Alec Baldwin was reported to be ‘hysterical, absolutely inconsolable for many hours’ after accidentally shooting and killing cinematographer Halyna Utchins on Thursday afternoon. Sources claim that he has now cancelled all other projects.
After being seen embracing Matt Hutchins’ husband Matt in a hotel lobby, the actor, who is 63 years old, was looking to ‘take a moment to himself and refocus himself’ just two days following the tragic stunt. He is also reported to have hugged Matt and Halyna’s nine-year old son Andros.
People magazine reported that the source said that it was quite devastating.
“This is how he deals with difficult times. He will take himself out of trouble if something bad happens. [the]Public eye.
Baldwin and Matthew Hutchins escaped the Santa Fe Hotel with Andros, Hutchins’ 9-year-old boy, on Saturday morning. This was five days after Baldwin fatally shot Hutchins using a prop gun accidentally loaded on the set.
The grieving husband and son of the cinematographer were seen leaving a New Mexico hotel two days after the fatal accident.
Alec Baldwin is seen with Matthew Hutchins (the widower of Halina), a cinematographer he shot and killed last week on the set for his new movie Rust.
Alec Baldwin, aged 63, was said to be ‘hysterical, absolutely inconsolable, for hours’ after shooting Halyna Utchins with a loaded gun on a Thursday movie set.
Baldwin, pictured Saturday, is now said be ‘inconsolable and cancelling work to’recenter himself’ in light of the tragedy
According to Matthew, Baldwin wants to ‘take some time for himself and re-center’ after meeting with him.
Matthew Hutchins and his son Andros, after the tragic loss of Halyna Hutchins to cancer. Alec Baldwin accidentally shot Matthew Hutchins as he was making a western movie.
Baldwin was spotted after it emerged that Dave Hall, the movie’s assistant director, had allegedly broken gun safety protocols while on set of the 2019 Hulu series Into The Dark. According to reports, he ignored a rule that required all guns, whether real or fake, to be announced on set to ensure safety procedures are adhered to.
Hall was also accused in shortening gun safety meetings and remarking that it seemed pointless since the same procedures were followed for all motive sets.
On Saturday, sources told the Daily Beast that Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the 24-year-old armorer on set, was ‘careless’ and had previously handed a gun to an 11-year-old actress on a different set.
According to one source, Gutierrez-Reed worked with Gutierrez on The Old Way, which will feature Nicolas Cage.
“There were a couple of times she was loading the blanks in a way that was unsafe for us to see.
Matthew Hutchins, 42, has posted his heartbreak on social networks after losing his wife Halyna. He was spotted with his assistant and their son Andros in Santa Fe on Saturday.
Father and son likely carried their luggage after they checked out of the hotel where they were staying.
Matthew and Andros attended a private Santa Fe funeral on Friday. Alec Baldwin was also there. According to reports, there were grief counselors present at the service.
Matthew Baldwin and Baldwin were previously reported as being in contact following the accident. According to the late cinematographer’s spouse, Baldwin has been’very supportive’.
As calls for protection of movie crews from firearm-related accidents on set grow, the International Cinematographers Guild held a candlelight vigil at Albuquerque Civic Plaza.
Another vigil is planned for Hutchins on Sunday at the IATSE 80 headquarters in Burbank, from 6pm to 7:30pm.
Dozens of people attended the Albuquerque vigil. They lit candles, shared heartfelt messages about Hutchins, and held candles.
Matthew Hutchins (above) checking into a Santa Fe Hotel
Andros, 9, follows Matthew into a Santa Fe Hotel on Saturday
Halyna Hutchins, 42 from Ukraine, was the mother for Andros, 9 years old (pictured leaving New Mexico together with his father).
Sources on the set of Rust said the incident that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins could be tied to the armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed
Hannah Gutierrez – Reed, the 24-year old head armorer responsible for guns on Alec Baldwin film, stated in an interview that she wasn’t sure if she was ready to do the job.
‘Tonight is Halyna. ‘There will be plenty time to focus on who, what, and why in the future.’ A woman spoke during the vigil.
“But we have to accomplish two things tonight. She said that the first was to comfort one another, and the second was to celebrate the remarkable life a remarkable woman who was too soon.
“Let’s all gather together to honor Halyna, her achievements, and grieve as one. Please bring your own candle and join together to hold a candlelight vigil at Halyna’s grave, which the International Cinematographers Guild previously shared via a Facebook post.
