after the fatal shooting, another terrifying drama on the set

It is a tragedy which has caused much ink to flow. On Thursday, October 21, 2021, we learned that, on the set of the film Rust, actor Alec Baldwin accidentally killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza. “We’re talking about a fatal wound! She was my friend!”, Alec Baldwin told TMZ, traumatized by the accident. Many questions arose subsequently concerning the presence of a loaded weapon on the set. An investigation is still ongoing.

This is not the only accident that took place in the production of the film. Rust, whose filming was interrupted. Indeed, Jason Miller, a member of the technical team in charge of closing the set, was stung by a poisonous spider present in North America. Her name ? The brown recluse, according to the New York Post. Within days, Jason Miller began to experience severe symptoms and necrosis in his arm, as well as sepsis. According to Sky News, the doctors “They are doing their best to fight the infection and try to save his arm from amputation. If, however, they can save his limb, the road to recovery would be very long.”

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After the Alec Baldwin affair, a kitty to support Jason Miller

An online jackpot has even been set up to help Jason Miller. “For all those who are in a position to support and offer contributions to help Jason through this painful time: it would be very helpful and greatly appreciated.”, can we read on the fundraising page.

Rust is not the only cursed shoot in the history of Hollywood cinema: many other films have been affected by tragedies. In 1993, Brandon Lee, the son of Bruce Lee, was accidentally killed by another actor on the set of The Crow. We also remember, in 2008, the sudden death of Heath Ledger on the set of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, directed by Terry Gilliam. The 28-year-old American actor suffered acute poisoning from the combined effects of six drugs. A death that shook the whole world and delayed filming. Eventually, Heath Ledger was replaced by his friends Colin Farrel, Johnny Depp and Jude Law, making The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus a poignant tribute to the actor.