Director Joel Souza has been released from the hospital following an injury afterAlec Baldwinaccidentallymisfired a prop gunon the New Mexico set of his upcoming western filmRust.
On Thursday, the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Department announced in a press release that Souza, 48, was injured on set after Baldwin, 63, discharged a prop firearm. Officials previously said Souza was undergoing treatment for his injuries at Christus St. Vincent’s hospital Thursday night.
On Friday, reps of the filmmakerconfirmed his releaseto Deadline. Actress Frances Fisher also shared the news in a series oftweets.
In response toPatricia Arquette’s social media condolences following the accident, Fisher responded, “Director Joel Souza told me he’s out of hospital.”
The actress later asserted again that Souza was no longer in the hospital and was released “hours ago.”
Representatives for Joel Souza did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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Along with theRustdirector’s injury, Thursday’s tragic accident killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, who was airlifted to the University of New Mexico Hospital and later died from her injuries, according to the sheriff’s department.
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“She was anabsolutely incredible talent and a great person. She had such an eye and a visual style, she was the kind of cinematographer that you wanted to see succeed because you wanted to see what she could pull off next,” wrote actorJoe Manganielloon Instagram, “and she was a fantastic person.”
So far, no charges have been filed. The investigation into the incident remains ongoing.
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The film set has now beenshut down, with production indefinitely paused, according to the film’s production company, Rust Movie Productions LLC.
source: people.com
