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25-05-2025
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Parole Granted For ‘Rust' Armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed Must Stay Away From Halyna Hutchins' Family
The one person who actually went to prison for the 2021 shooting death of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins is free just weeks after the tragedy suffused Alec Baldwin starring indie Western premiered and then promptly disappeared in a cloud of box office dust earlier this month. According to the New Mexico Department of Corrections, the film's armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was granted parole earlier this week and released on May 23. Having served the state statute required 85% of her 18-month sentence and received extra marks for good behavior and the completion of a drug rehab program, records show Gutierrez-Reed having signed out of the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility on Friday morning. She quickly headed to her home in Bullhead City, Arizona where she will serve out her parole. More from Deadline Alec Baldwin, Heather Graham, Cuba Gooding Jr. Set To Attend Filming Italy Sardegna Festival Alec Baldwin & Nick Cannon Flick 'Hollywood Heist' Heading To Cannes Market With VMI 'Thunderbolts*' Settles At $76M Opening, 'Sinners' Full Of Grace With $33M, 'Rust' Not Good - Sunday AM Box Office Update A very situation specific part of that parole is that Gutierrez-Reed cannot have contact with Hutchins' widower, child or any other member of the filmmaker's family. The stepdaughter of famed movie gun coach Thell Reed, the relatively inexperienced Gutierrez-Reed was charged with involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering out of Hutchins' death from a gun in Baldwin's hand going off. Even before Gurierrez-Reed was charged in January 2023, the prosecution claimed the armorer was responsible for live rounds ending up on the Rust set. In a production under intense budget and time crunches, and film crews quitting, those live rounds got into Baldwin's 1880s Colt .45 replica that that fired during rehearsals on the Bonanza Creek set, striking Hutchins and director Joel Souza. With her parole stretching from May 23, 2025 to May 23, 2026, the twentysomething Gutierrez-Reed has to get a job, as well as submit to a curfew, and mental health assessment as some of the conditions of her parole. She also can't own guns, has to meet regularly with a parole officer and agree to electronic monitoring. In point of fact, Gutierrez-Reed is under what's called dual supervision. That shakes down as a year for her involuntary manslaughter convictions and a year and a half for a different charge of 'unlawfully' entering a firearm banning Santa Fe bar before Rust went into production with a gun on her. On March 6, 2024, a Sante Fe jury found the Rust armorer guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal October 21, 2021 shooting. Despite the state's best effort, the jurors' decision was split as they decided the defendant was not guilty of evidence tampering. Six weeks later, Gutierrez-Reed was sentenced to 18 months bars. Baldwin never ended up spending a second in prison, nor even a full week before a jury in his own case last summer. The media frenzy matter was tossed out four days in by the judge due to evidence suppression by the prosecution and local cops. All appeals have been dropped, though the 30 Rock actor and now reality star in January filed paperwork to pursue a civil rights violations lawsuit against the special prosecutors. Gutierrez-Reed continues to have appeal of her conviction moving through the New Mexico courts. Her defense lawyer Jason Bowles did not respond Saturday to request for comment from Deadline on his client's release from prison. Finding a new cinematographer in Bianca Cline, the eventually finished Rust debuted at a Polish film festival in December 2024. The movie finally found U.S. distribution via Falling Forward Films, with a short lived domestic theatrical run starting on May 2. Best of Deadline 'Poker Face' Season 2 Guest Stars: From Katie Holmes To Simon Hellberg Everything We Know About Amazon's 'Verity' Movie So Far Everything We Know About 'The Testaments,' Sequel Series To 'The Handmaid's Tale' So Far
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25-05-2025
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Parole Granted For ‘Rust' Armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed Must Stay Away From Halyna Hutchins' Family
The one person who actually went to prison for the 2021 shooting death of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins is free just weeks after the tragedy suffused Alec Baldwin starring indie Western premiered and then promptly disappeared in a cloud of box office dust earlier this month. According to the New Mexico Department of Corrections, the film's armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was granted parole earlier this week and released on May 23. Having served the state statute required 85% of her 18-month sentence and received extra marks for good behavior and the completion of a drug rehab program, records show Gutierrez-Reed having signed out of the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility on Friday morning. She quickly headed to her home in Bullhead City, Arizona where she will serve out her parole. More from Deadline Alec Baldwin, Heather Graham, Cuba Gooding