Signs that said “She deserved safe work!” were displayed. Participants at the Saturday vigil held signs reading “She deserved a safe work environment!” and “S.O.S Safety of sets”
People magazine was told by a source that Baldwin accidentally shot Halyna and killed her on set.
Source said that although everyone knows it was an accident, he is still devastated.
Saturday saw hundreds gather in Albuquerque for the celebration of Halyna’s life, as safety calls for movie sets grow.
Christian Hutchins (no relation to Halyna Hutchins), places a candle in front a Hutchins photo during an Albuquerque Civic Plaza vigil in her honor on October 23rd
A second vigil is being held for Hutchins (a 42-year old mother) at the IATSE Local 80 headquarters, Burbank, from 6pm to 7:30pm
Participants hold candles in Hutchins’ honor as a tribute to Hutchins at the vigil. Burbank will host a second vigil on Sunday.
The International Cinematographers Guild organized this vigil. “Let’s all gather together to remember Halyna’s achievements and grieve as one. Please bring your own candle and join us in a candlelight vigil to honor Halyna. The Guild previously shared this post on Facebook.
Halyna HUTCHINS is honored with a candlelit memorial at the Albuquerque Civic Plaza, New Mexico. Alec Baldwin tragically killed Hutchins in an accident while filming on set.
Two people comfort each others during a vigil at Albuquerque Civic Plaza to honor Halyna HUTCHINS, a cinematographer
People in the entertainment industry have called for Hollywood to ban firearms on film sets after the tragic incident that claimed Hutchins’s life.
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot with a prop gun fired by actor Alec Baldwin in a movie set in New Mexico on Thursday. Hutchins, 42 years old, was born in Ukraine. She was raised on a Soviet military base “surrounded by reindeer, nuclear submarines” and she had previously worked as a journalist. After moving to Los Angeles, Hutchins had established her career in Hollywood.
The International Cinematographers Guild organized the Albuquerque Civic Plaza Vigil, with attendees holding signs asking for safety on movie sets
Glendora Fragua (Right) and Martin Romero(Left), both from Albuquerque in New Mexico, attend a vigil to honor Halyna Hutchins, a cinematographer.
A change.org petition calling for Hollywood to ban the use of firearms on film sets has gathered over 10,000 signatures since it was created on Thursday.
Hutchins’ friend, and colleague Director Bandar Albaliwi started the petition. He wrote: ‘We must ensure that this avoidable tragedy does not happen again. There is no excuse that something like this could happen in the 21st Century. On film production sets, real guns are not necessary.
He tweeted: ‘There’s no reason to have guns loaded with blanks or anything on set anymore. Should be completely outlawed. There’s computers now.
After Halyna Hutchins died after Alec Baldwin fired a gun loaded with live ammunition at Hutchins on Rust’s set, a petition calling for an end to the use live weapons on film sets was signed by over 10,000 people.
Matthew Hutchins, Halyna’s husband, shared a touching tribute to Halyna with a photo of Halyna with their 9-year old son Andros.
Matthew attended a private service of condolence for his wife with Alec Baldwin and his son, who he had been in touch with since his tragic death.
Sources say that the gun that killed Halyna Hutchins and Alec Baldwin was set off by a firearm was used to practice off-set targets. Live ammo and blanks were also stored together.
Alec Baldwin was using a Colt pistol that was made between 1873-1892 when the accidental explosion occurred. It is not known who loaded the weapon and why it went off as a replacement crew was brought in the day of the incident (The gun pictured above is a vintage Colt pistol manufactured between 1873-92. Although the exact model of gun used is not known, Rust was set in the 1880s.
The gun that killed the cinematographer on the set of Alec Baldwin’s Rust had been used for target practice by crew members, sources linked to the western film’s production said.
Multiple sources close to the Rust set told TMZ that crew members had used the Colt pistol recreationally before it went off in Alec Baldwin’s hands, killing Halyna Houtchins and injuring Joel Souza.
Sources claim that crew members would practice target shooting with real bullets. Others believe that a live round from practice sessions made it onto the set.
Another source said to TMZ that live ammunition and blanks were stored in the same area as the set. This could be another explanation for how a bullet was fired out of Baldwin’s Colt.
A warrant was released Friday stating that Hannah Gutierrez-Reed (24), a Rust armorer, had placed three prop guns on a cart near the filming location. First assistant director Dave Halls then grabbed the Colt from that cart and brought it into Baldwin, not realizing that it was loaded up with live rounds.
“Cold gun!” Halls shouted, “Cold gun!” before handing Baldwin the gun. The phrase was used to signal to the cast and crew that it was safe to fire at the scene, according to the warrant.
Baldwin, who was filming an Old West-style scene inside a church, apparently pointed towards the camera and pulled out the trigger. She reportedly accidentally killed Hutchins while filming him and injures Souza, who stood by her.
Two production sources familiar with Gutierrez Reed’s work said that it wasn’t the first time she had been involved in an incident at a movie set.
Two sources informed The Daily Beast that Hannah Gutierrez–Reed allegedly gave an 11-year old actress a gun, without properly inspecting it, while she was filming The Old Way with Nicholas Cage.
One source said that she loaded the blanks a couple of times and did it in a way that was unsafe.
Sources on the set of Rust said the incident that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins could be tied to the armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed
“She was a bit careless about the guns, waving them around every now-and-then.”
Sources on the Rust team have stated that the fatal incident which killed Hutchins, 42 years old, and injured Souza 48 years ago was caused by production problems from top to bottom.
They also stated that Halls, the assistant director, handed Baldwin the gun and said it was safe.
One source on set stated that ‘He’s supposed be our last line and he failed us’. “He’s not supposed to be looking at that firearm.”
According to a Rust production source, there have been at least two other instances of guns accidentally being discharged by crew members on set prior to Thursday’s tragic incident.
GutierrezReed was described as ‘inexperienced’ and ‘green’ by the source.
Hutchins, who was 13 years old, died in Albuquerque’s University of New Mexico Hospital following a fatal accident on Thursday while filming ‘Rust’, a western about a boy running away from his grandfather, played by Baldwin.
Matthew Hutchins tweeted Friday’s photo of his wife and their nine year-old son Andros. The caption read: “Halyna instigated us all with her passion, vision, and her legacy too meaningful to be encapsulated in words.
“Our loss was immense. We ask that the media respect my family’s privacy during our time of grief. We are grateful to everyone who shared images and stories about her life.
DailyMail.com’s husband, who was in shock, said that he had spoken to the actor on Friday morning. Alec Baldwin has been supportive of my family, he stated.
Baldwin shared via social media that he was shocked and sad by the accident that resulted in Hutchin’s passing and left Joel Souza with injuries.
Baldwin posted via Twitter that he couldn’t express his shock and sadness at the tragic accident that claimed the life of Halyna HUTCHINS, a wife and mother and a colleague who was deeply admired.
He also stated that he was fully cooperating in the police investigation. IATSE Local 44, which is a labor union for professionals working in the entertainment industry, stated that Baldwin used a prop gun to fire a single road.
‘Tonight is Halyna. ‘There will be plenty of opportunity to focus on who, what, and why in the future.’ A woman said during the vigil
“But we have to accomplish two things tonight. She said that the first was to comfort one another, and the second was to celebrate the remarkable life a remarkable woman who was too soon.
Candles are placed in front a Halyna Hutchins photo during a vigil to her honor
Attendees of the vigil held candles, gave heartfelt speeches about Hutchins, and shared what a beloved member of the community she was
International Cinematographers Guild Local 600 created a GoFundMe Page to raise funds for the Hutchins Family.
In her memory, the American Film Institute established a memorial scholarship to support female cinematographers.
Multiple private and public investigations will uncover the details of what happened to the New Mexico set called ‘Rust’ in the coming weeks.
As production veterans struggled to accept the tragic news that Hutchins had been killed in a gun accident on set on October 22, knowledgeable sources pointed out several industry trends that are reflected behind-the scenes in the low-budget independent Western.
After accidentally shooting and killing the cinematographer, Alec Baldwin is seen outside the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office.
Aerial view of Bonanza Creek Ranch, Santa Fe, where the movie was being shot. Workers protested that production wouldn’t pay them to stay at Santa Fe hotels or motels. Instead, they were forced to drive an hour to Albuquerque.
The film crew admitted that they left the set hours before the fatal accident because of safety concerns. Three firearms were accidentally discharged, including one by Baldwin’s stunt double, who was told that the gun was not loaded. They also accidentally discharged the gun twice in a closed-cabin.
Friday’s search warrant stated that Hannah Gutierrez Reed set up three prop guns outside the filming location. Dave Halls, the first assistant director, grabbed the gun and brought it inside. However, he was not aware that it was loaded with live ammunition.
“Cold gun!” Halls shouted “Cold gun!” Before handing the gun to Baldwin. This phrase was used to signal the crew and cast that the gun was safe to be fired for the scene, the warrant stated.
Baldwin was filming a scene in an Old West-style church when she accidentally killed Hutchins. Joel Souza stood behind her.
