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Tina Fey’s 30 Rock was one of the finest comedies that aired on TV. While it did not enjoy the ratings success of other similar workplace sitcoms like The Office or Parks and Recreation, it was nominated for a total of 103 Emmys. Fey used her signature surreal humor to bring to life the world of television that she knew and prospered in.

The show parodied her experiences as the head writer of Saturday Night Live with a fun-filled take on the corporate structure of NBC. Fey played Liz Lemon, the head writer of the series Tgs with Tracy Jordan. She has to work alongside network executive Jack Donaghy, played by Alec Baldwin.

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The series also starred Tracy Morgan as the star of Tgs Tracy Jordan, Jane Krakowski as Tgs co-star Jenna Maroney, and Jack McBrayer as NBC page Kenneth Parcell.

Exclusive: Alec Baldwin (30 Rock), Michael Boatman (The Good Fight), and Karen Allen (Indiana Jones franchise) are set to topline The Cutting Room Floor, the first feature from writer-director Victoria DeMartin.

Entering production this summer, the indie follows an aspiring film editor who receives the opportunity of a lifetime but sees her world begin to spiral out of control when the film starts to mirror her own life, blurring the lines between fiction and reality. DeMartin’s script recently won First Place in the Golden Script Fellowship, an extension of the international Golden Script Competition.

Damian Young (Ozark), Jennifer Sklias-Gahan (FBI: Most Wanted), Kuhoo Verma (Murder Mystery 2), and Michael Benz (Joker) were tapped for supporting roles by casting directors Lina Todd and Byron Beane. Simon TaufiQue and Danielle Eva Schwob will produce, with the latter also set to pen the score. Ben Leong is also producing.

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“Rust” is the notorious ‘Old West’ feature, directed by Joel Souza, releasing in theaters, May 2, 2025, starring actor Alec Baldwin as an aging killer, who during rehearsals, accidentally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, when a live round was discharged from a prop gun he was handling:

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Four years after the tragic on-set shooting that claimed the life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the trailer for Alec Baldwin’s “Rust” has been released, prompting renewed scrutiny and outrage. Exclusive crime scene photos obtained by RadarOnline.com offer a chilling glimpse into the horrific aftermath of the incident.

The tragedy unfolded in October 2021, when Baldwin, 66, was rehearsing a scene with a prop gun on the “Rust” set. The gun discharged, fatally wounding Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza.

‘Rust’ Crime Scene Photos Reveal Horrifying Aftermath of Halyna Hutchins Shooting, Sparking Outrage Over Film’s Release

The newly released case files contain disturbing evidence, including photos of the Colt .45 revolver Baldwin was holding and the shell casing of the projectile that struck Hutchins and lodged in Souza’s shoulder.

Reports detail the chaotic moments leading up to the shooting. Baldwin allegedly stated, “So, I guess I’m gonna take this out,...

One veteran actor believes he had a hand in Leonardo DiCaprio’s long-awaited Oscar win, and his reasoning is as bold as his approach to acting. Comparing his craft to an open invitation, he once declared he’d perform with anyone.

But did his influence truly help Leo snag that golden statue? Fans might have opinions.

Leonardo DiCaprio in Django Unchained (2012) | Credits: Columbia Pictures Alec Baldwin claims he shaped Leonardo DiCaprio’s Oscar-winning path

Alec Baldwin didn’t hold back. The veteran actor once compared acting to s*x, saying he’d do it with anyone. But beyond the bold statement, he also claimed he played a role in shaping Leonardo DiCaprio’s career, leading to that long-awaited Oscar win.

Alec Baldwin in Rust | Credits: The Avenue Entertainment

DiCaprio, who nearly quit acting early on, had his sights set on a serious career, inspired by his This Boy’s Life co-star Robert De Niro.

Rust, the long-delayed Western film starring Alec Baldwin, is finally set for release after years of uncertainty caused by a tragic on-set accident. Many believed the project would either be permanently shelved or become lost media. The fatal incident occurred on October 21, 2021, during a rehearsal when Baldwin discharged a firearm containing a live round, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza. The tragedy led to widespread scrutiny of on-set firearm safety and raised concerns about how real weapons are handled in the film industry. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the film’s armorer responsible for handling firearms on set, was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter. A jury found that she displayed reckless disregard for safety, resulting in her sentencing of 18 months in prison—the maximum penalty for the charge. The accident was compared to the 1993 tragedy on the set of The Crow, where actor Brandon Lee was fatally shot due to mishandled prop ammunition.

