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Chad Michael Murray has given his views on his MCU character's fate, nine years later. Murray is best known for his starring role as troubled teenager Lucas Scott in the WB/CW coming-of-age teen drama One Tree Hill, from 2003-2009. Murray played the role for 131 episodes, from seasons 1 through 6, before returning for a guest appearance in season 9.

Aside from starring in One Tree Hill, Murray has had roles in movies including House of Wax, Freaky Friday, and Fruitvale Station, as well as taking a number of roles in successful TV shows, including Dawson's Creek, Southland, Chosen, Sun Records, Riverdale, and Sullivan's Crossing. But there's one short-lived MCU show that ranks among his best projects.

Murray Played Agent Jack Thomspon In The McU's Agent Carter

Murray co-starred as Agent Jack Thompson in the Marvel TV series Agent Carter, which saw Hayley Atwell reprise her role as Captain America: The First Avenger character Agent Peggy Carter.

Halle Berry and Djimon Hounsou are heading to Africa. The two actors are set to lead the upcoming thriller Red Card.

According to Deadline, Joel Souza has been tapped to direct Red Card. The filmmaker's previous credits include Christmas Trade, Crown Vic, and Rust, the latter of which became notorious for a fatal shooting accident involving actor Alec Baldwin. Unlike Rust, which Souza also wrote the screenplay for, Red Card was written by George Gallo and Nick Vallelonga (Green Book) from a story by Ava Roosevelt, Robert Menzies, and Michael J. Hershman, who were, in turn, inspired by real events out of Africa.

"Red Card is a fantastic script, from writers who have created film classics, and Djimon is an actor of uncommon power and depth," said Souza in a statement. "Together, we all look forward to telling a thrilling story we truly believe will grip audiences worldwide."

In Red Card,...

Halle Berry and Djimon Hounsou are booking a trip to Africa for Red Card, the upcoming thriller written by Bad Boys creator George Gallo and Green Book screenwriter Nick Vallelonga. The newly announced project finds Berry and Hounsou traveling to the sprawling grasslands of Kenya’s Maasai Mara and the Moroccan port city of Casablanca. The National Centre for Missing & Exploited Children backs the project, which the Soloviev Foundation also supports.

Rust and Crown Vic helmer Joel Souza directs Red Card from Gallo and Vallelonga’s screenplay. The film is based on an original story inspired by real events in Africa by Ava Roosevelt, Robert Menzies, and Michael J. Hershman.

According to Deadline‘s exclusive report, Hounsou plays Max Elmi, “a veteran ranger battling poachers in Kenya who joins forces with Dane Harris, a tenacious special agent and part of a team led by FBI supervisor Amanda Bruckner (Berry) working...

Exclusive: Djimon Hounsou and Halle Berry have signed for Africa-set trafficking thriller Red Card, taking its protagonists on a journey from the rolling grasslands of Kenya’s Maasai Mara to the Moroccan port city of Casablanca.

Joel Souza will direct the movie from a screenplay written by Bad Boys creator and Midnight Run writer George Gallo as well as Green Book Academy Award winning screenwriter Nick Vallelonga.

The original story, based on real events out of Africa, comes from Ava Roosevelt, Robert Menzies and Michael J. Hershman.

Hounsou will star as Max Elmi, a veteran ranger battling poachers in Kenya who joins forces with Dane Harris, a tenacious special agent and part of a team led by FBI supervisor Amanda Bruckner (Berry) working with international law enforcement to fight trafficking rings abroad.

When Max’s son, a talented soccer player, falls prey to a deceitful sports agent and disappears into...

Note: This story contains spoilers from “And Just Like That” Season 3, Episode 4.

When “And Just Like That” brought (John Corbett) back, the writers knew Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Aidan’s new shot at romance would be far from simple.

“We made a decision that Aidan got pulled away from Carrie because of his family, which felt realistic. Our goal was then to make a realistic family so that you could believe it,” series developer and EP Michael Patrick King told TheWrap.

