Alec Baldwin to take on the western genre as producer and star of the film Rust
He’s enjoyed a supremely successful career in film and television ever since exploding onto the scene over 30 years ago.
And now, Alec Baldwin is set to take on a brand new genre with a project he helped conceive, and which he will produce and headline.
As reported by Variety, the 30 Rock star, 62, will co-produce and star in the independent Western action film Rust, based on a story by Baldwin and writer-director Joel Souza.
Headed west-ern: Alec Baldwin is set to take on a brand new genre – the western – with a project he helped conceive, and which he will produce and headline; seen here in NYC in 2019
The odd couple western adventure movie will follow outlaw Harland Rust (Baldwin), whose estranged 13-year-old grandson is convicted of an accidental murder and sentenced to hang.
Rust must then travel to Kansas to break the boy out of prison, which sets off a chase through the frontier as a determined U.S. Marshal and bounty hunter are both hot on their tail.
The father-of-five, who is currently expecting another child with his wife since 2012 Hilaria Baldwin, will shop the film around with Highland Film Group at the upcoming Marché du Film Online in June that is being held in lieu of the cancelled Cannes Film Festival this year.
New project: The 30 Rock star will co-produce and star in the Western film Rust, based on a story by Baldwin and writer-director Joel Souza; seen here on The View in February
Busy husband and father: The father-of-five, who is expecting another child with his wife Hilaria Baldwin, will shop the film around at June’s Marché du Film Online; seen in 2019
Baldwin is an Academy Award-nominated actor who has won multiple Primetime Emmys and Golden Globes for his television work on NBC’s 30 Rock as well as his biting, ongoing portrayal of Trump on Saturday Night Live.
The actor started his career the early 80s, with television appearances like his recurring role as Joshua Rush in the nighttime soap Knots Landing.
It wasn’t until 1988 when Alec became a bona fide Hollywood leading man, with memorable appearances in FOUR acclaimed films: We’re Having A Baby, Beetlejuice, Working Girl and Married To The Mob.
He arrived in a big way: It wasn’t until 1988 when Alec became a bona fide Hollywood star, with memorable appearances in FOUR acclaimed films: We’re Having A Baby, Beetlejuice, Working Girl and Married To The Mob
And while he delivered well-received supporting turns in three of those films, his lead role opposite Geena Davis and Michael Keaton in the now-classic Tim Burton opus Beetlejuice is the one that put Baldwin on the map in a big way, which helped him later score top billing in films like The Hunt for Red October, Prelude To A Kiss and Malice.
Baldwin went on to score an Oscar nod for Best Supporting Actor in 2003 for The Cooler, and has gone on to further memorable turns in films like Along Came Polly, The Departed, It’s Complicated and many others.
Some of Alec’s most recent film endeavors have been his portrayal of Alan Hunley in the last two Mission: Impossible films, as well as the lead voice in the animated Boss Baby, which is soon to spawn a sequel.
The ghost with the most: Baldwin’s lead role opposite Geena Davis and Michael Keaton in the now-classic Tim Burton opus Beetlejuice is the one that put him on the map in a big way
Some of Alec’s most recent film endeavors: He’s portrayed Alan Hunley in the last two Mission: Impossible films; seen here with Simon Pegg in 2015’s Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation