But he can be accused of committing a criminal offense.
Baldwin, a cinematographer of Ukrainian origin, Galina Hutchins accused the star actor of negligence , but withdrew the lawsuit, the BBC reports.
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Work on the film “Rust” will resume in January, and Galina Hutchins' husband Matthew will become the executive producer of the film.
Galina Hutchins was born and raised in Ukraine . She became a cinematographer in the USA. She was killed by Baldwin in October 2021. She was 42 years old.
Alec Baldwin accidentally shot her in the chest with a prop gun that had a live cartridge in it. The director of the film, Joel Souza, was also wounded by the ricochet.
The actor rehearsed the scene, grabbing a .45-caliber Colt and pointing it toward the camera. He was sure that the revolver was loaded with empty cartridges, because the assistant director who handed him the weapon shouted the phrase “cold gun” (that is, “cold gun”), which means the safety of the weapon.
< p>The props manager of “Rzhavchyna” sued the arms supplier for live ammunition on the set.
In February 2022, Galina Hutchins' husband sued this company, as well as Alec Baldwin.
The lawsuit stated that Hutchins' death could have been avoided if Baldwin and other film participants had followed safety rules.
The terms of the current settlement, which was reached between Galina's family and the film participants, are not disclosed, but, as Hutchins' husband said, all parties agree that Galina's death was an accident.
In a statement published by the film industry news site Deadline, Matthew Hutchins said that he plans to be an executive producer of the film and will involve all those who worked on the film before his wife's death.
According to Hutchins, he would like the final result to be a memory of Halyna's last project. The husband of the deceased added that he does not plan to continue the search for those responsible for her death.
Alec Baldwin starred in the film “Rust”. He is also the producer of the film
The statement of Alec Baldwin's lawyer reads as follows: “For the entire time that this difficult process was going on, the main thing for all parties was the desire to do everything possible for Galina's son. We are grateful to everyone who helped solve this tragic and painful situation.”
Baldwin himself remains among the four persons involved in the New Mexico State Police investigation, who may be charged with a criminal offense at the end of October.
Galyna Hutchins was born and raised in Ukraine. She graduated from Kyiv State University named after T. Shevchenko majored in international journalism, and then worked filming documentaries in Great Britain.
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In 2015, she received a cinematography education in the USA and made a successful career as a cameraman. In 2019, American Cinematographer magazine named her one of the rising stars of American cinema. Among other things, she filmed the film about the superhero “Max Fist” (“Archenemy”) and the horror film “Darlin”.
