Overview
- Baldwin, speaking on The Hollywood Reporter's Awards Chatter podcast on Monday, said he no longer wants to work and hopes to retire to be with his kids after spending roughly three and a half years mostly at home.
- He said the prolonged fallout from the Rust shooting left him ill, citing orthostatic hypotension that caused blackouts, an eight‑day stretch in bed, and two weeks of physical therapy.
- The 2021 rehearsal on Rust ended with the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, and charges filed against Baldwin in 2023 and 2024 were dismissed with prejudice in July 2024 after a judge found prosecutors withheld evidence.
- Baldwin said a civil settlement with Hutchins' husband required him to finish Rust in Montana, which he did despite being sick, and he described handing over the completed film for the widower to sell.
- He credits his wife, Hilaria, for support and, despite talking about retirement, still has projects reported as in development, including The Cutting Room Floor and National Lampoon's Hollywood Hustle, after a recent turn in the Spanish comedy Torrente Presidente.