"Rust Trailer: First Look at Alec Baldwin's Western After Fatal Shooting"

The first official trailer for the much-anticipated film "Rust" has been released, starring Alec Baldwin. The movie, set to premiere in theaters on May 2, 2025, is marked by a tragic incident during its production when a prop gun misfired, resulting in the accidental death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and the injury of director Joel Souza. You can watch the trailer right here.

The official synopsis of "Rust" is as follows: "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 named 'Preacher' (Travis Fimmel)."

The tragic event occurred on October 22, 2021, when Alec Baldwin was rehearsing a scene, pointing the prop gun at the camera where Hutchins and Souza stood. The weapon, mistakenly loaded with live rounds instead of being a "cold gun," discharged during the rehearsal. In the aftermath, charges against Baldwin were dropped in April 2023, while Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 18 months in prison. First assistant director David Halls, responsible for ensuring the gun was safe, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon and received six months of probation.

"Rust" first premiered at Poland's Camerimage Festival in November 2024, where it paid tribute to Halyna Hutchins during the credits. Alec Baldwin did not attend the event, but Joel Souza was present and spoke about Hutchins, saying, "We are here in a place that she loved so much, probably second only to being on set. I want to thank you all for coming and for taking a few hours out of your day to come celebrate my friend and to celebrate her art and her talent. She really was something."