Big Sky Times

The filming of "Rust" picked up on Feb. 22 at Yellowstone Film Ranch, having relocated from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to a location much farther north -- in Montana.

The Yellowstone Film Ranch in Park County is now hosting the production of the film "Rust," starring Alec Baldwin, according to 7 BZK Bozeman. The decision was made after Baldwin, while filming on-set near Santa Fe, New Mexico, accidentally shot director of photography Halyna Hutchins in October 2021 with a gun that should not have been loaded. The Yellowstone Film Ranch has reportedly become the new home of the production, as confirmed by Allison Whitmer of the Montana Film Commission. 

According to reports from The Hill and The Hollywood Reporter, the producers of "Rust" made the announcement that Baldwin will continue to star in the film, and production of the movie is set to resume this spring.

Although Baldwin was facing up to five years in prison on a charge of involuntary manslaughter, the Santa Fe district attorney dropped the gun enhancement charge in both his case and the case of armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was also charged with involuntary manslaughter on Feb. 20. The accusations against Gutierrez-Reed stem from the fact that she was the one in charge of making sure the gun did not have any live bullets in it. 

Today both Baldwin and Gutierrez-Reed are looking at the possibility of serving 18 months in prison and paying a fine of $5,000.

The Yellowstone Film Ranch was finished in June of 2020, and it has a western-style back lot in Paradise Valley that is designed to resemble a Gold Rush town from the late 1800s. It has a production office that is available for rent in downtown Livingston. "Murder at Yellowstone City" and "The Old Way," both starring Nicolas Cage, are only two of the movies that have been shot there.