Jr. Set To Attend Filming Italy Sardegna Festival Alec Baldwin & Nick Cannon Flick 'Hollywood Heist' Heading To Cannes Market With VMI 'Thunderbolts*' Settles At $76M Opening, 'Sinners' Full Of Grace With $33M, 'Rust' Not Good - Sunday AM Box Office Update A very situation specific part of that parole is that Gutierrez-Reed cannot have contact with Hutchins' widower, child or any other member of the filmmaker's family. The stepdaughter of famed movie gun coach Thell Reed, the relatively inexperienced Gutierrez-Reed was charged with involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering out of Hutchins' death from a gun in Baldwin's hand going off. Even before Gurierrez-Reed was charged in January 2023, the prosecution claimed the armorer was responsible for live rounds ending up on the Rust set. In a production under intense budget and time crunches, and film crews quitting, those live rounds got into Baldwin's 1880s Colt .45 replica that that fired during rehearsals on the Bonanza Creek set, striking Hutchins and director Joel Souza. With her parole stretching from May 23, 2025 to May 23, 2026, the twentysomething Gutierrez-Reed has to get a job, as well as submit to a curfew, and mental health assessment as some of the conditions of her parole. She also can't own guns, has to meet regularly with a parole officer and agree to electronic monitoring. In point of fact, Gutierrez-Reed is under what's called dual supervision. That shakes down as a year for her involuntary manslaughter convictions and a year and a half for a different charge of 'unlawfully' entering a firearm banning Santa Fe bar before Rust went into production with a gun on her. On March 6, 2024, a Sante Fe jury found the Rust armorer guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal October 21, 2021 shooting. Despite the state's best effort, the jurors' decision was split as they decided the defendant was not guilty of evidence tampering. Six weeks later, Gutierrez-Reed was sentenced to 18 months bars. Baldwin never ended up spending a second in prison, nor even a full week before a jury in his own case last summer. The media frenzy matter was tossed out four days in by the judge due to evidence suppression by the prosecution and local cops. All appeals have been dropped, though the 30 Rock actor and now reality star in January filed paperwork to pursue a civil rights violations lawsuit against the special prosecutors. Gutierrez-Reed continues to have appeal of her conviction moving through the New Mexico courts. Her defense lawyer Jason Bowles did not respond Saturday to request for comment from Deadline on his client's release from prison. Finding a new cinematographer in Bianca Cline, the eventually finished Rust debuted at a Polish film festival in December 2024. The movie finally found U.S. distribution via Falling Forward Films, with a short lived domestic theatrical run starting on May 2. Best of Deadline 'Poker Face' Season 2 Guest Stars: From Katie Holmes To Simon Hellberg Everything We Know About Amazon's 'Verity' Movie So Far Everything We Know About 'The Testaments,' Sequel Series To 'The Handmaid's Tale' So Far
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24-05-2025
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'Rust' Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed Freed From Prison Following Involuntary Manslaughter Conviction
Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed is now free from prison following her involuntary manslaughter conviction related to the 2021 death of "Rust" cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The film's star, Alec Baldwin, was holding the loaded firearm when it went off, fatally wounding Hutchins and hospitalizing director Joel Souza. However, his trial was dismissed with prejudice on the third day of witness testimony, meaning he will no longer face jail time for his role in her death. On Friday, May 23, a spokesperson for the New Mexico Corrections Department told NBC News that Hannah Gutierrez-Reed had been released that morning. The film armorer was released in Arizona near the border of Nevada and California. The spokesperson, Brittany Roembach, informed the public that she will be under the supervision of both probation and parole authorities for the following year. She is also facing 18 months of probation for a separate case, in which she was accused of unlawfully carrying a firearm into a licensed liquor establishment. According to the state's sentencing commission, women in New Mexico state prisons often serve less than 60% of their sentences on average. However, Gutierrez-Reed, who was sentenced to the state maximum penalty of 18 months after she was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, was required to serve at least 85% of her sentence at the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Grants, New Mexico. The length of Gutierrez-Reed's sentence was due to the fact that she was convicted of a 'serious violent offense.' Although involuntary manslaughter is not considered a serious violent offense in all circumstances, it was decided that it was warranted here. During the trial, the armorer was accused of using other drugs at or around the time that the crew was filming. While she was behind bars, the corrections spokesperson revealed that she had received 60 days credit for completing two phases of a residential addiction program. She also received four days' credit each month for good behavior and 40 days of