Prop master turned down ‘Rust’ because it was “an accident waiting to happen”
Rust due to “massive red flags” about the production.Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed on set at Bonanza Creed Ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico last week (October 21) after actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun, which also injured director Joel Souza.Speaking to the LA Times, Zoromski, who has worked in Hollywood for three decades, recalled how he’d been offered to join the Rust film crew last month in New Mexico, but turned it down after informal discussions with film managers.“After I pressed ‘send’ on that last email, I felt, in the pit of my stomach: ‘That is an accident waiting to happen,’” Zoromski said.According to Zoromski, Rust felt like a production more focused on saving money than people’s safety, which raised “massive red