Veteran armorer turned down 'Rust' job over 'red flags'

(NewsNation) — A veteran armorer who turned down a job on Alec Baldwin's "Rust" movie said there were red flags about the production that caused him to back out even as he was packing to go to the set.

Neal W. Zoromski is a veteran on movie sets with three decades of experience. In an exclusive interview with NewsNation, he said he was initially intrigued by the project.

“I just wanted to do something really artistic and beautiful, resonant, memorable that would stay with people for a long time. And this was that project, but for all the wrong reasons," he said.

When his phone rang in 2021 about an opportunity to work as a prop master on the western "Rust," starring Alec Baldwin, Zoromski listened as the project was described.

“A very taut, suspense-filled story with the backdrop of New Mexico sun sunsets. And I thought to myself, I co...