Baldwin will feature in the film Kent State, which will reenact the National Guard shooting at Kent State in 1970 when students were fired upon during a peaceful demonstration against the Vietnam War.
Alec Baldwin is rumored to have signed on for his next film mere days after completing the ill-fated film Rust.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, he will join the ensemble of Kent State, a film about the 4 May 1970 shooting deaths of four students at an Ohio university during a protest against the Vietnam War.
Baldwin will portray Robert White, chancellor of Kent State University.
The Hollywood Reporter says the film will reenact the day the Ohio National Guard shot demonstrators seeking a meeting with President White.
Last year, producer Tom Ortenberg told the Hollywood Reporter. “The Kent State shooting was a dark and pivotal moment in our nation’s history.”
“This is a story that, surprisingly, has never been recounted.
We anticipate bringing it to the big screen to educate and inspire both children and adults.
The picture is being presented at Cannes to find a distributor.
Rust, which recently completed production, is also being sold at Cannes.
Baldwin plays a notorious gangster in the film, which made headlines because cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and died.
In April, all criminal charges against Baldwin were withdrawn, but Hutchins’ family continues to pursue a civil lawsuit against Baldwin.
Armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was in control of weapons and ammunition for the production, is charged with negligent homicide.
