Alec Baldwin will return to his starring role in Rust (Picture: Angela Weiss/AFP)

Alec Baldwin is reportedly set to continue working on Rust despite being charged with involuntary manslaughter over the death of Halyna Hutchins.

The cinematographer was killed when a prop gun went off during rehearsals on the set of the upcoming Western movie in October 2021.

However, it is thought that the 64-year-old actor will still film his starring role as Harland Rust when production resumes later this month.

It’s believed that the movie will now ‘include on-set safety supervisors and union crew members’.

The New York Times adds that the project will also ‘bar any use of working weapons or any form of live ammunition, including blanks.’

Head armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, faces the same charge, and both she and Baldwin face a maximum of five years in prison if found guilty.

Halyna Hutchins died from the shooting in October 2021 (Picture: Sonia Recchia/Getty Images)

On Thursday (January 19), Santa Fe’s District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies said the charges will be filed by the end of the month.

She added in a statement: ‘Actor and producer Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will each be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter.

‘After a thorough review of the evidence… I have determined that there is sufficient evidence.

‘On my watch, no one is above the law, and everyone deserves justice.’

Baldwin has always maintained that the shooting was an accident (Picture: Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office/AFP via Getty Images)

Assistant Director Dave Halls has agreed a plea deal on the charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon. He will receive six months probation and a suspended prison sentence.

Baldwin has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and said Halls said it was a ‘cold’ gun – meaning it was unloaded and safe – when he handed him the weapon.

Gutierrez-Reed was not present when the incident occurred, but the actor previously suggested she bare some responsibility as it was her job to prepare and check the props.

Hutchins’ husband, Matthew, is now an executive producer on Rust (Picture: REX/Shutterstock)

The 30 Rock star previously insisted he did not pull the trigger when Hutchins was shot, but the FBI tested the weapon and late issued a report which concluded it would not have fired if someone hadn’t pulled the trigger.

Hutchins’ death was previously ruled an accident, but her family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Baldwin and others involved in the production.

The lawsuit was settled last October, and it was agreed filming would resume on Rust, with the cinematographer’s widower, Matthew Hutchins, on board as an executive producer.

Matthew previously said he has ‘no interest’ in apportioning blame for his wife’s tragic death and wants to pay tribute to Hutchins’ ‘final work’.

Production will resume on the project later this month (Picture: Sam Wasson/Getty Images)

In a statement, he said: ‘We have reached a settlement, subject to court approval, for our wrongful death case against the producers of Rust, including Alec Baldwin and Rust Movie Productions, LLC. As part of that settlement, our case will be dismissed.

‘The filming of Rust, which I will now executive produce, will resume with all the original principal players on board in January 2023.

‘I have no interest in engaging in recriminations or attribution of blame (to the producers or Mr. Baldwin).

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‘All of us believe Halyna’s death was a terrible accident. I am grateful that the producers and the entertainment community have come together to pay tribute to Halyna’s final work.’

Baldwin also sued four crew members – Gutierrez-Reed, Halls, Sarah Zachry and Seth Kenney – claiming they failed to safeguard the film set.

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He faces a maximum of five years in prison if found guilty.