The many lives of Alec Baldwin: How the ‘king of jerks’ made a comedy comeback

The many lives of Alec Baldwin: How the ‘king of jerks’ made a comedy comeback

For any film, a festival premiere is a significant ambition, but it is especially so for modest productions. In the case of the western Rust, its recently announced premiere at the Camerimage International Film Festival of Cinematography Art in Poland is both bittersweet and controversial. The film, starring Alec Baldwin, 66, is overshadowed by a notorious incident: a shot fired by Baldwin from a gun loaded with live ammunition, which should not have been on set, resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. This tragic event echoes similar incidents, such as the death of Brandon Lee during the filming of The Crow and Jon-Erik Hexum, star of the television series Cover Up.

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