Alec Baldwin arrives at court for pre-trial hearing over fatal on-set shooting

This aerial photo shows the movie set of Rust, where a cinematographer was shot whilst filming for an Alec Baldwin film (Picture: Jae C. Hong/AP)

A New Mexico judge is setting the table for the involuntary manslaughter trial of actor Alec Baldwin, who arrived at court on Monday, over the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie Rust.

Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ruled that evidence about Baldwin’s secondary role as a co-producer of the film would not be allowed at trial, siding with defence lawyers.