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Alec Baldwinhas lined up his next project.
The actor, 65, will star inKent State, a film about the May 4, 1970, tragedy when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on the Kent State University campus during protests of the Vietnam War, killing four unarmed students and injuring nine others.
According toThe Hollywood Reporter, Baldwin will play then-president of the university Robert White. The project will be the feature directorial debut of Karen Slade.
About the project, producer Tom Ortenberg previouslytold Deadline in September, “The Kent State shooting was a dark and pivotal moment in our nation’s history. This is a story that needs to be told and surprisingly never has. We are looking forward to bringing it to the big screen to educate and inspire both the young and old alike.”
Another movie about the Kent State events was reportedly in development back in 2017.
Jay Roachwas set to direct a film basedon the book67 Shots: Kent State and the End of American Innocence, and among the producers at the time wasTina Fey, whose musician husband Jeff Richmond is an alum of the university.
Kent State University, May 1970.Bettmann Archive
On Instagram Tuesday, Baldwinshared a photo of himselfwith a shaven face, marking an end to his time playing his beardedRustrole. He wrote, “God, it felt good to shave off that beard….”
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Back in December 2021, two months after theRustincident, Baldwin said in an ABC News interview thathis career “could be” over afterthe tragedy. “I said to myself, ‘Do Iwantto work much more after this? Is it worth it?’ " he said at the time. The actor also said he “can’t imagine” he would ever do a movie that “had a gun in it again,” adding: “I can’t.”
Then, last year,Baldwin said he was fired from a jobbecause of theRustscandal.
source: people.com
