Filming for Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' has continued, however Halyna Hutchins' household nonetheless plans to sue: 'He can run to Montana… however he can not escape'

• Filming for “Rust” has resumed after expenses had been dropped towards Alec Baldwin. 
• Baldwin confronted two counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection to the loss of life of Halyna Hutchins. 
• Via their lawyer, her household says they’re nonetheless going ahead with a lawsuit. 

Filming for “Rust” resumed on Sunday days after felony expenses had been dropped towards Alec Baldwin in connection to the capturing that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

On Friday, New Mexico prosecutors dismissed two counts of involuntary manslaughter towards Baldwin filed in February 2023. The fees had been filed after Hutchins was killed in October 2021 throughout the filming of the western, when she was struck by a bullet from a revolver Baldwin was working towards with.

Authorized specialists beforehand informed Insider the prosecution put forth by New Mexico’s First Judicial District Lawyer towards Baldwin was  a “horrible case that is been botched at each stage of the investigation.”

Following Hutchins’ loss of life, her husband Matthew Hutchins additionally sued Baldwin, however that lawsuit was settled in October 2022, in response to Deadline. As a part of the settlement, Hutchins will function an government producer of the movie and also will produce a documentary to honor his late spouse, Deadline reported.

In a press release to Deadline on Sunday, director Joel Souza mentioned the film, which is now being filmed on the Yellowstone Movie Ranch in Montana — with no reside weapons allowed on set — can be “dedicated to honoring Halyna’s legacy and making her proud.” Souza was admitted to a hospital after the capturing when the bullet turned lodged in his shoulder. 

“The fantastic thing about Montana surpasses phrases, and the nice and cozy hospitality and kindness prolonged by everybody I’ve met has been each humbling and galvanizing,” Souza wrote. “It’s a privilege to work alongside such nice companions as we see this via on Halyna’s behalf.”

Nevertheless, lawyer Gloria Allred, who represents Hutchins’ household, mentioned in a press release to Insider that the household plans to undergo with the lawsuit they’re placing ahead towards Baldwin, together with different producers the household says didn’t adequately shield the set Hutchins labored on.

“He can run to Montana and fake that he’s simply an actor in a wild west film however, in actual life, he can not escape from the truth that he had a significant function in a tragedy which had actual life penalties for Halyna, her mom, father, sister, and co-worker,” Allred mentioned in a press release to Insider.

Allred is representing Hutchins’ mom Olga Solovey, father Anatolii Androsovych, and sister Svetlana Zemko, who reside in Ukraine. The household and Allred, beforehand claimed Baldwin by no means reached out to apologize to the household following Hutchins’s loss of life.

Baldwin didn’t publicly deny the declare, however tried to dismiss the lawsuit towards him in a submitting on April 13, calling it misguided by claiming that the household “had been distanced from Halyna bodily, financially, and emotionally for years earlier than her loss of life.”

“We sit up for seeing Alec Baldwin in court docket the place a jury will resolve if Alec Baldwin is only a film star or a defendant who must be held accountable for the tragic loss of life of Halyna Hutchins,” Allred mentioned within the assertion.

Representatives for Baldwin and Rust’s movie manufacturing firm didn’t instantly reply to Insider’s request for remark.