Neither Halls or Gutierrez-Reed responded to DailyMail.com messages on Friday night. Despite being under investigation by police, neither has been charged nor named as a suspect in this case.
The movie is set in 1880s Kansas and stars Baldwin as Harland Rust, an outlaw whose grandson is sentenced for accidental murder.
Alec Baldwin tragedy leaves a ‘kind and loving cinematographer’ dead: Ukraine-born Halyna Houtchins, 42, was raised by a Soviet military base, surrounded with nuclear submarines, and trained as a journalist. She was also tipped to be a rising star of Hollywood.
As the sun streams from the top, Halyna Hutchins, cinematographer, smiles at the camera as she films herself riding on horseback through the New Mexico desert.
This was the last Instagram photo that the mother-of-one, a married mother-of-1, shared before Alec Baldwin accidentally shot a prop gun during a scene he was filming for a Western on a ranch near Santa Fe.
Halyna was born in Ukraine, raised on a Soviet military base “surrounded by reindeer, nuclear submarines”, and had previously been trained as a journalist. She spent time in Europe working for British documentaries before moving to Los Angeles, where her career had established itself and she had started a family.
Halyna was born in Ukraine, raised on a Soviet military base “surrounded by reindeer & submarines”, and was poised for a bright career in Hollywood when her tragically ended. Pictured in 2018.
Her social media profiles portray a clear picture of a friend and a free-spirited individual, which many have paid tribute to. Pictured: A touching post by Stephanie, a friend.
Friends recall Halyna as a kind’ and ‘loving soul’. She lived in Venice Beach with Matthew, a lawyer and their son Andros.
In a touching Instagram tribute, a friend wrote that Halyna loved him and enjoyed watching him develop into the handsome boy he was today. “I know she is looking after Matt in this horribly frightening time.
Halyna’s smile lights up social media photos with a sense of adventure and playfulness.
She was also highly respected by her peers, and was considered a ‘rising star” by other cinematographers. Adam Mortimer, director, friend and colleague, stated that she was “absolutely dedicated to art, integrity, and her work.” “I could tell that she was going be a genius.
Halya (right), on a December 2018 visit to Kiev. She was born on a military base in Ukraine and went to school at the National University of Kyiv where she studied International Journalism.
Baldwin, 62, was filming scenes for Rust, when the gun went off. Hutchins died, and Joel Souza (48), was left with injuries. The incident occurred at Bonanza Creek Ranch.
Hutchins was airlifted to the University of New Mexico Hospital by an air ambulance, but was declared dead shortly afterwards.
Souza was taken by ambulance from his home to the Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center. He was released, but his condition is not known.
Will Stewart, Daily Mail’s Moscow correspondent told how Halyna had been for him in mid-2000s.
“This is shocking and unintelligible news about Halyna’s death. After graduating from a local university, she was trained in International Journalism and worked for my news agency from Kyiv during the mid-2000s.
‘Halyna was involved as a journalist in many British magazines and newspapers. But she also had a talent for documentaries. This was her first exposure to filmmaking, and it was this that she became so successful in America.
“At this point while she was with me, in 2006, she was Associate producer on a Discovery Channel documentary about Ukrainian icon Leonid Statnyk, called World’s Tallest Man, made British company Wild Pictures.
‘She was instrumental to Mr Stadnyk feeling at home participating in the documentary, which focused on the problems associated with being extraordinarily tall.
“The film, which was directed by Richard Denton in Britain, was produced with Paul Hamann, the former Head of Documentaries BBC, as executive producers.
‘Mr Stadnyk is a shy man who trusted Halyna, after refusing many other film offers. He thanked her later.
‘Pictures in advance of the film show him towering over Halyna’s home in the village Podoliantsy.
“She later went to America with her husband Matt. They achieved great success through her immense talent and creativity as well as her constant determination to learn.
“She once told her Russian colleagues that she felt that she was a perpetual student in America. But her efforts paid off, and she finally achieved the success she so deserved.
“It is tragic that she died in such an inexplicable and cruel way while doing the job she loved.
“Our thoughts, prayers, and best wishes to Matt and their son, Halyna and their family in Ukraine.
Richard Denton, the producer of Shakespeare Uncovered and many films from the former USSR, stated today that Halyna was the most wonderful person to work alongside.
“She was friendly and extremely helpful. She was able to translate interviews and make Leonid’s horse go in the right direction.
“She was completely unpretentious, and incredibly professional.”
Her death was’senseless, stupid’