TV and Movies

[faeriemoon]

He maintains he never pulled the trigger.

[Lakelife62]

I think he'll be acquitted. Especially now that his role as producer is a moot point.

He has no responsibility for the gun going off- it was, to his knowledge, a prop. The armorer has already been found criminally responsible.

I hope this goes quickly and there's an end to all of it. Enough is enough.

[MyShadowLove]

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@Trailrun23 wrote:

The armorer is already in jail for 18 months after she was found guilty....the prosecutors are hoping for the same for Baldwin. They are selecting jurors today. They have a witness who saw him pull the trigger and a video.  Baldwin is insisting on taking the stand in his own defense. The attorneys I have heard comment on this says it's a big mistake for him to do that. I have two attorneys in the family and they agree he shouldn't take the stand.

Since the trial is happening in Santa Fe, it's unlikely you can call the jury a "jury of his peers". They may be skeptical of a Hollywood actor coming in and killing someone and then saying he never pulled the trigger. Do you think he has a chance of acquittal?

@Trailrun23 ...Sure, you just never know...It can go either way...However, during the extensive investigation, it became known from the crew members and others who worked on the set how poorly run it was and the mess that the movie set was in and some just walked off...poor working conditions...concern over safety regulations not being followed...prior misfires...more concern about cutting finances, etc., etc.

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[Trailrun23]

I think the judge ruled that his status as producer in the film can't be brought up by either side during the trial. I think it will be hard to find any juror prospect who won't already know this since there was so much publicity when the shooting happened. 

I saw that Hilaria and one of their many children arrived at court today also. The child looks like maybe the youngest one and Hilaria had another woman with her who may be there to take care of the child. I am sure Hilaria wants to be there to show her support of her husband. He shooed away a reporter who got too close to her; they arrived in two different black SUVs. His brother Stephen was also in court today. 

[Tinkrbl44]

Sorry if I missed it ... but where is this trial taking place?

His wife, Hilaria, must be losing her mind .... 7 small children?  Yikes!

[ROMARY]

I would prefer faux guns.

Lots of special technical effects today that could mimic the firing of a gun.

No need for real guns on any set.

(Someone assigned on the set just make sure that they are 'faux' before handing to the actor,  firing, etc.)

Of course, knowing myself, I would double check, but that's 'just me'.  

Jmo.

[Mz iMac]

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@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

Sorry if I missed it ... but where is this trial taking place?

Santa Fe, New Mexico

His wife, Hilaria, must be losing her mind .... 7 small children?  Yikes!

Wify only brought the youngest to trial along w/the nanny.

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@Tinkrbl44 

[Kachina624]

@Mz iMac.  We've gotten endless, non-stop publicity about this case in Albuquerque for months. In all of the reports I've heard, I've never heard an affair by anybody mentioned.

[qvcfreak]

I wonder if The Judges words used in Court with the Armourer will be brought up. 

[drizzellla]

Read this interview today -

A veteran armorer who turned down a job on Alec Baldwin's "Rust" movie said there were red flags about the production that caused him to back out even as he was packing to go to the set.

Neal W. Zoromski is a veteran on movie sets with three decades of experience. In an exclusive interview with NewsNation, he said he was initially intrigued by the project.

“I just wanted to do something really artistic and beautiful, resonant, memorable that would stay with people for a long time. And this was that project, but for all the wrong reasons,” he said.

When his phone rang in 2021 about an opportunity to work as a prop master on the western “Rust,” starring Alec Baldwin, Zoromski listened as the project was described.

“A very taut, suspense-filled story with the backdrop of New Mexico sun sunsets. And I thought to myself, I could already see the movie forming in my mind,” he said.

But after days of meetings with the production team, those feelings started to change.

“We’re talking in late September, definitely the second week of September, and they were talking about an October 6th start,” Zoromski said. “So there was virtually no time.”

The schedule would have given him ten days to prepare for a western full of shooting scenes, a job Zoromski said usually requires a minimum of five weeks of preparation.

“So I felt that they were being extremely loose and rather cavalier with cementing this position on the crew,” he said.

Zoromski said he voiced those concerns and requested a staff of five trained gunsmiths and armorers. He said the production team agreed, but right before he left for the airport, he got an email.

“They had made the decision to reduce my staff to three, and they let me know that, you know, please be aware that this is a low-budget, ambitious production,” he said. “At that point, I felt that our entire negotiation fell apart due to bad faith. The clothes were in the suitcase. This is how close I came.”

Zoromski decided to decline the job, and in his response, he warned the team about the risk they were taking.

“And the only thing I would do in closing is just suggest that you not deter from what I have delineated here on how to do this job safely, how to do it right, and how to staff it properly,” he said. “I didn’t want them to have a calamity. I didn’t want loss of life. I didn’t want someone to die.”


He also gave his opinion about the set.