“Rust” director Joel Souza regrets writing the film, so he has no contact with Alec Baldwin!!!
Published May 1, 2025 at 10:03 AM PDT
The controversial Western film “Rust” will eventually hit US theatres on Friday, but instead of celebrating, director Joel Souza says he hopes he never does that at all.
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Joel was accidentally shot by Alec Baldwin in the tragic 2021 Onset incident in which cinematography director Harina Hutchins was killed with the same bullet – he said he initially rejected the idea of ​​returning to “rust” after hospitalization. However, his ideas grew into him, especially after learning that Harina’s family wanted an end to the film.
Sousa reflected in a tragic morning to his guardian, calling it the domino effect of one after another bad decision, so he hopes not to go back to “post-shooting rust” – in fact, he hopes he hasn’t written it!
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed of Prop Armor was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and is currently sentenced to 18 months in prison.
As for Alec, Joel explained that he hadn’t spoken since the filming was over – they weren’t enemies or friends, and they’ve been zero contact ever since.
Joel also won the Alec reality show “The Baldwins.” That’s where photography grew. And he didn’t see it.
“Rust” receives a limited theatrical release before heading towards streaming Apple TV and Prime videos.
