In October 2021, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed after Baldwin was reported to have fired a gun, which was thought to be a prop gun, while rehearsing a scene that involved his character pointing a firearm at the camera.

Alec Baldwin is speaking about how the fatal shooting on set of his film, Rust, affected his family for the first time since the film’s premiere last week. In an interview with Variety at the Torino Film Festival,

Alec Baldwin said his Western film will forever be "overshadowed" by the tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.