New Mexico Indie Movie ‘The Locksmith’ Will Use Rubber Guns & CGI After ‘Rust’ Tragedy

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe IATSE Basic Agreement was ratified on Monday by just a few hundred votes in two guilds, and with a majority of members of the 13 West Coast locals actually voting no.But the Area Standards Agreement — which covers about 20,000 film and TV workers in another 23 locals around the country — was somehow even closer.It appears that the contract was ratified with a winning margin of just four votes in New Mexico.

An accident on the New Mexico set of Trigger Warning last month left crew member James Saul with a broken leg.

In the Season 3 finale of the CW’s Roswell, New Mexico finale’s biggest twist, original series’ cast member Shiri Appleby made a surprise cameo in the two-part finale’s final minutes.

We’ve heard his voice, and soon we’ll be meeting Alina Park’s husband, Peter, in the flesh. Colby Lewis has signed on for a major recurring role as Peter, the husband of Sohn’s Alina Park, on NBC’s The Blacklist.

Dwayne Johnson is opening up about set safety.

Ryan Phillippe (Crash), Kate Bosworth (Superman Returns) and Ving Rhames (Mission: Impossible) are star to star in thriller The Locksmith, we can reveal.

More information continues to come out about the tragic accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico-based set of the western movie Rust.

George Strait is honouring the thin blue line in his new music video.

Alec Baldwin looks somber in new photos from October 24, WHICH YOU CAN SEE HERE. The images, obtained by TMZ, were taken in a small New England town just three days after the actor accidentally shot two people, killing one of them, on the set of his movie, Rust. Alec was joined by his wife, Hilaria Baldwin, and their kids in the images. The group stopped by a local pizza shop, where they picked up a takeout order. Alec could be seen holding two bags from the eatery in the photos.

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham elaborated on her call for the entertainment industry to adopt new safety protocols following the shooting during a rehearsal on the Alec Baldwin set of Rust, warning that that state would take action if sufficient measures are not adopted.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe Santa Fe County Sheriff and district attorney are giving an update on the investigation of the fatal shooting on the set of “Rust” last week.Sheriff Adan Mendoza told reporters that a live round was recovered from the shoulder of director Joel Souza.

Serge Svetnoy, a gaffer for the film "Rust," has returned to Los Angeles after a tragic on-set shooting left cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead. The incident occurred on Thursday in New Mexico when star Alec Baldwin discharged a firearm he was told was "cold" or "unloaded" during rehearsal.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Tuesday that the state is prepared to take action to improve safety on film sets if the industry’s doesn’t.

Rust” for replacing workers with non-union members and for ignoring complaints about conditions on the set of the Western. The statement by IATSE Local 480 comes in the wake of a fatal accident during filming of “Rust” last week, in which a gun handled by the film’s star and producer Alec Baldwin accidentally discharged killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza.The incident occurred at the Bonanza Creek Ranch near Santa Fe, New Mexico.

LOS ANGELES -- Alec Baldwin the actor, who pulled the trigger on a prop gun while filming “Rust” in New Mexico and unwittingly killed a cinematographer and injured a director, likely won’t be held criminally or civilly liable for the tragedy.But Alec Baldwin the producer might be, along with several others in leadership positions for the Western.Experts predict a tremendous legal fallout from the tragedy, definitely in civil lawsuits and potentially in criminal charges.

International Cinematographers Guild president John Lindley and national executive director Rebecca Rhine flew to New Mexico over the weekend to meet with the Rust camera crew and provide comfort and support to their members in the wake of the fatal shooting on the film’s set that took the life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on Thursday.

A post shared by Hilaria Thomas Baldwin (@hilariabaldwin)Last Thursday, a prop gun discharged by Alec struck and killed Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza on the set of “Rust” in New Mexico. Reports indicate that Alec was under the impression that he was using a “cold gun” at the time, which means there was no live ammo for it to fire.