(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 leaves a cabin and runs through a mountainous area surrounded by bushes.
In one of the videos, Baldwin can be seen interacting with the film crew and discussing his character’s movements, how the scene will be shot and how he will act in it.
In another scene, Baldwin turns around, a rifle at his side, and speaks to the film crew.
“Wait, if I shoot to the right, do you want to go to the other side of the camera?” I don’t want to shoot in your direction,” says the actor.
The previously unseen footage shows Baldwin using a prop gun for the first time 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 a gun flew past Baldwin fired a live bullet while they were 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 charges should be filed again, CNN previously reported.
The new videos are among dozens of videos requested by special prosecutors from Rust Movie Productions LLC in the spring, NBC reported.
The images could be presented to the grand jury as evidence in the case.
Part of the police investigation in Santa Fe County is focused on how live ammunition may have gotten onto the film set.
Baldwin’s lawyers and special counsel did not comment to NBC.
CNN contacted Baldwin’s lawyers and prosecutors for comment but did not receive 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 has become this misguided accusation,” Baldwin’s lawyers Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro said in a statement to CNN. “We will respond to any allegations in court.”