"Some things in this life you can't get back..." Falling Forward Films & Ascending Media Group revealed the first trailer for the western action thriller Rust, directed by Joel Souza. Unfortunately this is the film where the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed while on set from a prop gun loaded with a live round. After the incident, they decided to come together and finish filming anyway, and now it's ready to be released. In Rust, a boy left to fend for himself and his younger brother following their parents' deaths in 1880s Kansas, ends up on the run with his long-estranged grandfather after he is sentenced to hang for the accidental killing of a local rancher. Featuring Alec Baldwin, Frances Fisher, Josh Hopkins, Travis Fimmel, Patrick Scott McDermott, Devon Werkheiser, Rhys Coiro, Xander Berkeley, and Jake Busey. During filming in 2021, Baldwin's gun discharged and struck Hutchins and Souza,...

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On October 21, 2021, a fatal accident occurred on the set of Alec Baldwin's latest film, Rust. The actor accidentally discharged a live round from a prop revolver which killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza. Despite the tragic incident and the subsequent, highly-publicized trial, the film will still be released, and the studio has just debuted a trailer which shows Baldwin in the film's leading role.

The trailer marks the first footage that has been released to general audiences since the 2021 incident. The film did premiere at Poland's Camerimage international film festival, but to a much smaller audience. Since the film is a Western, the minute-and-nineteen-second-long trailer features horseback riding, grand desert vistas, and a fair amount of shooting – which some viewers might find particularly hard to watch considering the tragedy. The film and its premiere have been criticized, though others have supported its release as a way...

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Alec Baldwin is very much in the Rust trailer, in case you were wondering how they’d handle that.

More than three years ago, tragedy struck the set of the Western film. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins lost her life.

Now, the trailer is out.

Watch the Rust teaser for yourself. A sense of unease permeates every moment — at least, if you know what happened.

On the premiere episode of ‘The Baldwins,’ Alec Baldwin had clearly seen happier times. (Image Credit: TLC) The ‘Rust’ trailer is out

As you can see below, the Rust trailer is full of Western vistas, horses, tension, death, and old-timey shootouts.

Yes, some of it feels uncomfortably close to the tragedy that befell that film set.

And yes, Alec Baldwin takes center stage in multiple scenes in the trailer.

The film follows 13-year-old orphan, Lucas Hollister, who accidentally kills a Kansas rancher. He then...

Several years after the tragic death of Ukrainian cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, a teaser trailer for Joel Souza’s contentious Western Rust is moseying over the horizon. The preview finds a bearded Alec Baldwin leading a dour-looking story about order, justice, and retribution for untimely ends, shattered futures, and lives changed by the acts of wicked men.

Rust tells the story of a boy left to fend for himself and his younger brother following their parents’ deaths in the 1880s. Kansas goes on the run with his long-estranged grandfather after he is sentenced to hang for the accidental killing of a local rancher. Baldwin plays Harland Rust in the film. Travis Fimmel, Frances Fisher, Jake Busey, Josh Hopkins, and Devon Werkheiser star as primary cast members.

Today’s Rust teaser trailer arrives after years of controversy inspired by an accidental shooting on the film’s set. According to reports, “on October...

The Alec Baldwin-led Western, “Rust,” resumed the New Mexico production in 2023 after the shooting death of the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021 at the hands of the producer/actor who plays an outlaw, Harland Rust, in the film that now has a first-look trailer ahead of a theaterical release in May.

“Rust” was written and directed by Joel Souza from a story put together by both Souza and Baldwin.

Continue reading ‘Rust’ Trailer: First Footage From Alec Baldwin Western After On-Set Death Of Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins at The Playlist.

It's difficult to know how to feel about the potential release of Joel Souza's "Rust." This is the independently produced Western that became a major news story in 2021 when a .45 Colt revolver brandished by star Alec Baldwin -- who continues to claim he did not pull the trigger, hence the bizarre wording here -- fired a live round directly through the chest of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and into Souza's shoulder. The set's armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, was ultimately found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for her negligence in loading the weapon. Meanwhile, involuntary manslaughter charges against Baldwin were dismissed with prejudice by New Mexico Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer.

