New Mexico Sheriff: Other Live Rounds May Have Been on ‘Rust’ Set

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.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe attorney for “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed said on Wednesday that she is being “framed” in the on-set shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.The attorney, Jason Bowles, raised eyebrows in an appearance on “Today” last week when he blamed “sabotage” for the presence of live rounds on the set.In a statement on Wednesday, he repeated that charge, and also asserted that evidence was “tampered with” in the immediate aftermath of the Oct.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe gaffer on “Rust” felt a whoosh of air and heard the loudest shot he had ever heard on set, and then watched helplessly as his friend Halyna Hutchins faded away in his arms, according to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday.Serge Svetnoy provided a detailed, first-hand account of the Oct. 21 shooting in a negligence suit against several defendants, including “Rust” star Alec Baldwin, the film’s producers, the armorer and first assistant director.

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.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterTo handle pyrotechnics on a movie set in California, you need a license, which requires five letters of recommendation, two years of apprenticeship, and passing a written test.But to be an armorer, all you need is a background check. And in other states, you don’t even need that.“There’s no actual rules,” said Joe Martinez, who works as an armorer in Hollywood.

EXCLUSIVE: Indie feature The Locksmith, among the first to begin filming in New Mexico after the Rust tragedy, will use rubber guns and CGI instead of real firearms, live ammunition or blanks.

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

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA crew member told Variety that he warned the producers of “Rust” that Dave Halls, the first assistant director, was cavalier about set safety during a previous production.Halls has admitted to investigators that he failed to properly check a gun before handing it to Alec Baldwin on the set of “Rust” on Oct. 21.

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 WriterHannah Gutierrez Reed, the armorer on the set of “Rust,” told investigators that live ammunition was not used on the set, according to a search warrant affidavit filed on Wednesday.David Halls, the first assistant director, also told investigators that he did not check all three rounds in a handgun before giving it to Alec Baldwin and declaring it a “cold gun.” He acknowledged he should have done so, according to the affidavit.“David advised when Hannah showed

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterIn 2016, Kelly Grimsley was vacationing in Los Angeles when she was invited to lunch with a family friend.

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.

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.

The accidental shooting Thursday on the New Mexico set of Rust, which took the life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza, is being investigated by the state’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau, which can impose civil penalties for workplace accidents even if law enforcement determines that no crime occurred.

left) was shot around 1:50 p.m. by a prop gun that was discharged by actor-producer Alec Baldwin.