‘Rust’ Director Speaks Out on Fatal Shooting, Finishing the Movie and Having ‘No Relationship’ With Alec Baldwin: ‘We’re Not Friends. We’re Not Enemies’
variety.comEllise Shafer “Rust” director Joel Souza has given his first interview about the shooting that occurred on set in October 2021, where a prop gun held by star Alec Baldwin fired a live bullet that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and seriously injured Souza.
Speaking to Vanity Fair, Souza opened up about the experience of being shot, deciding to finish the film and why he and Baldwin now have “no relationship.” “It’s bizarre to have been shot,” Souza said. “And then, who was holding the gun?
That’s bizarre. I had this weird thought, like, ‘God, I remember watching ”The Hunt for Red October’ in the movie theater when I was a kid.
It’s like your older self whispers to your younger self, ‘Hey, that guy…someday…’” Souza was standing behind Hutchins when the gun fired, hitting Hutchins in the chest and striking Souza in the shoulder.
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