Videos obtained exclusively by NBC News show actor Alec Baldwin handling at least one prop gun during the filming in the United States of the movie Rust, days before a deadly shooting on the set.
In the videos, which appear to be raw footage from the Western film, Baldwin is seen firing a gun as he leaves a cabin and runs through a mountainous area surrounded by brush.
In one of the videos, Baldwin is seen interacting with the film crew, discussing his character’s movements, how the scene will be shot, and how he will act in it.
In another scene, Baldwin has his back turned, a rifle at his side, talking to the film crew.
“Wait, if I’m going to shoot to the right, do you want to go to the other side of the camera? I don’t want to shoot towards you,” the actor says.
The previously unseen footage shows Baldwin working with a prop gun on the New Mexico set for the first time and was filmed in the days leading up to the October 2021 shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and resulted in wounded director Joel Souza when a gun wielded by Baldwin fired a live bullet while they were rehearsing a scene.
Involuntary manslaughter charges against Baldwin were dismissed in April, but a New Mexico grand jury is expected to soon decide whether charges should be filed again, CNN previously reported.
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins’ family is suing Alec Baldwin and the Rust production company through civil cases.
The new videos are among dozens of videos requested from Rust Movie Productions LLC by special prosecutors in the spring, NBC reported.
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The images could be presented to the grand jury as evidence in the case.
Part of the Santa Fe County police investigation focuses on how live ammunition could have gotten onto the film set.
Baldwin’s lawyers, as well as special prosecutors, did not comment to NBC.
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CNN contacted Baldwin’s lawyers and prosecutors for comment but has not received a response.
Baldwin denied pulling the trigger of the gun in a previous interview with CNN. His lawyers told CNN in October that they would take up the case in court.
“It is unfortunate that a terrible tragedy has turned into this misguided accusation,” Baldwin’s lawyers, Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro, told CNN in a statement.
“We will respond to any accusation in court.”
