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First Trailer for Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' after On-set Death

Alec Baldwin. ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images
Alec Baldwin. ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images
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First Trailer for Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' after On-set Death

Alec Baldwin. ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images
Alec Baldwin. ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images

The first trailer for Alec Baldwin's "Rust" -- the Western film made infamous by the fatal on-set shooting of its cinematographer -- was released Wednesday.

The dark movie trailer shows Baldwin's gunslinging character on the run with his grandson, who has been sentenced to hang for the accidental killing of a local rancher, AFP said.

"Some things in this life you can't get back," says Baldwin's character, in one scene.

In real life, Baldwin was pointing a gun toward cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal in New Mexico in 2021 when the weapon fired, killing her and wounding the film's director Joel Souza.

The Hollywood star was accused by prosecutors of violating gun safety rules, but his involuntary manslaughter trial collapsed last year over withheld evidence.

Both Baldwin and Souza returned to finish the movie, on another set in Montana.

It will now be released in limited US theaters on May 2 by tiny indie distributor Falling Forward Films.

Featuring a tombstone, a hanging and several shootouts, the trailer is accompanied by the sound of a foreboding thunderstorm, intense music, and ominous dialogue.

There are frequent shots of characters in silhouette or with their faces partly in shadow. Violence of all kinds -- gunfights, beatings, brawls in the mud -- is a clear motif.

The trailer concludes with a standoff between gunmen in a small dusty room, eerily reminiscent of the scene in which Hutchins was killed.

"Heaven ain't waiting on either one of us," says Baldwin, before the men draw guns on each other.

The film has already received its world premiere, at a Polish film festival in November.

Introducing the film, Souza said he had been "on the fence" about completing the movie, but was convinced to finish upon learning that Hutchins's husband wanted her final work to be seen.

Hutchins, a former journalist from Ukraine who grew up on a Soviet military base, was considered one of the industry's rising stars.

Baldwin did not attend the premiere, and it is unclear what role he will now play in promoting the film's release.

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Billy Idol on His First Album in over a Decade, the Rock Hall and More

Billy Idol performs during the Vive Latino music festival in Mexico City, Saturday, March 16, 2024. (AP)
Billy Idol performs during the Vive Latino music festival in Mexico City, Saturday, March 16, 2024. (AP)
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Billy Idol on His First Album in over a Decade, the Rock Hall and More

Billy Idol performs during the Vive Latino music festival in Mexico City, Saturday, March 16, 2024. (AP)
Billy Idol performs during the Vive Latino music festival in Mexico City, Saturday, March 16, 2024. (AP)

When Billy Idol first entered American consciousness in the early '80s, leather-clad and bleached hair in tow, he not only brought a punk rock sound to the mainstream. The Englishman brought a new attitude, a new, rebellious way of being.

In the time since, songs like “White Wedding,” “Rebel Yell” and “Eyes Without a Face” have become instant classics — for those who've worn a spiky jacket and those who've only imagined what it might be like.

Now, over four decades later, he's got the wisdom to reflect. It's led to a new documentary about his life, “Billy Idol Should Be Dead,” which will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival — and a new album, the polished punk-pop of “Dream Into It.”

“It was a gradual process, really,” he said of the 11-year span between albums. “It wasn’t so much that we didn’t want to make an album, it was more like we were building up to doing this.”

Idol discussed with The Associated Press this week his new album and forthcoming documentary, his past struggles with addiction, his first-ever Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nomination and more.

Remarks have been edited for clarity and brevity.

AP: You've described “Dream Into It” as autobiographical. I thought your last album, 2014's “Kings & Queens of the Underground,” pulled from your life as well.

IDOL: Being this age, in particular, 69, when you look back, you can really see your whole life, how it plays out. And maybe it’s also having grandchildren. My children are having children.

You sort of reach this vantage point where you can really look back and see all the sort of different eras of my life. And you can sing about it. And I think I didn’t go deep enough with the songs I did on “Kings and Queens.” I thought lyrically I could go deeper. That’s one of those regrets I had about the last album. So I really went for it, and I went for more imagery, (on ‘Dream Into It,’ in the) way of talking about my life. I’m not spelling it out exactly.

AP: There are a lot of rock ‘n’ roll women on the album. Joan Jett, Avril Lavigne and The Kills' Alison Mosshart are all featured.

IDOL: (Mosshart's) voice is just incredible. And of course, Joan Jett, I’ve known since 1978 after a Germs/Dead Kennedys concert. We hung out in Los Angeles. I was on a Generation X promotion tour for the first album. And then Avril, I mean, I’ve just been watching her career forever and she’s fantastic. So, it was just great.

AP: The documentary has an evocative title, “Billy Idol Should Be Dead.” It sounds like it may dive into your past struggles with addiction.

IDOL: There was a point in my life when I was living like every day, like, “Live every day as if it’s your last.” One day, you’re going to be right.

In the '70s, in England, you know, young people, we had this feeling that we were being completely ignored. You were even being told that you had no future. And so, we just didn’t think beyond the day-to-day existence. It was probably only when I really started having children and stuff like that, I really starting to realize I (should) try start to give up drugs and things.

I’ve always flirted with death, in a way. Even riding motorcycles, you’re staring at the concrete. It’s right there, you can come off that thing and get horribly messed up. And I’ve done it. It’s horrible. You find out how human you are, how vulnerable. There’s lots of things about my life that, yeah, I did kind of call death at times. Not really mean to, but you just were living like that.

Imagine if it was today. If I was doing what I was back then today, I would be dead because I would have run into fentanyl.

AP: You're nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for the first time. Do you think your younger punk rock self would be excited?

IDOL: I do sort of think about Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry and Little Richard. “And what? Are you going to be in something with those guys?” You know, Buddy Holly. These are some of the seminal people who turned on the people that turned me on, you know? Somewhere down the road, it led to punk rock.

Also, my motorcycle has been in the Rock & Roll of Fame for like five years. So I might as well be in it, too.