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Lauren Gordon

Alec Baldwin's new film about 1970 'Kent State' shooting will not have any guns on set

Alex Baldwin's next project will have no guns on set despite the nature of the upcoming feature.

The movie, titled Kent State, will follow the story of the tragic 1970 war protest shootings.

The project comes after Alec wrapped filming for the Western movie Rust just 18 months after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed and director Joel Souza injured in an on-set shooting near Albuquerque, New Mexico.

He hinted at the end of filming by sharing a selfie of his freshly shaved face on Instagram. His character on the movie had facial hair which Alec had grown himself for the Western.

"God, it felt good to shave off that beard," he captioned with the upload.

Alec is working on a new project (Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office)

Following the devastating incident, the 65-year-old was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, but it was revealed last month that the charges had been dropped.

Alex previously pleaded not guilty to the charges and insisted repeatedly that he did not pull the trigger on the prop gun.

Alec and his daughter Ireland (Getty Images for Comedy Central)
Alec and his supportive wife Hilaria (hilariabaldwin/Instagram)

Following on from Rust, Kent State is based on the tragic real events that took place after the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of student protesters, killing four and injuring seven back in 1970.

Entertainment Tonight learned that despite the nature of the film, which is essentially about the abuse of power and misuse of guns, there will be no actual guns used on set.

Alec shared a snap of with his kids (Instagram/alecbaldwininsta)

Meanwhile, Alec has been preparing for a new role in his personal life as a grandfather. His firstborn daughter Ireland is currently expecting her first child.

He shared a sweet slideshow of his seven youngest children, Carmen, 9, Rafael, 7, Leonardo, 6, Romeo, 4, Eduardo, 2, Lucia, 2, and Ilaria, 7 months, who he shares with wife Hilaria, saying "seven reasons to carry on during tough times.

"I’m not gonna lie, without my family, I don’t know what my life would be," Alec continued.

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