Footage taken on the set of the film “Rust” starring Alec Baldwin appears to show the actor urging the crew to hurry up and reload a gun.
Kari Morrissey, one of the special prosecutors in the case against armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed, played the video during court on Thursday.
Gutierrez-Reed is currently being charged with involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering following the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film in October 2021.
During the video, Baldwin can be heard saying after filming a scene of the movie, “One more, one more, one more I forgot to recall right away, right away.”
He continues, “Here we go! Come on!”
Baldwin later adds, “We should have two guns and both we’re reloading.”
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Morrissey asked Bryan Carpenter, expert armorer, whether Baldwin’s behavior was typical for that of a movie set.
“Well, number one, he’s basically instructing the armorer how to do their job at that point. Tell him that we should have had the gun a second reload, you know, hurry up, give it to me fast, fast, fast,” Carpenter said.
He went on to explain what an armorer on set should do in that situation.
“This is that moment. This is that moment I spoke about earlier. This is that moment that you need to stop and say, no, I’m not gonna hurry up, I’m gonna slow down and we don’t need to be, you know, passing off weapons this fast or loading guns this fast,” Carpenter said.
He added, “This is creating an unsafe and nerve racking situation to lack to, to describe it in more layman’s terms. Always on any kind of live training, exercise, military training or whatnot. You don’t want to put people in a nervous position.”
During another segment of the footage from the set of “Rust,” Baldwin can be heard explaining to the crew his next movements for the scene.
“Hold on, step back to your original mark… I’m getting up. Then when he drops his arm, Halyna get out, he drops his arm. That means Brady’s close. I’m gonna start to really get up,” Baldwin said.
When asked if he sees anything of concern in the footage, Carpenter responds, “He’s doing what we saw previously in one of the other videos with the stunt performer, he’s using the weapon as a pointing stick, like it’s his finger.”
Morrissey then asks the veteran armorer what Gutierrez Reed’s responsibility was in that moment.
“To intercede and correct any unsafe behavior,” Carpenter replied.
Baldwin has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after he fired the gun that killed Hutchins.
According to The Associated Press, jury selection for Baldwin’s trial will begin on July 9.
