Alec Baldwin To Resume Filming Rust — 18 Months After Cinematographer Shot Dead

The top of a church spire is the only part of Yellowstone Film Ranch that is visible from the bumpy public road which winds through the valley.

It is here that the filming of Rust will resume, almost exactly a year and a half since cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot dead on set in New Mexico while rehearsing a scene in a different church.

Filming has been moved to Montana's Paradise Valley and Alec Baldwin, still facing an involuntary manslaughter charge, will reprise his role as the main character.

Joel Souza, who was injured by a bullet which travelled through Hutchins and lodged in his shoulder, will return as the director. The new cinematographer, Bianca Cline, will donate her salary to charity in honour of Hutchins.

The Yellowstone Film Ranch has a western town backlot with 28 different buildings including a saloon, stable and jail, fitting for a story about a 13-year-old boy who goes on the run with a notorious outlaw.

But this time there will be no ammunition allowed on set, with the production's lawyer pointedly stating that no live rounds were allowed last time, either.

"The production will continue to utilise union crew members and will bar any use of working weapons and any form of ammunition," Melina Spadone, lawyer for Rust Movie Productions, said in a statement. "Live ammunition is, and always was, prohibited on set."

Original article: Alec Baldwin To Resume Filming Rust - 18 Months After Cinematographer Shot Dead