pre-sentence credit. Although she pleaded not guilty and tried to get her case dismissed, lead prosecutor Kari T. Morrissey argued that she 'was negligent, she was careless, [and] she was thoughtless' on set, which ultimately led to the death of Halyna Hutchins. In March 2024, family attorneys Gloria Allred and John Carpenter released a brief statement on behalf of Halyna Hutchins' mother, father, and sister following Hannah Gutierrez-Reed's guilty verdict. "Halyna's parents and her sister have always wanted everyone who is responsible for Halyna's death to be held accountable," the statement began. "Today was the first trial and conviction in the criminal justice process. We are satisfied that the jury, based on the evidence, found Hannah Gutierrez-Reed guilty beyond a reasonable doubt for her part in the taking of Halyna's life." They went on to say, "We look forward to the justice system continuing to make sure that everyone else who is responsible for Halyna's death is required to face the legal consequences for their actions." In Wednesday's closing arguments, prosecutor Kari Morrissey said, "The astonishing lack of diligence with regard to gun safety is without question a significant cause of the death of Halyna Hutchins," per ABC News. "This is not a case where Hannah Gutierrez made one mistake, and that one mistake was accidental - putting a live round into that gun," she continued. "This case is about constant, never-ending, safety failures that resulted in the death of a human being and nearly killed another." The film 'Rust' had a limited theatrical release after it opened on May 2, 2025, and was acquired by Falling Forward Films. According to Box Office Mojo, the film only brought in $25,000 at the domestic box office and less than $2,000 at the global box office. In a strange twist, the film's plot also involves an accidental shooting: an orphaned boy must go on the run with his estranged grandfather after he is sentenced to death for the accidental shooting of a local rancher.
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24-05-2025
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'Rust 'Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed Released from Prison
Rust film armorer was released from prison on Friday, May 23 She served the maximum 18-month prison sentence for committing involuntary manslaughter She additionally faced another firearm charge after she brought a gun to a bar in New Mexico in 2021Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the film armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting on the set of Rust, was released from prison on Friday, May 23. Gutierrez-Reed, 27, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in March 2024. She was acquitted of an additional charge of tampering with evidence. She was responsible for weapons and firearms used on the Western film set, when a loaded prop revolver was supplied to Alec Baldwin, resulting in the shooting death of Hutchins in 2021. Baldwin's case was dismissed in July 2024. A spokesperson for the New Mexico Department of Corrections confirmed she was released in Arizona to a region near the Nevada and California borders, per NBC News. PEOPLE reached out to the NMDC for further comment but did not immediately hear back. In 2023, a grand jury indicted Gutierrez-Reed on a felony charge of bringing a firearm into a New Mexico bar on Oct. 1, 2021. This conviction resulted in 18 months of probation. She served 18 months in prison for the involuntary manslaughter conviction in the Rust shooting following her 2024 sentencing. Gutierrez-Reed was held at Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Grants, N.M. Gutierrez-Reed was released under the condition of dual supervision under probation and parole authorities to take place concurrently, spokesperson Brittany Roembach told the outlet. She will be on parole in the manslaughter case for a year, through May 23, 2026. She is required to follow the conditions set forth by the board, some of which include electric monitoring, following a curfew, and either getting a job or enrolling in school, per her certificate obtained by CBS News. Gutierrez-Reed received the maximum sentence for her role in Hutchins' death, during which Baldwin fired five rounds from a loaded prop gun that would kill her and injure director Joel Souza. In January 2023 ahead of her trial, her defense attorneys Jason Bowles and Todd J. Bullion said in a statement, "Hannah is, and has always been, very emotional and sad about this tragic accident. But she did not commit involuntary manslaughter." Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. "These charges are the result of a very flawed investigation, and an inaccurate understanding of the full facts," they added. "We intend to bring the full truth to light and believe Hannah will be exonerated of wrongdoing by a jury." Reed has yet to comment on her release. Read the original article on People
Irish Times
08-05-2025
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- Irish Times
Alec Baldwin's Rust gets a low-key release, years after the on-set shooting that killed its cinematographer
