The filming will take place amid ongoing legal battles, and there are still at least five civil cases against Baldwin and the producers of Rust. He has also been charged with involuntary manslaughter, which carries a maximum 18-month prison sentence.
The top of a church spire is the only part of Yellowstone Film Ranch that is visible from the bumpy public road which winds through the valley.
It is here that the filming of Rust will resume, almost exactly a year and a half since cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot dead on set in New Mexico while rehearsing a scene in a different church.
Filming has been moved to Montana’s Paradise Valley and Alec Baldwin, still facing an involuntary manslaughter charge, will reprise his role as the main character.
Joel Souza, who was injured by a bullet which travelled through Hutchins and lodged in his shoulder, will return as the director. The new cinematographer, Bianca Cline, will donate her salary to charity in honour of Hutchins.
