Andrea Marcucci of Agent 99, New York, is handling East Coast representation for A Band Apart Commercials, Los Angeles. Additionally, Connie Mellors of Connie Mellors & Company, Toluca Lake, Calif., is repping the company on the West Coast….Independent New York rep Barrie Isaacson will handle East Coast sales for music and sound design shop Tonefarmer, New York….Mark Leo has come aboard Cutting Vision, New York, in the newly created position of business development/direct sales…. Delores Hively and Dawn Schiffman of Buzz Management, New York, are handling East Coast representation for New York production shop KanDoKid, and effects house Zoic Studios, Santa Monica. Zoic has also inked a deal for representation in the Hispanic market with Los Angeles-based independent rep Marta Burga….DP Robert Gantz is again available for spots and music videos via The Mirisch Agency, Los Angeles, after wrapping Universal Pictures’ Assault on Precinct 13….Wardrobe stylist Candace Carella has signed with Partos, Santa Monica, for exclusive representation….DP Cesar Charlone, who shot City of God and recently finished The Constant Gardner, is now available for commercialwork through ICM, Beverly Hills, Calif….
Alec Baldwin Sues For Malicious Prosecution After Judge Dismissed “Rust” Case
Actor Alec Baldwin has filed a civil lawsuit for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie "Rust." The lawsuit was filed Thursday at state district court in Santa Fe, where a judge in July dismissed a charge of involuntary manslaughter against Baldwin in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Baldwin also alleges defamation in the suit, saying that prosecutors and investigators intentionally mishandled evidence as they pursued the case. Defendants named in the lawsuit include special prosecutor Kari Morrissey and Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies, along with three investigators from the Santa Fe County sheriff's office and the county board of commissioners. "Defendants sought at every turn to scapegoat Baldwin for the acts and omissions of others, regardless of the evidence or the law," the lawsuit states. It also says prosecutors and investigators targeted Baldwin for professional or political gain. Hutchins died shortly after being wounded during a rehearsal for the movie "Rust" in October 2021 at a film-set ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer, was pointing a pistol at Hutchins when it discharged, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired. Baldwin's trial was upended by revelations that ammunition was brought into the Santa Fe County sheriff's office in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' killing. Prosecutors said they deemed the ammo unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin's lawyers say investigators "buried" the evidence in a separate case folder and filed a... Read More