Principal photography on "Rust" was eventually completed in 2023. This delay caused cast members Brady Noon and Jensen Ackles to drop out of the movie, but Souza and company dragged the film across the finish line and screened it at the Camerimage film...

The first look at the controversial film shows the actor as an outlaw in a production that led to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins

The first trailer has emerged for the western Rust, the production that saw an on-set accident lead to the death of the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

The film stars Alec Baldwin as an outlaw in 1880s Kansas who breaks his grandson out of jail after he accidentally kills a rancher who is sentenced to hang. It also stars Frances Fisher and Travis Fimmel.

Alec Baldwin plays the the notorious outlaw Harland Rust in the first footage for Rust, the indie western with a 2021 on-set tragedy that claimed the life of director of photography Halyna Hutchins.

“Some things in this life you can’t get back, I reckon,” Baldwin’s character says at one point in the teaser full of guns aims and blazing. It’s 1880s Kansas and recently orphaned Lucas McCalister, played by Patrick Scott McDermott, accidentally kills a rancher and is sentenced to hang.

In a twist of fate, Harland Ruse breaks him out of jail and they go on the run towards Mexico. But the fugitive pair must outrun the determined U.S. Marshal Wood Helm (Josh Hopkins) and a ruthless bounty hunter named “Preacher,” played by Travis Fimmel.

The trailer, below, marks the first footage of Baldwin in Rust ahead of a limited theatrical release on May 2 by Falling Forward Films,...

The trailer for “Rust” has been released.

The feature, the production of which was forever marked by the tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins after a prop gun fired, has unveiled its first footage with lead star Alec Baldwin. Director Joel Souza was also injured in the accident. The official synopsis reads: “Set in 1880s Kansas, the film follows orphan Lucas McCalister (Patrick Scott McDermott), who “accidentally kills a rancher and is sentenced to hang,” according to its plot description. “In a twist of fate, his estranged grandfather, the notorious outlaw Harland Rust (Baldwin), breaks him out of jail and takes him on the run toward Mexico. As they flee across the unforgiving wilderness, the fugitive pair must outrun the determined U.S. Marshal Wood Helm (Josh Hopkins) and a ruthless bounty hunter named Preacher (Travis Fimmel).”

The October 21, 2021 accident involved actor/producer Baldwin, who was holding the gun during...

The first trailer for the controversial Western, Rust, has been released at last, revealing our first look at Alec Baldwin as an aging outlaw. The footage also offers our first look at the cinematography of Halyna Hutchins, who was tragically killed when a live round was discharged from a prop gun being used by Baldwin while filming a scene.

Alongside the trailer, you can also read the newly revealed official synopsis for Rust below.

“In 1880s Kansas, recently orphaned Lucas McCalister (Patrick Scott McDermott) accidentally kills a rancher and is sentenced to hang. In a twist of fate, his estranged grandfather, the notorious outlaw Harland Rust (Academy Award nominee Alec Baldwin), breaks him out of jail and takes him on the run toward Mexico. As they flee across the unforgiving wilderness, the fugitive pair must outrun the determined U.S. Marshal Wood Helm (Josh Hopkins) and a ruthless bounty hunter...

The trailer for Alec Baldwin’s “Rust” dropped on Wednesday, three and a half years after the on-set shooting incident that left cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead and director Joel Souza injured.

Since this is a Western, the clip features multiple shooting scenes despite the real-life tragedy. People was first to premiere the trailer.

As seen at the end of the video, Hutchins’ widower Matthew Hutchins gets an executive producer credit, which was a stipulation in her family dropping their initial wrongful death lawsuit. Baldwin is also a producer on the movie and gets a story by credit alongside writer/director Souza.

According to the logline, “In 1880s Kansas, recently orphaned Lucas McCalister accidentally kills a rancher and is sentenced to hang. In a twist of fate, his estranged grandfather, the notorious outlaw Harland Rust (Baldwin), breaks him out of jail and takes him on the run toward Mexico. As they flee across the unforgiving wilderness,...

A trailer has been released for “Rust,” Alec Baldwin’s Western film that took a tragic turn when a prop gun being used by the actor accidentally killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza during production.

