Director Joel Souza, 48, has already been discharged from the hospital.
The accident in which the American actor has been involved Alec Baldwin, which on Thursday killed one person and wounded another by firing a pistol that was supposedly a blank during the filming of a movie, recalls other similar ones that have taken place while movies or music videos were being filmed.
The deceased woman was identified as cinematographer Halyna Hutchins (42 years old).
Hutchins “was airlifted to the University of New Mexico Hospital, where she was pronounced dead by medical personnel,” according to a statement from the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office.
The shots also wounded the director of the film, Joel Souza, 48, who was transferred to the intensive care unit of the Christus St. Vincent medical center in the vicinity of Santa Fe, in the state of New Mexico (USA). ). As Frances Fisher, actress of the film, posted on Twitter, Souza has already left the hospital.
The incident occurred at the Bonanza Creek Ranch, a famous movie location in the United States, where “Cowboys & Aliens” and “Longmire” have also been recorded.
Sheriff’s report
“Mr. Baldwin was questioned by detectives. He offered his statements and answered their questions. He came voluntarily, and left the building after the questioning was over, “said a spokesman for the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department.
The 63-year-old actor was “seen crying” by a journalist for the Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper who released a photo of him in which he was hit on the side of a road, which they identified near the sheriff’s department.
No one has been arrested in the case and no charges have been filed, the office said. Investigators are questioning witnesses.
“All the cast and workers [del filme] They are absolutely devastated by today’s tragedy, and we want to convey our deepest condolences to Halyna’s family and loved ones, ”a production spokesperson said in a statement.
“We have discontinued production of the film for an indeterminate period and are fully cooperating with the Santa Fe Police Investigation Department,” he added.
The patrols headed to the crash site in the early afternoon, after receiving an emergency request.
Hutchnis, the deceased
American Cinematographer magazine selected Halyna Hutchins as one of the guild’s rising stars in 2019, according to its website.
Hutchnis, who lived in Los Angeles, was born in Ukraine and raised on a Soviet military base within the Arctic Circle, according to that portal.
“Rust” is a western film starring Baldwin and directed by Souza. In the production, Baldwin plays Harland Rust, an outlaw whose grandson is charged with murder, and with whom he flees when he is sentenced to hang for the crime.
Baldwin published hours earlier on his Instagram account a photo, apparently taken during filming, dressed in western clothes. “Back to the face-to-face office. Gee … it’s exhausting, “he wrote in the caption of the post.
“Devastating news”
“We received devastating news tonight that one of our members, Halyna Hutchins, the director of photography for the production ‘Rust,’ died of injuries on set,” reported a film industry union, quoted by Variety. .
“The details are not clear at this time, but we are working to find out more and we support a full investigation of this tragic event.” (I)
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