The new filming set of ‘Rust’ does not allow real weapons after the accidental death of the film’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchinsin October 2021, when the actor Alec Baldwin shot during the recording with a weapon that should have been a blank but, for unknown reasons, was loaded, facts for which the prosecution dropped the charges against him recently.

Now, according to ‘The New York Times‘, the assistant director of the film, Gerard DiNardi, has assured that “there are no weapons on set” and the new gunsmith, Andrew Wert, has detailed that they use fake bullets rubber and wood painted gold. In addition, it has redesigned weapons so they can’t be fired and all are locked away in a suitcase when they are not needed for the scenes.

Filming of the controversial film resumed on April 20 in Montana (USA), 18 months after the accidental shot of the weapon Baldwin was handling that caused the death of Hutchins.

The New Mexico State Attorney’s Office filed two manslaughter charges against Baldwin, who activated the prop gun that killed the cinematographer, but the charges were dismissed by a judge last week, although the investigation will continue and the actor could be charged again.

The person in charge of the security protocol during the recording, Hannah Gutierrez Reedwas also charged with involuntary manslaughter, while assistant director David Halls, charged with delivering the gun to Baldwin, accepted a misdemeanor charge in a plea deal.

Last month, the film’s production company and New Mexico authorities reached an agreement in which the company paid a $100,000 fine for security breaches in the filming found in the investigation. The production company is also working on a documentary about the completion of the film and the life and work of Hutchins, a project that has the support of his widower.