fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the film set of "Rust," Alec Baldwin has reached a settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by Hutchins’ family, according to reports.
Hutchins’ family had filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Feb. 15 over the shooting on Oct. 21, 2021. Baldwin, the film’s star and producer, was pointing a gun at Hutchins when it went off, killing her and wounding the director, Joel Souza.
They had been inside a small church outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico, during setup for filming a scene.(LEFT) Locals and members of the local film community mourn the loss of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who died after being shot by Alec Baldwin on the set of his movie "Rust" at a vigil in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S., October 23, 2021. (RIGHT) A "We have reached a settlement, subject to court approval, for our wrongful death case against the producers of ‘Rust,’ including Alec Baldwin and Rust Movie Productions, LLC.
As part of that settlement, our case will be dismissed," Matthew Hutchins, husband of the late Halyna Hutchins, said in a statement on Wednesday morning, obtained by Deadline and Variety.As part of the settlement, Matthew Hutchins will become an executive producer on the film, which will resume "with all the original principal players on board in January 2023," the statement noted.The terms of the settlement were not disclosed."I have no interest in engaging in recriminations or attribution of blame (to the producers or Mr.