Leaked video shows Alec Baldwin on the Rust set with prop guns

New footage of Alec Baldwin on the set of Rust with a prop gun has been leaked to the public amid ongoing legal issues pertaining to the film. NBC News obtained five videos from the set, which were taken days before Baldwin fired a prop gun that injured director Joel Souza and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Baldwin, who served as both actor and producer on Rust, has denied responsibility for the fatal incident.

The previously unseen footage sees Baldwin firing prop weapons as well as preparing before takes. In one of the clips, he tells someone offscreen to move to the “other side of the camera” because “I don’t want to shoot towards you.” In another, he expresses concern about the safety of a particular trail on which they were filming and suggests finding an easier route; in a clip from filming the same scene, a camera operator falls and Baldwin repeatedly asks “Are you okay?” before filming resumes. Other clips seem to show rehearsal footage with prop guns.

The videos are reportedly “among dozens that special prosecutors requested from Rust Movie Productions LLC in the spring and didn’t receive until October,” per a source for NBC News. Another source claimed that “prosecutors no longer believed the gun Baldwin had been using on set was modified and that they had found new evidence that they believed connected Baldwin to recklessness around safety standards on the set.” Special prosecutors in New Mexico, where Rust was filmed, were scheduled to convene a grand jury on Thursday to decide whether Baldwin should be recharged with involuntary manslaughter, but a judge rescheduled the date.

NBC News sources claim that prosecutors desire to “humble” Baldwin in the wake of his comments about Rust and make this a “teachable moment” for the actor. The outlet reports that Baldwin was allegedly in conversation about taking a plea deal but ultimately backed out. After prosecutors announced in October their plans to convene a grand jury, his lawyers released a statement saying: “It is unfortunate that a terrible tragedy has been turned into this misguided prosecution. We will answer any charges in court.” The set videos can be seen over at NBC News.