Alec Baldwin: what consequences for his career after the dramatic shooting?
On Thursday, October 21, 2021, Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed the director of photography for the film Rust and injured the director. A journalist spoke Monday, October 25 on the set of C to you the consequences on the career of the American actor.
Since Thursday, October 21, 2021 and the terrible drama that occurred on the set of the western Rust, Hollywood has been in mourning. In still unclear circumstances, lead actor Alec Baldwin fired a gun that was supposed to be blank loaded for filming a scene. Except that the weapon was not fictitious, and the consequences are dramatic: the director of photography Halyna Hutchins, 42 years old and mother of a 9-year-old boy, was killed by one of the bullets, while that director Joe Souza was injured. Devastated, Alec Baldwin spoke of his great grief in a Twitter message, ensuring that he was in contact with Halyna Hutchins' husband: "There are no words to express my shock and sadness at the tragic accident that cost the life of Halyna Hutchins, a deeply admired wife, mother and colleague "he wrote. But a question now arises: what will be the consequences of this drama for the 63-year-old actor?
"It may be problematic for him"
The question was asked on Monday, October 25, 2021 by Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine to journalist Philippe Guedj on the set of C à vous. The latter, cinema specialist for the newspaper Le Point, recalled the particular role of Alec Baldwin on the set, since he was the main actor but also one of the producers of Rust: "It could be problematic for him in the days and weeks to come when the investigation will teach us more things [...] he is one of the producers, when responsibilities will be concretely updated by the local police, it is obvious that everyone is going to pass the buck, ”he explains.
It is therefore not for having fired the fatal bullet that the interpreter of Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live could be worried by justice, but well for his responsibility for the conduct of the shooting as a producer. We must not rule out the psychological consequences of this drama for the actor, who may not have the strength to return to a film set any time soon.
