In October 2021, in Santa Fe in Nowy Mexico on the “Rust” western set, a tragedy occurred, which was loud in the media. The pistol held by the player of Alec Baldwin suddenly fired during rehearsals. The weapon was to be loaded with blind people, but there was acute ammunition in the magazine. As a result of the weapon's shot, the operator was killed film Hutchins Hutchins. The same ball also hit the side of the director Joel Souza. In the latest conversation with “The Guardian” the director returned to these traumatic experiences.
Joel Souza was shot on the set of the film “Rust” with a ball that killed Halin Hutchins
Joel Souza in an interview with “The Guardian” admitted that he never liked weapons. – I didn't grow up in her surroundings and I don't like this culture. The weapon makes me go back. The thought of touching her or raising seems very repulsive to me – he said. The director admitted that when he was shot, before he was hospitalized, he did not really know how serious his injuries were. In June last year, the allegation of unintentional causal of death against Baldwin was dismissed. The consequence of the whole tragic accident There was an initiation of many criminal cases. Souza concluded with the family of a deadly shot Hutchins. The widower of the woman confirmed that all the parties to the case know that the death of his partner was a terrible accident.
The director of the film “Rust” talks about the butterfly effect. “I regret that I wrote this damn movie”
Joel Souza admitted that he has no relationship with Baldwin. – We are not friends. We are not enemies. We have no contact with us – he emphasized. The director constantly returns to the day when the tragedy occurred.
You think about the course of events that started that morning. Bad decisions were made after bad decisions. Could screenwriter-director like to change something? Speaking of a butterfly effect … I regret that I wrote this damn movie
– he emphasized. After the operator's death, the work on the film was suspended until April 2023. At first, Souza did not want to go back to the set and finish production. Ultimately, the director changed his mind and dedicated “Rust” to the deceased Hutchins. Her name appears in the end credits both in English and Ukrainian, because this was her nationality. He wanted the dedication to be read by her mother. As Souza mentioned in an interview with “The Guardian”, he is heard that the tragedy that happened on the set of the film “Rust” did not eliminate the problem at all. Recently, he was reported that acute ammunition accidentally hit the set of one of the photo sessions. Fortunately, another tragedy was realized and avoided.