Chris Zander and Diane Patrone of The Family, New York, will handle East Coast representation for Mister Boomboom, a satellite of bicoastal/international Believe Media. On Mister Boomboom’s roster are directors Stephane Sednaoui, Alistair Taylor-Young, Guzman, Gregory Kadel, and Jim Sonzero (for fashion & beauty only)….Detour Films, Venice, Calif., has signed independent reps Hillary Herbst to cover the Midwest and Annie Bossingham of Boss Talent to handle the West Coast….Noiselab Music, Los Angeles, has signed Lisa Schreiber of Boardalicious for exclusive representation on the West Coast and in Texas….Global Production Network (GPN), Los Angeles, has added to its roster of production service companies, signing a North American representation deal with Film Construction, which has bases of operation in Sydney, Australia, and Auckland, New Zealand. Film Construction founder/executive producer Peter Hewett works out of Auckland, while senior producer Katrina Maw is in Sydney…..
Alec Baldwin Urges Judge To Stand By Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Case In “Rust” Shooting
Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Friday to stand by her decision to skuttle his trial and dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.
State District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case against Baldwin halfway through a trial in July based on the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust."
The charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can't be revived once any appeals of the decision are exhausted.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey recently asked the judge to reconsider, arguing that there were insufficient facts and that Baldwin's due process rights had not been violated.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer on "Rust," was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired.
The case-ending evidence was ammunition that was brought into the sheriff's office in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' killing. Prosecutors said they deemed the ammunition unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin's lawyers alleged that they "buried" it and filed a successful motion to dismiss the case.
In her decision to dismiss the Baldwin case, Marlowe Sommer described "egregious discovery violations constituting misconduct" by law enforcement and prosecutors, as well as false testimony about physical evidence by a witness during the trial.
Defense counsel says that prosecutors tried to establish a link... Read More