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‘Rust’ Director Says He Removed the Scene That Led to Fatal Shooting: ‘I’m Not Going Back to That’

For the first time since the accident that took the life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, director Joel Souza is opening up about his experience.

In the time since this horrific accident occurred, many stories have floated through the press surrounding how this could have happened, from the production cutting corners to Baldwin himself being responsible as a producer on the film. The justice system tried to answer these questions as well, forming a plea deal with assistant director Dave Hall, who would later go on to testify against the film’s young armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the crew member responsible for putting the live bullet in the gun that killed Hutchins. While many hope this brings an end to this incredibly tragic saga, Souza, the director behind “Rust,” shared in his first press interview since the shooting that the experience has changed him forever, not just in terms of professional practice, but as a human being as well.

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