Alec Baldwin is going to finish filming his Western movie 'Rust' after he fatally shot the film's cinematographer last year

Alec Baldwin will finish filming his indie Western flick "Rust" after he fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins last year, the movie's production company announced Wednesday.

In a statement shared with Insider, Rust Movie Productions announced that it settled a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Hutchins, who was shot while Baldwin was rehearsing a scene at the movie's New Mexico set on October 21, 2021.

"The filming of Rust, which I will now executive produce, will resume with all the original principal players on board in January 2023," Hutchins husband, Matthew, said in the statement.

"In my own attempts to heal, any decision to return to finish directing the film could only make sense for me if it was done with the involvement of Matt and the Hutchins family," the movie's director Joel Souza added.

He continued: "Though certainly bittersweet, I am pleased that together, we will now complete what Halyna and I started. My every effort on this film will be devoted to honoring Halyna's legacy and making her proud. It is a privilege to see this through on her behalf."

A representative for Hutchins' family declined to disclose how much the settlement was for.

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