Set in 1880s Kansas, the film follows orphan Lucas McCalister (Patrick Scott McDermott), who “accidentally kills a rancher and is sentenced to hang,” according to its plot description. “In a twist of fate, his estranged grandfather, the notorious outlaw Harland Rust (Baldwin), breaks him out of jail and takes him on the run toward Mexico. As they flee across the unforgiving wilderness, the fugitive pair must outrun the determined U.S. Marshal Wood Helm (Josh Hopkins) and a ruthless bounty hunter named Preacher (Travis Fimmel).”

The on-set death of Hutchins in October 2021 resulted in Baldwin being charged with involuntary manslaughter, but the case was dismissed in July of last year on the...

Despite several years of interviews and investigations, the Rustshooting that caused the tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins still feels like an unresolved case for many. Director Rachel Mason seeks to answer some of these questions in her brand-new documentary Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna, which is currently occupying the #1 spot on Hulu's streaming charts.

On Oct. 21, 2021, Hutchins was fatally shot on the set of Rust, a Western film starring Alec Baldwin. Baldwin had discharged a prop gun that was mistakenly loaded with live rounds instead of blanks, killing Hutchins and seriously injuring director Joel Souza. In the years since, both the court of public opinion and the New Mexican judicial system have battled ceaselessly to determine culpability, eventually charging Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed with involuntary manslaughter, and declaring Baldwin's innocence. But many people, including Hutchins' colleagues, were not satisfied by this outcome, feeling as though justice hadn't yet been served.

Alec and Hilaria Baldwin started dating in 2011 and just a few months after their first date, decided to move in together in a New York City apartment. Well, when you know, you know. Since then, the married couple have stuck by each other through thick and thin and are proud parents of seven children. However, it looks like the Internet might not be a big fan of the missus. Whether it is accusations of cultural appropriation or the fake accent allegations, Hilaria Baldwin seems to be facing the netizens’ wrath lately.

Alec and Hilaria Baldwin | Credits: @hilariabaldwin / Instagram

And now, a clip making rounds on social media is not helping her case, either. During an interview on the red carpet, Hilaria Baldwin can be seen shutting down her husband in a way that simply did not sit right with the fans who are labeling her as a narcissist.

Hilaria Baldwin...

For the past four years, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins has been known to the public for the tragic end to her life. Director of the new Hulu documentary, “Last Take: ‘Rust and the Story of Halyna,” Rachel Mason wants to remind the world that she was an artist.

“What I hated to see was that she was seen as this sort of tragic victim because that’s the exact opposite of who she was,” Mason told TheWrap. “She was a very forthright person. She was motivated. She was absolutely not the kind of person that you would think of as a victim.”

The documentarian and performance artist sought to show a lesser-known side of the Dp whom she befriended a decade ago in, “Last Take: ‘Rust’ and the Story of Halyna,” which is now streaming on Hulu.

The documentary recounts the accident on the set of the independent Western that took...

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Adolescence is a British crime drama miniseries created by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham. The Netflix series follows the lives of Jamie Miller, a 13-year-old boy and his family as Jamie is accused of murdering a girl from his class. Adolescence has a thrilling and intense storytelling style, as all of it is shot in one take. Adolescence stars Stephen Graham, Ashley Walters, Erin Doherty, Owen Cooper, Faye Marsay, Christine Tremarco, Mark Stanley, and Jo Hartley. So, if you loved the intense story, thrilling drama, and compelling characters in Adolescence, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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The ‘Rust’ controversy was one of the biggest Hollywood fail stories to take place in recent times. There’s the Will Smith Oscars slap thing, there’s Kevin Spacey and his sexual assault cases, Amber Heard/Johnny Depp defamation battle, and even Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s ongoing court case, but Alec Baldwin’s definitely makes the top ranking for a Hollywood grace to grass story.

Now, the actor is reportedly trying to rehabilitate his image in the way of a TLC reality TV show. Let’s just say that fans and critics think he might be trying too hard.

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Alec Baldwin is a father of eight and he knows it. In the latest episode of his reality TV show ‘The Baldwins,’ the actor and producer revealed his stance on what he sees...

“Midnight Rider” director Randall Miller’s involuntary manslaughter conviction in the 2014 death of crew member Sarah Jones has been cleared after completing 10 years probation, according to documents obtained by TheWrap.

