Alec Baldwin To Make a Career Comeback In ‘Hollywood Heist’

Actor Alec Baldwin is scheduled to resume filming “Rust” in Montana any day now.

The Western film halted production after the rifle held by the “30 Rock” star misfired, injuring cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza.

Now that the charges against Baldwin have been officially dropped, the actor is moving on to other projects, including a film titled “Hollywood Heist.”

Alec Baldwin To Star In ‘Hollywood Heist’ Days After Dropping ‘Rust’ Shooting Charges

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On Thursday, special prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis officially dropped the criminal charges against Alec Baldwin without prejudice, meaning they can still file charges against him at any time.

Baldwin has been facing two counts of involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie “Rust” in October 2021. A preliminary trial date is scheduled for May 3 and two special prosecutors, who were hired only last month, have said they need more time to investigate the shooting. that’s before they can sue.

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On Friday, April 21, prosecutors officially filed to drop the charges against the actor. Less than an hour later, Deadline announced that the Emmy award-winning actor will star in a new film called “Hollywood Heist,” which marks Mike Hatton’s directorial debut.

The comedic crime caper will also star the likes of Nick Cannon, Mickey Rourke, Paul Sloan, Til Schweiger, and Tara Reid. The film was shot in Las Vegas and Majorca, Spain. Principal photography in Los Angeles was completed last week. The synopsis of the film reads:

“Hollywood Heist follows a Hollywood power agent (Cannon) trying to get an actor (Baldwin) to tell the story of his client, a movie producer (Hatton), along with a fellow washed-up movie star (Sloan), as they race against time to save the latest production. them. This happened after the project’s bank account was wiped clean by thieves, which led to an onslaught of negotiations with famous actors, drug lords and deaths.”

Although the story is set in a “meta” version of Hollywood, it is inspired by real events. It has been reported that Baldwin, Rourke, and Reid will all play fictional versions of themselves. The film will also feature a fictionalized version of the producer, Asko Akopyan, who will be played by Arman Nshanian.

MEGAMike Hatton wrote the script with Paul Sloan and will produce the film under Ton of Hats production company. Akopyan will also produce Oscar Gold Productions.

Nick Cannon will executive produce through his Ncredible Entertainment brand. Kimberly Hines will also serve as an executive producer for the film, which has no scheduled release date.

Baldwin’s ‘Supercell’ Featuring Anne Heche Has Released Silently Last Month

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Another Alec Baldwin movie, “Supercell,” was quietly released last month. It was one of the last projects filmed by the late “Volcano” actress Anne Heche. The “Twister” inspired disaster movie was released the weekend of March 17 – 19 in several independent theaters and video on demand.

The Hollywood Reporter noted that Saban Films had acquired the domestic rights to the film before Halyna Hutchins died in October 2021. Baldwin did not press for the film and Comscore data revealed that “Supercell” only opened in twenty theaters nationwide.

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Further analysis revealed that the disaster film earned $6,840 between the weekend of March 17 – 19. The film jumped to number seven on the iTunes movie rental chart but many fans were unaware of its release.

In June 2021, Baldwin spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about the effects they were able to do with a limited budget. “I haven’t run across a field trying to catch the sun to shoot in a long time,” he said at the time.

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“They don’t have money for a lot of effects, this is not a Spielberg production. They had to find a way to simulate it and do it at a low cost, and they did,” he continued. “We’re going to say ‘action’ and get out of this van and oh my god, they’re blowing this stuff at us like you wouldn’t believe.”

The film is the directorial debut of Herbert James Winterstern, who also wrote the script. The film tells the story of a teenager named William, played by Daniel Diemer, who runs away from home after being caught up in the same storm that claimed the life of his father, a famous storm chaser.

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