Alec Baldwin seen in costume on new ‘Rust’ set for first time

Alec Baldwin was spotted in his Wild West wardrobe for the first time on the new “Rust” set after he fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins while rehearsing a scene for the same film in 2021.

Production for the indie-Western was halted after the on-set shooting in New Mexico on Oct. 21, 2021, but resumed this week near the Yellowstone Film Ranch in Paradise Valley, Montana.

A gray-bearded Baldwin was seen back in character as rugged gunslinger Harland Rust, wearing high leather boots, gray pants and shirt with a button-up black vest and a bandana around his neck. 

His cuffs appeared to be blood-stained, photos obtained by The Post show.

Baldwin was spotted at his hotel in Montana earlier on Friday — just one day after the Santa Fe County District Attorney’s office dropped manslaughter charges against the actor in connection to Hutchins’ death after “new facts” were revealed.

Prosecutors noted they may refile the charges against the 65-year-old actor following an additional investigation.

While rehearsing a scene in October 2021, a prop pistol Badwin was using fired a real bullet, striking and killing the 42-year-old. He had long maintained he did not pull the trigger and had pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Baldwin appeared to be in high spirits as he left his snow-covered hotel, where he was greeted outside by director Joel Souza — who suffered a gunshot wound to his shoulder in the shooting.

Souza is reportedly one of the few crew to carry over from the original shoot.

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the film’s rookie armorer, is still facing involuntary manslaughter charges in the shooting.

She will not be joining the crew to shoot the new scenes.

The move to Montana comes after the film’s production company finalized a settlement last month with New Mexico over “serious” safety violations on set and agreed to pay a $100,000 fine.

On-set sources told The Post that the new set appears to match the previous New Mexico location — except that it was recently covered in snow.

It remains to be seen how the differing landscapes will look in the completed movie.