Rust' was denied a portion of New Mexico's film & TV tax incentives, despite the fact that it was made at the Bonanza Creek Ranch near Santa Fe.

Meanwhile, Alec Baldwin is scheduled to go on trial next week on an involuntary manslaughter charge in “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins’ shooting death.

Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer issued a ruling on Alec Baldwin's request to dismiss his involuntary manslaughter charge due to destruction of evidence Friday.

New Mexico tax authorities have denied an application by the producers of "Rust" that would have been as much as $1.6 million, and are facing a late-July deadline to appeal.

Producers of the Alec Baldwin-starrer Rust have been having a challenging time shopping the film to distributors due to the death of the movie’s cinematographer Halyna Hutchins who was fatally shot by the actor during a rehearsal in 2021,

Alec Baldwin attends the Roundabout Theatre Company's annual gala at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on March 6, 2023, in New York. New Mexico taxation authorities in April denied an application for tax incentives to Rust Movie Productions.