Alec Baldwin Celebrates Last Day On ‘Rust’ Set, Shaves His Beard

Alec Baldwin is formally wrapped on “Rust” … following the manufacturing screeching to a halt with the dying of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins — and the actor’s sending off the mission with a clear shave.

Baldwin confirmed off his back-to-normal look late Monday night time, writing, “God, it felt good to shave off that beard…” You’ll recall, the actor was rocking a ton of scruff for the low-budget Western.

He additionally gave a shout-out to his costar Patrick Scott McDermott, who’s beforehand been featured on an episode of “Chicago Med” and a ‘Please Don’t Destroy’ sketch on ‘SNL’ … and it feels like Alec’s singing his praises.

As you realize, manufacturing of the movie stopped fully after the deadly capturing of Hutchins again in October 2021. It was unclear for some time in the event that they’d even end the film, however manufacturing was up and filming once more final month.

The crew high-tailed it out of New Mexico, the place Hutchins’ dying occurred, and relocated to Montana to complete up — discovering what seems to be an an identical Western city.

We’ve seen manufacturing taking place on the market in its closing weeks, together with Alec’s character being marched to the gallows for what appears to be the gunslinger’s dying.

We additionally noticed him handing firearms out in Montana, which was eerie, contemplating the tragedy of Halyna’s dying.

Of course, Alec had all the time denied pulling the set off on the prop gun, which discharged and killed Hutchins — and prosecutors dropped the involuntary manslaughter prices in opposition to the actor earlier than filming picked up once more.