Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer on the set of the upcomingAlec Baldwinwestern filmRust, has died. She was 42.
Hutchins was airlifted to the University of New Mexico Hospital, where she died from her injuries, according to the sheriff’s department.
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In the days prior to her death, Hutchins shared multiple Instagram posts from set. “One of the perks of shooting a western is you get toride horses on your day off:),” she captioned a video of her riding a horse from what appeared to be the New Mexico set.
Hutchins graduated from the AFI conservatory in 2015,according to her website biography, and was selected as one of American Cinematographer’s Rising Stars of 2019 as well as a cinematographer for the 21st Century Fox DP Lab in 2018.
Halyna Hutchins.Fred Hayes/Getty
Originally from Ukraine, Hutchins worked as an investigative journalist with British documentary productions in Europe prior to her work in film. She holds a graduate degree in International Journalism from Kyiv National University in Ukraine.
Her cinematography credits includeArchenemy(2020),Darlin', (2019)Blindfire, (2020), andThe Mad Hatter(2021), among numerous short films.
“I woke up to the messages and read the news andI am in shock. I was so lucky to have had @halynahutchins as my DP on Archenemy,” wrote actorJoe Manganiello. “She was an absolutely incredible talent and a great person. She had such an eye and a visual style, she was the kind of cinematographer that you wanted to see succeed because you wanted to she what she could pull off next… and she was a fantastic person.”
He added, “There was no amount of pressure she couldn’t handle. She was a great collaborator and an ally to anyone in front of her camera. Everyone who knew her was rooting for her. I can’t believe that this could happen in this day and age… gunfire from a prop gun could kill a crew member? This is a horrible tragedy. My heart goes out to her family and especially to her son. I am so sad today for everyone who knew her and worked with her…”
James Gunn, director of theGuardians of the Galaxyfilms andThe Suicide Squad, paid tribute to Hutchins on Twitter.
FortressandSurvive the Gamedirector James Cullen Bressack left a comment on Hutchins' final Instagram post, writing, “I will miss you my friend…. This is devastating.” In a separate post to his Twitter, he wrote that he was “in shock.”
In a follow-up tweet, he said, “I will never use anything but airsoft and rubber guns on my movies ever again. This should never have happened. Halyna, you were a gem. This is so f—– up. #HalynaHutchins.”
ActorDwayne “The Rock” Johnsonalso paid tribute to Hutchins, commenting on her last Instagram post, “I am so so sorry. Rest easy. My love and strength to your family.”
source: people.com
