Hanna Gutierrez-Reed, the 24-year-old gunsmith responsible for weapons on the set of the western Rust, had already been the subject of several complaints. Two months before a pistol accidentally discharged into Alec Baldwin’s hands, killing cinematographer Haylna Hutchins, it infuriated Nicolas Cage by not following all the safety rules.
Stu brumbaugh, assistant during the shooting of the film The Old Way this summer, explained to the media The Wrap that Hanna Gutierrez-Reed had repeatedly shot near the film crew and cast, ignoring instructions. After untimely shots, Nicolas Cage would have reprimanded her: “You just blew my fucking eardrums!“, before leaving the set, of rage.”I said to the artistic director: ‘She has to go’. After all that, I was pissed off too. She is a novice“, added Stu Brumbaugh.
The team of The Old Way was unaware then that this was Hanna Gutierrez-Reed’s very first film. She only had a few months of experience in the industry at the time. The young woman happens to be the daughter of the famous gunsmith Thell reed, a renowned gun expert in Hollywood, having previously worked with Brad Pitt. Even this filiation is not enough … The young woman herself had confessed in a podcast, shortly before the tragedy, that she lacked experience …
Still active on LinkedIn, Hanna Gutierrez-Reed deleted all of his other social networks. She suffers massive harassment since the accidental shooting on the set of Rust, who killed Hayna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza.
A surprising drama
Contacted by The Wrap, a producer of the film The Old Way has explained that no incident requiring the dismissal of the gunsmith has occurred. “I have no memory of this event on our set. I asked the same of my partners. The details of these events aimed The Old Way have taken on too big proportions“, he commented. The professional added that Hanna Gutierrez-Reed worked under the supervision of a veteran chief gunsmith, Jeffrey W. Crow. He himself said to himself”surprised “that an accident as serious as the one on Rust “has occurred under his supervision“The gunsmith remembers a very professional young woman.
The investigation is currently continuing and the possible responsibility of the assistant director on the set of Rust is also closely studied … For his part, Alec Baldwin has put his career on hiatus.