CNN –
A series of videos obtained exclusively by NBC News show actor Alec Baldwin handling at least one prop gun during the filming of the movie “Rust,” days before a fatal on-set shooting.
In the videos, which appear to be raw footage from the Western, Baldwin is seen firing a gun as he emerges from a cabin and runs through a mountainous area surrounded by bushes.
In one of the clips, Baldwin is shown interacting with the film crew and discussing his character’s movements, how the scene will be shot and how he will act during it.
In another scene, Baldwin lies on his back, a rifle next to him, and talks to the film crew.
“Now wait a minute, if I want to take a proper photo, would you like to go to the other side of the camera?” I don’t want to shoot you,” the actor says.
The never-before-seen footage is the first look at Baldwin working with a prop gun on set in New Mexico and was filmed in the days leading up to the October 2021 shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza when Baldwin held a gun and fired a live cartridge while rehearsing a scene.
The involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin was dismissed in April, but a grand jury in New Mexico is expected to decide soon whether the charges should be refiled, CNN reported.
The new videos are among dozens requested by special prosecutors from Rust Movie Productions LLC in the spring, NBC reported.
The footage could be presented to the grand jury as evidence in the case.
Part of the Santa Fe County police investigation is focused on how a live round of ammunition may have made its way onto the film set.
Baldwin’s lawyers and special counsel did not comment to NBC.
CNN has reached out to Baldwin’s lawyers and prosecutors for comment but has not received a response.
Baldwin denied pulling the trigger on the gun in a previous interview with CNN. His lawyers told CNN in October that they would take the case to trial.
“It is unfortunate that a terrible tragedy led to this misguided prosecution,” Baldwin’s attorneys Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro said in a statement to CNN.
“We will answer all charges in court.”