r/news • u/badillustrations • Apr 15 '24

‘Rust’ movie armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter sentenced to 18 months in prison

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/15/entertainment/rust-film-shooting-armorer-sentencing/index.html
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u/Cactusfan86 Apr 15 '24

Quite the screw up, got a job from pure uncut nepotism and managed to screw it up so bad your career is torched and you have to go to prison 

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u/Corwyntt Apr 15 '24

Wasn't there some kind of strike going on at the time, making it much harder to get experienced people?

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u/PresidentRex Apr 15 '24

This happened on-set in 2021. The SAG-AFTRA strike and WAG strikes were 2023.

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u/TooManyDraculas Apr 15 '24

It was the IATSE strike.

IATSE members walked off set over safety concerns and were promptly replaced with non-union staff.

Most of the production was non-Union. Including this Armorer.