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Alec Baldwin missed the world premiere of Rust after a tragic incident on set

Alec Baldwin will reportedly not be attending the world premiere of Rust at the end of November

rust is finally set to hit theaters, but star and lead producer Alec Baldwin reportedly won't be attending the world premiere.

The Hollywood Reporter quoted a source familiar with the situation, confirming that Baldwin will skip the premiere scheduled for late November at the Camerimage International Film Festival in Poland.

In addition to the film screening, the festival announced plans to hold a post-screening panel discussion to commemorate the late cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who tragically lost her life in an on-set incident three years ago.

Among the speakers will be rust Writer-director Joel Souza, who was injured by the same bullet that killed Hutchins when a prop gun handled by Baldwin was fired during production in October 2021.

He is joined by Stephen Lighthill, Hutchins' mentor from her time at the American Film Institute, and Bianca Cline, the cinematographer who took over the project after a wrongful death lawsuit was settled.

In addition to Baldwin, who referred to it rust Since it's a “passion project,” it remains unclear whether the film's other leads, including Frances Fisher, Josh Hopkins, Patrick Scott McDermott and Travis Fimmel, will attend the premiere.