In Season 2, Aidan explains that he has to return home to Virginia to deal with his youngest son Wyatt (Logan Souza), who’s acting out in the wake of Aidan’s separation from his ex-wife. For most of Seasons 2 and 3, Aidan’s home life is a murky concept that simply stands in the way of Carrie and Aidan being together. But with Carrie’s visit to Virginia, the...

There’s only one episode remaining in Guy Ritchie’s new crime series, MobLand, which features a top-heavy roster of talent. Leading the charge is Tom Hardy as Harry da Souza, and starring alongside him are Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren as Conrad Harrigan and Maeve Harrigan, respectively. The show follows Souza, a street-smart fixer who finds himself in the middle of two families warring for power. The Harrigans are an Irish crime family who operate in London in MobLand, and one of the stars has come under fire for his Irish accent. Fans have criticized Brosnan’s accent in the series, so much so that he’s finally clapped back at the haters. During an interview with Radio Times, Brosnan, who was born in Ireland and moved to England when he was young, spoke about this and even mentioned how much Conrad’s accent differs from his own, which...

In the opening moments of Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna, we hear Halyna Hutchins’s voice calling, “That looks great,” just before the sun dips below the New Mexico horizon. It’s a haunting invitation into Rachel Mason’s deeply personal documentary, which stitches together Halyna’s final day on the Rust set with the wider story of how an indie Western shoot became the scene of a fatal accident.

Mason pays tribute to Hutchins’s vibrant creativity—her flair for wide, dynamic compositions and her passion for storytelling—while tracing the events of October 21, 2021, when a prop gun discharged live ammunition. Key figures step forward: Hutchins herself, viewed through personal footage; Alec Baldwin, whose role as actor and producer looms large; Joel Souza, the director who survived the same shot; and Mason, whose friendship with Halyna anchors the film’s heart.

This documentary weaves heartfelt remembrance...

The lineup for the 2025 iteration of Seattle’s Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival has been announced, led by headliners Weezer (performing The Blue Album in its entirety), Bright Eyes, Janelle Monáe, Car Seat Headrest, and Sylvan Esso.

The two-day festival will go down in Seattle over Labor Day Weekend, on August 30th and 31st. Filling out the lineup will be performances by Aurora, Digable Planets, The Budos Band, Tennis, Indigo De Souza, Saba, Tank and the Bangas, The Linda Lindas, Real Estate, Scowl, Murder City Devils, Spellling, and others. See the full lineup below.

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Tickets for Bumbershoot 2025 will first go on sale today, May 7th at the festival’s website, and will be available at an early bird price of $199 for a limited two-day window. On Friday, May 9th, single-day passes will become available for $125 and the weekend passes will increase in price to $225.

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More than three years after the on-set incident that put the movie on the world's radar, Alec Baldwin's "Rust" has arrived. In late 2021, during the initial phase of production, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed when Baldwin accidentally discharged a prop gun that he thought only had blank rounds in it. It's a tragedy that has reshaped the conversation about on-set safety regarding firearms. But in part because Hutchins' family is benefiting from the proceeds generated by the movie, it has officially been released both in theaters and on digital marketplaces.

Despite the high-profile nature of everything surrounding the production of the film, its theatrical debut was all but ignored. "Rust" made just $25,000 during its opening weekend, playing on 115 screens. That put it at 27th on the domestic charts, just behind the documentary "Secret Mall Apartment," which made $29,750 on just 39 screens,...

This weekend’s box office saw Thunderbolts*easily take the No. 1 spot with $76 million from 4,330 theaters. However, it was another story for Rust, the problematic film from actor and writer Alec Baldwin. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Rust, directed and co-written by Joel Souza, took in $25,000 in its debut weekend in limited release. The film had a budget of around $8 million.

The $25,000 total comes from just 115 theaters after the movie was finally released four years after its star, Baldwin, accidentally discharged a weapon on set that killed the film’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, and wounded Souza. Baldwin thought the weapon contained only blanks, but the chamber contained a live round of ammunition.

