regarding the overall safety of this set and what could…


Assistant Director Who Gave Alec Baldwin Prop Gun Subject to Prior Complaint

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—A crew member says she has raised safety concerns in the past about the assistant director who authorities say unwittingly handed actor Alec Baldwin the prop gun that killed a cinematographer on a film set. Maggie Goll, a prop maker and licensed pyrotechnician, said in a statement that she filed an internal complaint with…