The death of director of photography Halyna Hutchins last October, killed by an accidental shooting of Alec Baldwin on the set of the film
Rust
, opened a debate on the use of firearms in the cinema.
During a round table organized by the magazine
The Hollywood Reporter
, which brought together the actors Andrew Garfield, Peter Dinklage, Jonathan Major and Simon Rex, Nicolas Cage was not very kind to his unfortunate colleague.
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Ensuring that he does not
"blame anyone"
, the actor does not clear Alec Baldwin despite everything. He believes that “
a movie star is a special person. You must know how to ride a horse. You must know how to ride a motorcycle. You must know how to operate a manual transmission and know how to drive a sports car.
"Thus, according to him, every actor must"
know
[how to]
use a weapon. It is an obligation. You have to take the time to learn how to use them. It's part of the job.
"
Accustomed to action films and the handling of weapons, Nicolas Cage considers that “
now, the stuntman and the movie star are two professions which coexist.
Every stuntman should be a movie star, and every movie star should be a stunt performer.
That's part of what is expected of you, and that's all I'm going to say on this topic.
"
Investigation still in progress
The fatal shot at Halyna Hutchins also injured director Joel Souza on October 21. The investigation to determine the circumstances of the tragedy is still ongoing, but points to the armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who admitted facing investigators a
"negligence"
on his part. The 24-year-old was only on her second experience in the field, and admitted a few weeks before the drama in a podcast that she had
"a lot to learn." “I found the loading of blank bales super scary, because I didn't know anything about
it,” she explained of her previous shoot.
Assistant director Dave Halls, known for negligence on previous shoots, was also singled out after assuring the rest of the crew that the weapon was "
harmless
"
.
He admitted to the police officer during his hearing that he
"should have checked"
the weapon.
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A few days ago, Alec Baldwin took the time to reflect on this traumatic episode for the first time.
In a thirteen-minute video posted to Instagram, the actor explained that Halyna Hutchins' death was
"certainly the worst moment
[he has]
ever lived".
He now hopes
"that the investigators will soon shed light on this affair."
No one wants to know the truth more than me ”.
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