Taking advantage of the Georgia First Offender Act, Miller was granted a court order this week that completely wipes the conviction from his record. The Georgia law is only available to certain first-time offenders.

“I am so grateful that this day has finally come. With this exoneration my record has been cleared,” he said in a statement. “With this exoneration my record has been cleared.”

Second assistant camerawoman Sarah Jones was killed while filming a scene for “Midnight Rider” on railroad tracks in Georgia in on Feb. 20, 2014. The 27-year-old was unable to escape an oncoming freight train that injured eight others

The filmmakers of the Greg Allman biopic were later charged with putting Jones and the entire crew in danger...

Randall Miller, the director of “Midnight Rider,” completed his probation this week, 10 years after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of crew member Sarah Jones.

Jones, a camera assistant, was struck by a freight train in February 2014 while the crew was setting up a shot on a train bridge without authorization. Miller ultimately served a year in jail in the case.

Under the Georgia First Offender Act, Miller got a court order this week to wipe away his conviction. The process, called an “exoneration” under Georgia law, is available to certain first-time offenders who complete their probation without violations.

“I am so grateful that this day has finally come,” he said in a written statement. “With this exoneration my record has been cleared.”

While on probation, Miller has been prohibited from directing movies.

Prosecutors sought to revoke his probation in 2020, after learning that he had shot a film in Serbia.

The day after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died after being accidentally shot on the set of the indie film Rust, her husband Matthew had a request for Halyna’s friend and filmmaking collaborator, Rachel Mason: “Make a movie about Halyna’s life.”

“He mentioned it on that day, coming off a list of things he needed to take care of that were really horrible, like planning her funeral,” Mason tells Rolling Stone. “It took a while for me to acknowledge the reality of any of it. [But] when Matt’s request...

Rachel Mason’s Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna makes its point crystal clear from the title: Halyna Hutchins, the talented Dp who landed on American Cinematographer’s list of “10 up-and-coming directors of photography who are making their mark” in 2019, will not be upstaged by the celebrity who in 2021 accidentally shot and killed her (and injured director Joel Souza) during the filming of the western Rust. Which makes sense since Mason was a close friend of Hutchins, and was asked by her devastated widower to take on the project. And while the film is rightly a celebration […]

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Rachel Mason’s Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna makes its point crystal clear from the title: Halyna Hutchins, the talented Dp who landed on American Cinematographer’s list of “10 up-and-coming directors of photography who are making their mark” in 2019, will not be upstaged by the celebrity who in 2021 accidentally shot and killed her (and injured director Joel Souza) during the filming of the western Rust. Which makes sense since Mason was a close friend of Hutchins, and was asked by her devastated widower to take on the project. And while the film is rightly a celebration […]

The post “It Felt As If She Were Actually Speaking to Me About This Film”: Rachel Mason on Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.

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Long Bright River is a crime drama miniseries created by Liz Moore and Nikki Toscano. Based on Moore’s 2020 book of the same name, the Peacock series is set in Philadelphia, and it follows police officer Mickey as she patrols a high-crime neighborhood and soon begins to investigate the murder of three young women. Long Bright River stars Amanda Seyfried, Ashleigh Cummings, Callum Vinson, John Doman, Nicholas Pinnock, and Dash Mihok. So, if you loved the intense story, thrilling mystery, and compelling characters in Long Bright River, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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During my interview a while back with a director of small-budget Westerns, he explained to me that if you keep your costs down low enough and, better still, cast a recognizable character actor or country music star — not a superstar, but someone recognizable — to promote in packaging and advertising, you could turn a profit just on DVD and Blu-ray sales. “You do it right,” he said, “and you make your money back from Redbox and big-box stores. You do it wrong — you get ‘Rust.’”

It’s a theory that might seem dated today — more than likely, that director now relies heavily if not exclusively on sales to streaming platforms — but the industrial-strength pressure to pinch pennies and stretch dollars continues apace for indie genre filmmakers. As director Rachel Mason makes abundantly clear in her exceptional Hulu documentary “Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna,” such measures can have fatal consequences.

The new documentary “Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna,” which premieres Tuesday on Hulu, examines the 2021 gun accident that claimed the life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of indie film “Rust” and was directed by Hutchins’s friend, Rachel Mason.