The Lawsuit was Ultimately Settled

A lawsuit followed the events, with Hutchins’ family settling and all charges being dropped against Baldwin. Baldwin paid a settlement to the cinematographer’s family, and Hutchins’ husband, Matthew Hutchins, was made an executive producer on the film.

A group of misfits and outsiders are making headlines at the box office after winning over audiences and critics in a major way.

Marvel and Disney’s Thunderbolts* soared to the top of the domestic chart with an estimated domestic opening of $76 million from 4,330 theaters, slightly ahead of expectations for a superhero pic that features lesser-known characters. While Marvel and Disney would no doubt have liked north of $80 million, the biggest factor will be how the $180 million movie legs out.

Overseas, the star-studded ensemble pic led by Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan pulled in $86.1 million for a global start of $162.1 million; again, in line with expectations. The global Imax haul was a huge $20 million.

It drew impressive audience sentiment across the board, including boasting a glowing 95 percent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, making it the third-highest score for a title in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a tie with Spider-Man: Far From Home...

Four years after the tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust, Alec Baldwin’s Western is finally releasing in theaters. Despite, or perhaps because of, the controversy surrounding it, this film will likely go under most people’s radar. It’s a surprisingly heartfelt Western about the bond between a young vagrant and an aging cowboy, beautifully shot and nicely paced. Still, it’s difficult to watch without the weight of its history looming over it.

Rust Review

Rust is, unfortunately, doomed to always be overshadowed by the tragic events of its production. In October 2021, Hutchins was killed after a live bullet was discharged from Baldwin’s prop gun. This horrifying accident came as a result of multiple catastrophic failures in the production process. The film now carries an unavoidable legacy of tragedy that colors every frame.

The story follows Lucas Hollister (Patrick Scott McDermott), a...

The cast of the controversial Western film Rust has commented on the film's release after a difficult process to complete production after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was accidentally shot and killed on set in October 2021. In 2023, production resumed, and while some returned to finish their scenes, others had to be replaced. Among the new stars were Patrick Scott McDermott and Josh Hopkins, who replaced Brady Noon and Jensen Ackles, respectively, due to scheduling reasons. It was McDermott and Hopkins who shared their comments on completing the Alec Baldwin movie, which is now in cinemas.

In a conversation with Entertainment Weekly, the actors opened up about finishing and releasing what's already a controversial movie. Even though Hutchins' family settled with production, and they're set to receive the film's eventual profits, the project has been met with divisive reactions from the public. Baldwin, as the actor who was manipulating the pistol containing a...

Rusthas become one of the most talked-about films in years due to the tragic events surrounding its filming. Four years after an accidental shooting left the film's cinematographer Halyna Hutchinsdead and director Joel Souza injured, the Western has finally been released courtesy of distributor Falling Forward Films. But viewers appear to be unmoved, as Rust's Rotten Tomatoes score is largely underwhelming.

At the time of this article's publication, Rust is sitting at a "rotten" critic's score of 48% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 21 reviews. However, it should also be noted that the film currently has no audience reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, so there is a chance that audiences could end up liking it far more than the critics, as is the case with many films. The film is as "about as standard a Western as you can imagine, one that hits all the narrative beats and clichés expected of the genre,...

Rust director Joel Souza has shared his opinion of the TLC reality show The Baldwins, in which Alec Baldwin finds himself facing the cameras after the Rust shooting incident dramatically changed his life. Souza is not exactly friends with Baldwin today, and when asked if he saw The Baldwins when it premiered, the director candidly replied: "I think I was busy hitting myself in the face with a frying pan that night."

Souzais not enjoying the release of his latest film. Rust, the western thriller starring Baldwin, has finally seen the light of day, but the incident that took place during its production is still hard to process for most. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot in 2021 during a rehearsal in which Baldwin manipulated a pistol that contained a live round. After a dense judicial process, people were sent to jail, others had their charges dismissed, and production eventually resumed.

Alec Baldwin's latest film, Rust, has just hit theaters. However, the film had been long in the making following the fatal shooting accident on set and the controversial release.

