Actor Alec Baldwin tried to restart filming of the western '
Rust
' in which filmmaker Halyna Hutchins was accidentally killed, in order
to 'honor her memory
' and compensate her family, according to arbitration proceedings filed on Friday in Los Angeles.
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At the time of the tragedy, on October 21 on a ranch in Santa Fe (New Mexico), Alec Baldwin was handling a revolver while working on a scene with Halyna Hutchins, director of photography for the film.
She had been presented with the weapon as harmless because it was supposed to contain only dummy bullets but the shot was fired, mortally wounding the 42-year-old filmmaker.
Alec Baldwin, who is also one of the producers of “
Rust
”, has since been the subject of several civil complaints for compensation, including one filed by Matt Hutchins, husband of the victim, and their young son .
Alec Baldwin's lawyers reveal he tried to relaunch filming of '
Rust
' after drama .
“
Baldwin made strenuous efforts to contact the cast of 'Rust' in hopes of gaining their support for finishing the film.
He did so with the intention of honoring Halyna's memory by completing his last work and compensating (Matt) Hutchins and his son from the profits of the film
, "says the document, filed Friday with a firm. specializing in Los Angeles.
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Refusal of the offer of amicable agreement
According to the text, Alec Baldwin had managed to convince the film crew, including its director Joel Souza, who was also injured on the day of the tragedy, to complete production.
But Matt Hutchins refused the offer of an amicable agreement offered to him by Alec Baldwin and ended up filing a complaint against Alec Baldwin and the production, claiming “ substantial
” damages from them
, citing a long list of breaches.
In his arbitration file, Alec Baldwin asks the production of "
Rust
" to bear the costs of the proceedings and lawyers related to the accident on the set, which he says is provided for in his contract.
In a television interview, the actor said last year that he felt neither guilty nor even "
responsible
" for the death of Halyna Hutchins, assuring that it was she who asked him to point his revolver at her and that the shot had gone off without his pulling the trigger.
Alongside numerous civil proceedings initiated by members of the film crew, a criminal investigation is still ongoing.
In particular, the police are looking to find out how live ammunition could have been found on the set, which is in theory strictly prohibited.