Real guns or replicas? Blank fire or special effects? The killing of a cinematographer on a film set has some in the industry rethinking their approach to firearms.
Prosecutors had submitted the gun used in the fatal shooting on the “Rust” film set for further analysis after dismissing a criminal case against Mr. Baldwin in April.
The actor has repeatedly denied pulling the trigger of a revolver that went off on the film’s set, killing its cinematographer. The gun was not supposed to be loaded with live ammunition.
A new charge of evidence tampering was announced as a departing investigator accused the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office of “reprehensible and unprofessional” conduct.
An emotional gathering in Montana to finish a film that halted production in 2021 when its cinematographer was killed by a gun its star, Alec Baldwin, was rehearsing with.