Rust has officially released in theaters on May 2, and it's already not a favorite. The Western, which was written and directed by Joel Souza, stars Baldwin in the leading role, besides his role as co-writer and producer. As Rust hit theaters, the movie debuted with an unfortunate score of 56% from the critics on Rotten Tomatoes, which makes the movie considered "rotten." After this debut score, the number has begun to sink lower.

Rust had its world premiere last year on Nov. 20, 2024, at the Camerimage Festival in Poland, but to smaller audiences. The movie's release at the festival was also controversial, as Hutchins' former cinematography peers were wondering if premiering the movie was the right thing. Now, the movie is officially...

When cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was inadvertently shot and killed by a live round on the set of “Rust” in October of 2021, it seemed unfathomable to me that production would ever be completed — let alone that I would be tasked with reviewing the finished product one day.

“Twilight Zone: The Movie” and “The Crow” were both released in spite of similar tragedies, but that was before the internet had so thoroughly flattened every film into the context of its own creation. The horror took on a life of its own when second assistant camerawoman Sarah Jones was fatally struck by a freight train on the first day of filming “Midnight Rider” in February 2014, and the Facebook group that crew members started to oppose resuming the shoot had swelled to more than 10,000 members by April of that year.

And what happened on the set of “Rust” caused such an instant firestorm that...

It's no secret that Rust is one of the most controversial projects to get completed in recent memory due to the tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. However, despite that fact, critics have weighed in on the final product, and it seems to be a heavily divisive entry in the Western genre. It's hard to separate the behind-the-scenes tragedy from what is on-screen, but thankfully, it seems Hutchins' work is getting the bulk of the praise despite mixed reviews.

As of this writing, Rust debuted with a 50% score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes based on 20 reviews, which gives it a rotten label. The middling score is reflective of the deeply controversial nature of the film and everything surrounding it. Some critics were quick to point out the film's "bare-bones" plot, while others were impressed by the film's grim visual aesthetic. Meanwhile, MovieWeb's own review by Julian Roman praised Rust as...

There is an alt-timeline in which Rust, writer-director Joel Souza’s pulpy and pathos-fueled Western, is just another tale of an outlaw in his autumn years. It’s simply the latest entry in a genre whose century-plus history is filled with similarly modest sagebrush epics. After a brief theatrical run, a slightly longer tenure on VOD and a lifetime of cable re-runs every Father’s Day, this frontier opus would trot off into the sunset as a footnote in Alec Baldwin’s post-30 Rock, pre-reality TV show career. You know,...

After several years and enormous tragedy, the ill-fated Rust will finally be released on Friday.

And the Western’s writer-director, Joel Souza, has complicated thoughts on his creation — given the death of the movie’s cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was accidentally shot in 2021 by the film’s star, Alec Baldwin. After much debate, Souza and the cast and crew returned to finish the film.

“[Hutchins’ family] wanted it completed,” Souza told The Guardian. “I’d been repelled by the thought of going back, but [then] it started to appeal. And I couldn’t live with the idea of someone else doing it.”

That said, Souza quite naturally wishes he could go back in time and have never made the film. “Talk about the butterfly effect — I wish I never wrote the damn movie,” he said. “You think about the chain of events that started that morning [of the shooting]. Bad decision after bad decision was made.

More than three years after an on-set shooting killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza, Rust is opening to the public. The film will be available through a limited theatrical release beginning May 2 and for digital purchase on platforms including Apple TV and Prime Video starting May 1.

Souza, who co-wrote the script and directed the film, has spoken about the decision to complete the project following the incident. “I’d been repelled by the thought of going back,” he said in an interview with The Guardian. “But now it started to appeal. And I couldn’t live with the idea of someone else doing it.”

The October 2021 shooting occurred when Alec Baldwin discharged a prop revolver that was believed to be safe. A live round was in the chamber, resulting in Hutchins’ death and Souza’s injury. Production was suspended, and the film’s future was uncertain until Hutchins’ family encouraged its completion.

