"Rust" actor says filming felt "life-threatening," raised fears of Brandon Lee-style death

Ian A. Hudson told TMZ that he was terrified filming a scene where his outlaw character was gunned down by others using 20 pistols and two rifles — all real weapons.

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“Everyone on the camera crew was protected by shields — and the camera was protected by a shield,” he said, noting that only the lens could be seen poking through the protection.

“So that made me question me being in front of the camera and sort of in between all that fire,” he told the outlet in an interview posted early Tuesday.

“I actually did feel the blanks hitting my face and my body. I could feel the wind from the shotgun being discharged,” he said, calling it a “terrifying” production on a “rushed schedule.”

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