How do you plan the roll-out of a film that became notorious for an on-set tragedy? The ill-fated western Rust has been trying to figure that out. The film was finally released in the United States at the weekend, 3½ years after its cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, was shot and killed by a real bullet fired from an old-fashioned revolver that its star, Alec Baldwin , was rehearsing with on a set in New Mexico. Now that the film has finally come out after years of lawsuits, investigations and two criminal trials, its roll-out has been decidedly muted. Unable to find traction at better-known film festivals, Rust premiered last fall at a small cinematography festival in Poland. Now, with its release in a limited number of US cinemas and on demand, it is forgoing the traditional red-carpet premiere, and Baldwin has not sat for any splashy interviews. READ MORE The film-makers say that their overriding goal in finishing the film and pushing for its release is to showcase the final work of Hutchins, who was a 42-year-old up-and-coming cinematographer when she was killed. And a legal settlement calls for some of the film's earnings to go to her husband and son. 'If I was to make a direct plea to someone about seeing the movie,' said the film's director, Joel Souza, 'I'd say that a lot of really good people worked really hard on finishing this movie to honour her.' Souza was injured in the shooting by the bullet that killed Hutchins, which passed through her and lodged in his shoulder. He said that at first he doubted he would ever want to return to the movie business. But eventually a plan came together to finish Rust, with Souza back in the director's chair. The plan not only had the blessing of Hutchins' husband, Matthew, but also was at the heart of a settlement agreement he reached with the movie's producers, including Baldwin, after he filed a wrongful-death lawsuit. A poster for Rust. Photograph: Falling Forward Films Brian Panish, a lawyer for Matthew Hutchins, said in an email last week that the Rust producers have still not paid the full settlement owed to the family, which was due in 2023. The production company has said that part of the settlement is tied to the film's earnings, which will go toward paying Hutchins, who is now an executive producer on the film, and his son, Andros, who was nine when his mother died. The film's original producers will not benefit financially from the movie's release, according to Melina Spadone, a representative for Rust Movie Productions. So bringing out the film entails a delicate balance: earning money for the Hutchins family while taking care to market it with the sobriety required for a movie synonymous with real-life tragedy. After Matthew Hutchins reached the settlement with producers, the movie finished filming in Montana in 2023 with a new cinematographer, Bianca Cline. The film-makers decided to use only fake weapons that were incapable of firing. Cline and Souza's main priority was to salvage as much original footage by Halyna Hutchins as possible, which meant putting together a puzzle of old and new footage by employing editing tricks and, in a few instances, special effects. As the film was being completed, the legal drama surrounding the fatal shooting only intensified. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armourer who loaded a live bullet into the gun that day in 2021, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 18 months in prison. Facing his own criminal case, Baldwin went on trial in Santa Fe on an involuntary-manslaughter charge, but a judge dismissed the case after finding that the state of New Mexico had withheld evidence from the defence. (Baldwin is now suing prosecutors over what he says was a 'malicious prosecution'.) Rust: Alec Baldwin and Patrick Scott McDermott. Photograph: Falling Forward Films Previous films marked by tragedy saw a wider release. After the actor Brandon Lee died during the filming of The Crow, the movie was released in more than 2,000 US cinemas in 1994 and grossed more than $50 million. (It had a bigger budget than Rust, which resumed production with a budget of about $8 million, or €7 million.) Rust was released on about 115 screens around the United States. It was released simultaneously on US on-demand services including Prime Video and Apple TV+. Representatives for the movie said the distribution plan was made with the intention of maximising profits for the Hutchins family. Some critics have questioned the decision to release the film, including several cinematographers who pushed back on the plan to premiere the movie in Poland. But people involved in it said that they wanted to honour her memory. 'In the long arc of time, I believe it's better that at the end of all this there's a finished movie, rather than just a tragedy and then nothing,' Devon Werkheiser, an actor in the film, said in a video posted to his Instagram account last week. Rachel Mason, a friend of Halyna Hutchins who made a documentary about the tragedy, was given permission to comb through her text messages about the making of Rust and her notebooks, where she recorded ideas for the film. 'Halyna wanted to make Rust, and people don't always give her that,' she said. 'She would not have touched a film that she didn't care about.' In the documentary, Hutchins' mother, Olga Solovey, who is suing the production along with her husband and other daughter, says she wanted to see her daughter's final work completed. Souza, the director, said that some cast and crew members gathered in Los Angeles late last week for a small private screening. 'It's a tough one to market,' he said. 'How do you message it? The best way I can think of is that you hope people will like the movie on its merits.' – This article originally appeared in the New York Times