Rust is certainly one independently made movie that doesn’t need publicity.

The Western starring Alec Baldwin, who also came up with the story and serves as a producer, was hit by tragedy during production in October 2021 when Baldwin’s prop gun discharged during a rehearsal, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and also injuring director-screenwriter Joel Souza. Production on the film halted immediately and finally resumed in April 2023. Legal cases involving Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, both charged with manslaughter, ended with Baldwin’s case being dismissed and Gutierrez-Reed found guilty.

The events of this tragedy made headlines around the globe and certainly raised doubts that the film itself would be finished, let alone see the light of day. In the end it was decided that to honor Hutchins’ final work the film would be completed, no profits would be shared by the original producers, and Hutchins’ widower Matthew Hutchins would...

More than three years after an accidental on-set tragedy claimed the life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, Rust will be available to watch in theaters and at home.

Film producer and co-writer Alec Baldwin stars as Harland Rust, a misanthropic outlaw on the run with his 13-year-old grandson, Lucas (Patrick Scott McDermott). Premiering May 2, Rust will have a limited theatrical release and will be available to buy for $14.99 to stream online on Apple TV, Prime Video and other video-on-demand platforms.

At a Glance: How to Stream Rust Online

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Joel Souza’s Western film has been “haunted by death and scandal,” notes The Hollywood Reporter film critic Lovia Gyarkye, as a result of the legal issues surrounding the accidental death of Hutchins.

Baldwin accidentally discharged a prop firearm he thought contained only blanks.

In another timeline, Joel Souza’s Rust would come and go with mild fanfare and maybe some critical praise. The film follows a 13 year-old boy (Patrick Scott McDermott) who runs from the law — he’s been sentenced to death after accidentally shooting a local rancher — with his estranged grandfather (Alec Baldwin). It’s a no-frills Western, a classic story of cowboys and outlaws that revels in gorgeous scenery and the Puritanical moral dilemmas foundational to much of this nation’s mythology.

But Rust is a more fraught cultural product. Four years ago, Baldwin, who co-wrote as well as produced the film, accidentally discharged a weapon he thought only had blanks. A live round was in the chamber, and the bullet fatally wounded cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and also hit Souza. What followed was a dramatic, closely reported story that revealed on-set negligence and raised questions about industry practices around gun safety.

“Rust” director Joel Souza says he couldn’t have imagined anyone else completing the Western movie after the on-set accident that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins when Alec Baldwin’s gun accidentally discharged, also injuring Souza. Three and a half years later, the movie is finally opening in theaters Friday.

Souza told the Guardian that when he first considered finishing the film, “I’d been repelled by the thought of going back, but now it started to appeal. And I couldn’t live with the idea of someone else doing it.” But Hutchins’ family wanted to honor her by having the film with her final work completed, so he agreed to complete the Western.

It wasn’t easy returning to the set, Souza said: “I was a mess going in and a mess coming out. The crew carried me through. My family carried me through. Emotionally, I was all over the map.

He was hit by the same bullet that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The film-maker talks about his hopes for his western, his complicated feelings towards star Alec Baldwin – and why the industry hasn’t learned

Joel Souza never liked guns. “I didn’t grow up around them and I don’t like the culture,” says the grey-haired 51-year-old film-maker sitting at a desk at his home in Pleasanton, California. “Guns make me recoil. The idea of touching one, picking one up, I find very off-putting.”

In October 2021 he was in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on the set of his sixth feature, the western Rust, when a gun being held by the film’s star, Alec Baldwin, was discharged accidentally during rehearsals. The weapon should have been loaded with blanks but a live round had found its way into the chamber. The movie’s Ukrainian cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally wounded.

"This ain't no game boy... Some things in this life you can't get back." Falling Forward Films & Ascending Media Group have debuted the full official trailer for the western action thriller film Rust, directed by Joel Souza. Now set for release in theaters starting in May this summer movie season. In Rust, a boy left to fend for himself and his younger brother following their parents' deaths in 1880s Kansas, ends up going on the run with his long-estranged grandfather after he is sentenced to hang for the accidental killing of a local rancher. The film stars 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 cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and Souza, killing Hutchins. A few years later filming resumed and the final film premiered at the Camerimage Film Festival last year.

