 the set of the movie Rust in 2021. As NPR's Mandelit Delbarca reports, opening statements occurred yesterday. Nearly three years ago, actor Alec Baldwin was pointing a prop gun on the movie's set of Rust. It went off, killing cinematographer Helena Hutchins and wounding the film's director. Special Prosecutor Erlinda Johnson said Baldwin didn't do a safety check of the Colt 45. The evidence will show that someone who played make-believe with a real gun