When
Rust's
set was in mourning over the gun crash that killed Halyna Hutchins, all eyes were on the gunsmith, believed to be responsible for all the guns on set.
A certain Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, 24, considered "inexperienced".
But above all, which would have been the subject of several complaints on the set of his previous film,
The Old Way
.
Nicolas Cage, who was the star of the western, would have complained about the attitude of the young woman.
The Wrap quotes Stu Brumbaugh, stagehand on the feature film, who claims the
Sailor and Lula
actor
has repeatedly berated the gunsmith for firing guns without notifying the rest of the crew. which was nearby.
“Make an announcement!
You just blew up my fucking eardrums!
», Nicolas Cage would have yelled, before leaving the stage furious.
Chaotic shoot
In his testimony, Stu Brumbaugh suggests that Hannah Gutierrez-Reed had a fairly light-hearted way of dealing with guns.
“She was talking to the stunt coordinator, and she just shot a bullet.
It looked like she'd shot the ground, and that's where Nick really got mad at her.
That's when I said she had to be fired.
She is the most inexperienced gunsmith I have ever worked with.
I don't know why she wasn't fired, ”he added.
It's unclear why, after that chaotic first shoot, she was hired for another movie, but her pedigree may have worked in her favor.
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed is indeed the daughter of Hollywood veteran Thell Reed and one of the most respected gunsmiths in the profession.
Another member of the team at
The Old Way
, who testified anonymously to CNN, said: “She was not carrying the guns safely.
She had pistols stowed under her armpits and carried rifles in each hand ready for use in the scene.
The guns were aimed at people.
She turned around and the pistols that were under her armpits were aimed at people, ”the source said.
Asked by CNN and TheWrap, Nicolas Cage did not comment.
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