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,...

"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,...

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 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 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...

Today, Prime Video released the official trailer for America’s Test Kitchen: The Next Generation Season 2, hosted by Daytime Emmy Award-winner Jeannie Mai. All ten episodes of the food competition series will be available on April 1, 2025, exclusively on Prime Video in over 250 countries and territories.

Mai and head judge Dan Souza return to mentor and guide 11 aspiring cooks as they compete for the job of a lifetime. This season, the prize awards are bigger, the dishes even more mouthwatering, and the contestants are hungrier than ever to make their culinary career dreams come true.

From all walks of life, home cooks and pros alike are all in for the win! One cook will become the newest America’s Test Kitchen cast member, receive a cookbook option, and win $100,000 to support the pursuit of their culinary dreams.

Season two presents an even greater focus on media challenges that will have cooks sweating it out in the spotlight,...

Brazil’s Caru Alves de Souza, a Berlin Crystal Bear winner for “My Name is Baghdad,” will unveil new movie project “A City for Christine” at Spain’s Malaga Festival where it weighs in as one of the highlights at its industry centrepiece strand, the Málaga Festival Fund Co-Production Event (Maff).

“A City for Christine” is written by Alves de Souza, selected as one of Variety’s Brazil: 10 Next Gen Talents to Track, and Nara Marinho, who teamed for the Berlin 2025-selected “Underage,” the series expansion on Alves de Souza’s 2013 feature debut of the same title.

The lead role of Christine will be played by Karina Buhr, a Brazilian singer-songwriter and percussionist who starred in “My Name is Baghdad,” a best film winner at Berlin’s 2020 Generation 14plus sidebar.

“A City for Christine” (“Uma cidade para Christine”) also unites Alves de Souza and Rafaella Costa, founder of Manjericão Filmes...

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.

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,...

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...

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 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...

It was a story that shook Hollywood: A scene gone wrong on an independent film killed a rising cinematographer, with a well-known star holding the prop gun that fired the fatal bullet.

Now, a documentary revisiting the death of Halyna Hutchins on the 2021 set of Rust is set to shine a light on the cinematographer and the human toll that the tragedy took on those around her. Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna will feature emotional conversations with Rust director Joel Souza, camera assistant Lane Luper, costume designer Terese Davis and the film’s new cinematographer Bianca Cline talking about the day of Hutchins’ death and the aftermath, the film’s first trailer demonstrated on Monday.

The trailer features police bodycam footage from the investigation of the death, news coverage of the story and what appears to be behind-the-scenes video from Rust. “What people really wanted from this is entertainment,...

In the official trailer for Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna, a series of events transforms the set of Joel Souza’s Rust into an active crime scene. “It sounded like an explosion,” one crew member recalled of the moment cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was struck by a live bullet fired from Alec Baldwin’s prop gun in 2021. “She looked up at me and said, ‘I can’t feel my legs,'” another said.

Out March 11 on Hulu, Last Take recounts the fatal shooting of Hutchins with exclusive insights...

Thrash legends Exodus have announced that they’ve parted ways with singer Steve “Zetro” Souza, while also revealing that they are welcoming back Rob Dukes as their new vocalist.

A message posted to the band’s social media channels reads as follows:

“Exodus have parted ways with Steve “Zetro” Souza. We thank Steve for his years fronting the band and all the killer music we made during that time. We wish him only the best in the future and much success with anything he does. And please help us welcome Rob Dukes back to Exodus! We are beyond stoked to have Rob back ripping up the stage with us and he’s looking forward to crushing everything like only he can. Next chapter begins, new record rolls along as planned and the beatings will continue. See you soon, Exodus.”

Souza’s latest stint in Exodus was his third go-around with...

