“Dozens have died or been grievously injured on movie sets because of irresponsibility, ignoring safety protocols, improper leadership and a set culture of mindless rushing,” Mr Gunn said on Twitter. James Gunn, the Guardians Of The Galaxy filmmaker, suggested a slipshod culture could be partly to blame. He called Rust a “union-certified production”. In a statement, Rust executive producer Allen Cheney said the six producers on the film collectively had more than 35 years of experience in film and television. He was standing near Hutchins and was wounded by the shot. A new crew was hired that morning, according to director Joel Souza, who spoke to detectives. Several Rust camera crew members walked off the set amid discord over working conditions, including safety procedures.
If there’s a whole bunch of ammunition thrown together in a box, that’s not how it’s done,” said Mike Tristano, a professional armourer. “This was incompetence, inexperience and - I hate to say this - lack of caring about your job. Still, the apparent lack of proper weapons protocol has stunned veteran film workers. Veteran prop master Neal W Zoromski earlier told The Los Angeles Times that he declined an offer to work on Rust because producers insisted that one person could serve as both assistant prop master and armorer. The whole production set became unsafe due to various factors, including lack of safety meetings.” “She fought for training, days to maintain weapons, and proper time to prepare for gunfire but ultimately was overruled by production and her department. “Hannah was hired on two positions on this film, which made it extremely difficult to focus on her job as an armourer,” said lawyers Jason Bowles and Robert Gorence in a statement. They blamed unsafe conditions on the producers cutting corners. Lawyers for Gutierrez Reed said she has no idea where the live rounds came from.