Hutchins is remembered fondly in the doc as a friend, wife, mother and aspiring cinematographer. The accident occurred when Alec Baldwin’s prop gun fired a live bullet during production on Oct. 21, 2021, and the film also includes interviews with those on set, subsequent lawsuits, criminal trials and investigations into lapses in on-set safety protocols.

The doc was previewed last week during an FYC event that also provided reflection about Hutchins. The event additionally exposed the challenges of tackling this high-profile story when “Rust” director Joel Souza, who was additionally injured in the accident and was interviewed for the doc, admitted during the Q&a, “I hoped it...

Today, the anticipated new documentary about the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western “Rust” premieres on Hulu. For all the reporting and very public court cases searching for who was culpable in actor Alec Baldwin accidentally shooting Hutchins during filming with what he believed to be a prop gun, what distinguishes “Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna Hutchins” is access.

With the documentary being directed by Hutchins’ close friend Rachel Mason (“Circus of Books”) and originating with the cinematographer’s widow Matt Hutchins, who is an executive producer on the film, those involved with the “Rust” production and the subsequent court cases felt free to speak openly on camera.

With the exception of Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the latter of whom was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 18 months in prison, Mason received unfettered access from the entire...

Production on the film Rust was suspended after Alec Baldwin accidentally fired a prop gun with live rounds and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during production in October 2021. The incident sparked various lawsuits, leaving the status of the movie in question. But did production ever resume on the western film, and did the movie ever actually come out? TV Insider rounded up everything you need to know below ahead of the documentary Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna streaming on Hulu on March 11. Did the movie Rust ever come out? The movie was released in November 2024 at the EnergaCamerimage festival in Poland, and director Joel Souza said in March that it will be available to viewers at home in the months ahead. Souza told Vanity Fair that Decal Releasing is putting the film out for home release and that there will also be a limited theatrical run. Hutchins’ husband,...

You can feel the grief running through Rachel Mason’s documentary, “Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna.” There’s not only the grief felt by “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins’ friends, family and co-workers, but that her death was then cast into a media firestorm, set to be adjudicated by people indifferent to her life and work. Grief also causes us to grasp, looking for answers in the face of chaos, trying to make sense of a senseless tragedy — and “Last Take” wanders in a similar fashion.

There are times when it feels like it seizes on a larger issue about indie productions taking shortcuts on safety, and how in the case of “Rust” it resulted in a worker’s death. But there are other times when the film seems angrier at people online than the people who made “Rust” an unsafe place to work. In between these narratives,...

The glitz and glamour of Hollywood may make it seem like a dreamland, but behind the flashing cameras and red carpets, things aren’t always so picture-perfect. Lawsuits, legal disputes, and courtroom dramas are just as much a part of the industry as blockbuster movies and chart-topping hits. Over the years, celebrity lawsuits have made just as many headlines as their biggest hits. From contract disputes to defamation cases, legal battles have become a part of the entertainment world.

Some of the most shocking cases have even shaped movements, like how the Harvey Weinstein scandal gave a powerful push to the #MeToo movement, changing Hollywood forever. Others have been so dramatic that they’ve inspired documentaries, books, and TV series, keeping the public hooked on every twist and turn.

Harvey Weinstein | Credit: CNN

Whether it’s actors, musicians, or high-profile influencers, even the biggest names in the industry have had their day in court.

To help you anticipate and navigate all that television has to offer across broadcast, cable and streaming, TVLine offers daily, weekly and monthly What to Watch digests, as well as an overview of every new TV show premiering in 2025.

This week, you’ll find nine new shows (including Amanda Seyfried in Long Bright River, Brian Tyree Henry in Dope Thief and Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney), 17 returning favorites (including Dark Winds, The Righteous Gemstones and The Wheel of Time) and nine finales (including Animal Control, Going Dutch and Invincible).

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Alec Baldwin’s reality show The Baldwins is going just about as well as you might imagine. Some see it as an insensitive cash grab while Baldwin himself has set it up as a way to look at his life following the accidental death of Halyna Hutchins, cinematographer on the yet-to-be-released western Rust. Now, the family of Hutchins is taking issue with Baldwin directly, calling on him to testify and be held accountable in the October 21st shooting.

Less than three months after appeals were withdrawn in the manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin, Halyna Hutchins’ mother, father and sister are seeking to ensure that the actor will get his. A statement issued by a team of lawyers representing Haylna Hutchins’ family read, in part: “The Baldwin reality show at once celebrates Mr Baldwin’s joy of being with his children while ignoring the fact that Alec Baldwin took a child away from her parents.