Reader, you have been lied to! Film history is littered with unfairly maligned classics, whether critics were too eager to review the making of rather than the finished product, or they suffered from underwhelming ad campaigns or general disinterest. Let’s revise our takes on some of these films from wrongheaded to the correct opinion.

What’s the greatest chase scene in American movies? One could easily make a convincing argument for the lengthy action sequence that anchors Buster Keaton’s “The General,” or for the kinetic urban set pieces of “Bullitt” and “The French Connection.” Movies like “Duel,” “The Driver,” and “Speed” are essentially feature-length chases broken up by occasional dialogue sequences, and for sheer scale, the final act of “The Blues Brothers” is tough to beat.

One movie that doesn’t get mentioned in this company but should is Ron Shelton’s 2003 action-comedy “Hollywood Homicide,” a film that...

Prior to its release in 1991, there was every reason to believe that Michael Lehmann's heist comedy "Hudson Hawk" would be a hit. It was written by star screenwriter Steven E. de Souza, who had already had gigantic success with film like "48 Hrs.," "Commando," "Jumping Jack Flash," and "The Running Man." His biggest smash was "Die Hard" in 1988, and he was tapped to write the sequel two years later. "Hudson Hawk" would re-team de Souza with "Die Hard" star Bruce Willis, and the film would boast performances from Danny Aiello, fresh from "Moonstruck," as well as James Coburn, Richard E. Grant, Sandra Bernhard, and Andie MacDowell. Lehmann, meanwhile, also had a big cult success in 1988 with "Heathers." Never mind that his bonkers mutant-bug movie "Meet the Applegates" bombed in 1990. The sensibility was there. 

"Hudson Hawk" is an odd duck. Willis plays the titular cat burglar, freshly released from prison,...

Alec Baldwin will no longer face involuntary manslaughter charges related to the 2021 accidental killing of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust, Variety reports. On December 23, 2024, special prosecutor Kari Morrissey announced that she was dropping her appeal of a judge's previous dismissal of the case.

Baldwin went to trial in July 2024. The prosecution intended to prove that the actor had been reckless and criminally negligent when he fired a gun while preparing for a scene on set. The bullet struck Hutchins in the chest and also injured director Joel Souza. Three days into the trial, however, the charges against Baldwin were dropped by Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer, who criticized Morissey's handling of the case, calling it "so near to bad faith as to show signs of scorching."

Specifically, Morrissey failed to introduce key evidence — a cache of bullets — that Baldwin's lawyers, Alex Spiro and Luke Nikas, argued would help his case.

Updated with appeal withdrawn: More than three years after Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed by a bullet from Alec Baldwin’s gun on the New Mexico set of the indie Western, the involuntary manslaughter criminal case against the actor has been put to rest.

A month after Special Prosecutor Karri Morrissey tried to revive the matter, which had been dismissed just a few days into the trial this summer over suppressed evidence, the office of New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez decided Monday not to “pursue the appeal of behalf of the prosecution.”

Not long afterwards, Morrissey dropped her efforts to overturn Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer’s tossing of the case, Deadline has confirmed.

“Today’s decision to dismiss the appeal is the final vindication of what Alec Baldwin and his attorneys have said from the beginning—this was an unspeakable tragedy but Alec Baldwin committed no crime,” said...

What Did Rust Director Joel Souza Say About People Who Will Avoid Watching The Film? (Photo Credit – YouTube)

Rust director Joel Souza is hopeful that people will “give it [the movie] a chance.” The director recently addressed those who are reluctant to watch the film three years following cinematographer Halyna Hutchins’ death in an accidental on-set shooting in 2021.

The 51-year-old candidly discussed his years-long collaboration with Rust star Alec Baldwin. He also talked about Hutchins’ legacy and the public’s reception during an interview on Wednesday, November 20. The interview came after Rust premiered at the 2024 Camerimage Festival in Poland.

Joel Souza Has No “Hard Feelings” For Those Who Won’t Watch Rust

“If people don’t want to watch this movie, for any reason, they certainly don’t need to and there’s no hard feelings from me,” Souza told The Hollywood Reporter. “But what I hope is that people give it...