Gunsmith who provided Alec Baldwin with the gun on the set of ‘Rust’ says it was his second job in a production

The person responsible for handling weapons on the production set Rust had recently started his work in the cinematographic armory area, and at the end of his previous job he spoke of the doubts he had felt when dedicating himself to that trade, reported the portal TMZ.

Hannah Reed, daughter of the Hollywood gunsmith Thell Reed, appeared on the podcast Voices of the West last September 11 to talk about his experiences in the cinema. Reed told the hosts that he had finished filming a western with Nicolas cage called The Old Way, and that this had been her first time as a gunsmith in a movie.

“I was very nervous at first, and I hardly accepted because I was not sure if I was ready. But doing it was kind of … very fluid. “

Reed also spoke of the guidance he had had from his father, who was previously part of Django Unchained, The 3:10 train and Once upon a time in hollywood, and trained multiple actors in the use of firearms.

In the dialogue, Reed confessed that, then, loading salvoes on props was what scared her the most, because she didn’t know how to do it, but that her father had helped her solve it.

There are still numerous doubts about the accident on set, including whether it was a live bullet that Baldwin fired or if they were spared. The middle Indiewire He received an email from the union of masters props claiming that the weapon the actor fired had a real projectile that impacted two people.

One of the sources of TMZ revealed that it was not the only incident with guns firing when they weren’t supposed to. It is unclear who the gunsmith was at the time.

The director of photography Halyna Hutchins died in the accident, and the director of the film, Joel Souza, he was hurt. Baldwin has pleaded in shock and has reached out to the Hutchins family to offer their support in any way.

Up to this point, prosecutor Mary Carmack-Altwies has said the case is in its preliminary stages, adding: “At this time, we do not know if charges will be filed.”.

The newspaper Los Angeles Times, citing anonymous sources, reported that at least three prop gun failures had occurred prior to the fatal accident, and that some team members had protested the working conditions.

The newspaper reported that at least one camera operator had sent a message to a production manager saying: “There have already been three accidental discharges. This is super unsafe. “

Rust Movie Productions indicated in a statement that it had not been aware of any “official complaint“, But that” it would continue to cooperate with the Santa Fe authorities. ” It said it was also conducting an internal review. (AND)