Alec Baldwin has been through a very traumatic few years. After the tragic 2021 accident on the set of Rust that resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, he's been riddled with regret, as was probably everyone else on the set.

But in addition to that, he recently had to stand trial for manslaughter, and while charges against him were dropped quickly, it was still an incredibly stressful situation. The actor has been dealing with a lot of guilt and trauma, and while he seems to be on the right path, he was in a very dark place not long ago.

Now that things have calmed down a little, Alec and Hilaria are looking forward to focusing on their family and career, but the past has a way of coming back to haunt everyone, and the...

Nearly four years after the accidental shooting incident that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the Alec Baldwin-starring Rust will soon hit screens in a limited theatrical run followed by a home release sometime in the coming months, according to the film's director Joel Souza. With an official release date on the horizon, Souza sat down for an interview with Vanity Fair, who also published a series of exclusive first-look stills from Rust.

In the interview, Souza, who was also injured in the shooting incident, revealed that he struggled with whether to finish Rust, but he ultimately felt it was what Hutchins would have wanted.

"We worked very closely together. The work she was doing was her best work, and for it to just vanish... I don't expect people to necessarily all agree or understand, but every fiber of my being just tells me that I can't let that disappear. It's...

The Rookie might be all about cops, but when it comes to real guns? Hard pass. Despite being a hardcore police procedural, Nathan Fillion’s hit show made a bold move — banning live firearms on set. The decision wasn’t just for show; it came after a chilling wake-up call that rocked Hollywood.

Nathan Fillion as John Nolan in The Rookie | Credits: Lionsgate Television

With safety now the top priority, The Rookie drew a hard line, proving that intense action doesn’t need real bullets. So, what exactly pushed the show to make this game-changing rule?

Why Nathan Fillion’s cop drama banned live guns on set after Rust tragedy Nathan Fillion as John Nolan in The Rookie | Credits: Lionsgate Television

The Rookie made a game-changing decision — no more live weapons on set. The ABC police procedural, led by Nathan Fillion, banned all real firearms following the tragic shooting on the set of Rust.

It’s hard to say if today is a day of excitement, sadness, or maybe a little bit of both, as the first official images from Rust are stepping out into the light of day. While Western fans will likely rejoice with the news, it also must be treated with somber respect, as the film’s set was the scene of a horrific and fatal accident that claimed the life of cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins. In the last more than three years, since the movie’s set turned into a crime scene, those following the case have seen court cases come and go, and the eye of authority focus in and off of leading star, Alec Baldwin. With filming finally a wrap, director Joel Souza says the title will be available for home viewing, with a limited theatrical release also on the horizon. But first, we have today’s first-look images,...

What was supposed to be a celebratory kickoff event for the new Hulu documentary Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna devolved into a tense confrontation on Tuesday night.

Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot Oct. 21, 2021 on the New Mexico set of Rust when star Alec Baldwin's prop gun discharged a live round. The bullet passed through the shoulder of director Joel Souza and then struck Hutchins, who was working as a cinematographer on the Western.

The documentary directed by Rachel Mason investigates the safety lapses that led to the horrific accident that killed her friend. Following the screening in front of a packed audience at the Silver Screen Theater in the Pacific Design Center, moderator Steve Chiotekis hosted a Q&a panel featuring Mason, producer Julee Metz, and Souza.

Although he was interviewed for Mason's film, Souza had no hand in making the documentary. He expressed frustration that...

A new episode of Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Baldwin’s newly premiered reality show The Baldwins has revealed that following the tragic shooting on the set of Rust, Baldwin wanted to kill himself.

On the set of the Western film Rust in 2021, crew member Halyna Hutchins was killed when Baldwin fatally shot her after waving around what he thought was a prop gun. Director Joel Souza was also injured in the shooting. The incident sparked a heavy debate about Baldwin’s culpability in the tragedy. Baldwin has continually insisted that he did not pull the gun’s trigger and it discharged without him touching it.

Hutchins’ mother recently revealed that Baldwin never apologized for his role in the death of her daughter.

Already a prominent theme through the first episode, the second episode of The Baldwins showed Hilaria dive into detail about the depths of Baldwin’s grief. She told the camera,...

A tense Q&a session on Tuesday night at an FYC screening of a new documentary about late Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins suggests the film underwent substantial changes in tone and content from the filmmakers’ original intent.

Ever since Hutchins died on the 2021 set of the indie Western, the Ukraine-born cinematographer has slipped into the background, as the sprawling investigation into her accidental shooting death and the high-profile trials of Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed have claimed the spotlight in news coverage.

The documentary, Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna Hutchins, which will premiere on Hulu March 11, seemed like it might push Hutchins back into the center of the frame. Made by Hutchins’ close friends, Circus of Books and An Update on Our Family director Rachel Mason and producer Julee Metz, and executive produced by her widower, Matthew Hutchins, the doc had extraordinary levels of access. Mason...

Alec Baldwin will be deposed in May over his role in the October 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust.

Lawyers for Hutchins’ parents and sister, in a notice filed on Monday in New Mexico state court, told the judge overseeing the case that they intend to take Baldwin’s deposition on May 9 at their firm’s New York office.

“It is long overdue for him to testify under oath about what really happened that caused the death” of Hutchins, said Gloria Allred, a lawyer for the family, in a statement.

The deposition relates to a lawsuit filed by Olga Solovey, Anatolii Androsovych and Svetlana Zemko — Hutchins’ mother, father and sister respectively — against Baldwin, Rust Movie Productions and producers of the film faulting them for the accidental shooting. It revolves around accusations that they repeatedly ignored safety protocols designed to ensure that firearms would be safely...

Halyna Hutchins’ family retaliated against Alec Baldwin’s new TLC reality television series on Monday, filing a notice of deposition for the actor demanding he “face the real-life consequences that he caused” and “face reality under oath.”

On Tuesday, Gloria Allred — the attorney for parents Olga Solovey and Anatolii Androsovych and the sister of Halyna Hutchins, Svetlana Zemko — said of the notice that she intends for Baldwin to testify “in person in my New York office, and his testimony will be recorded on video” on May 9. She set the deposition for the Friday before Mothers’ Day 2025 because “Halyna’s mother needs to hear Mr. Baldwin’s explanation under oath about what led to the death of her daughter,” Allred said.

“As though it is not enough that Alec Baldwin killed their daughter, and that he was not held accountable in the criminal case because the case was dismissed with prejudice...

The controversial Western feature film Rustsaw the light of day at a film festival in 2024, and the truth about the tragic events that happened on the set of the movie are set to be exposed by an upcoming documentary. Hulu is set to release the documentary, which is titled Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna, about Halyna Hutchins' legacy and the incident which saw the cinematographer being accidentally shot and killed when a live round was discharged from a prop revolver that star Alec Baldwin was using. The first trailer for Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna has now been released, and you can check it out below.

Per a report by Variety, Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna is produced by Nick Shumaker, Jessica Grimshaw and Jennifer Sears for Anonymous Content, with Kate Barry, Jon Bardi, Julee Metz and Will Cohen producing for Story Syndicate.

As Spring quickly approaches, Hulu is set to offer its subscribers a batch of films they will definitely want to check out. As one of the original streaming services to grace the small screen, the platform continues to add a wide variety of films and shows to its catalog. Thankfully, March proves to be no different.

With plenty of Hulu originals in the bunch, there will definitely be a variety of options to choose from. From documentaries to horror to unique rock operas, the films are sure to be an eclectic array of enthralling stories. No matter what audiences are in the mood to watch, the streaming platform surely has them covered next month.

'Alien' Franchise Stream on March 1

With Alien: Romulus already streaming on Hulu, viewers will now be able to check out the entire Alien franchise at the beginning of the month. Starting with Alien in 1979, Aliens,...

In the late '70s and '80s, audiences were obsessed with the TV show "Dallas," prime time western soap opera about the Ewings. The series became so popular that the network CBS began developing a spin-off centered around one of the Ewings we saw very little of in the original series.

The new project -- titled "Knots Landing" -- followed Ted Shackelford's Gary Ewing and his wife Valene (Joan Van Ark) after they moved to a suburban neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. We recently checked back in with the cast of the 1978 series "Dallas" to see where they ended up after all these years. But that stroll down memory lane got us thinking -- what happened to the cast of "Knots Landing" after the show was over? 

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