Two days after announcing he had finally wrapped on the tragedy-stricken Western film Rust, Alec Baldwin has his next job lined up.

The actor, 65, will star in Kent State, a film about the tragic shootings on the campus of Kent State University back in May 1970 that left four unarmed students dead and nine others injured.

Members of the Ohio National Guard opened fire during a peace rally opposing the expanding involvement of the Vietnam War into Cambodia by the United States military forces as well as protesting the National Guard presence on campus.

Baldwin will play the role of then-president of the university Robert White, , according to The Hollywood Reporter. 

The upcoming film that will mark Karen Slade’s feature directorial debut, working from a script she also wrote.

New role: Alec Baldwin, 65, to star in Kent State, a film about the tragic shootings on the campus of Kent State University back in May 1970 that left four unarmed students dead and nine others injured; Baldwin seen in March

Inspired by true events of the so-called May 4 massacre, the story is told through the perspective of Will McCormack in two time periods in his life, according to a  Deadline.

It asks both the question of what happened then and why these kinds of events continue to happen.

‘The Kent State shooting was a dark and pivotal moment in our nation’s history. This is a story that needs to be told and surprisingly never has,’ producer Tom Ortenberg told the publication.

‘We are looking forward to bringing it to the big screen to educate and inspire both the young and old alike.’

The outlet also revealed that Dermot Mulroney, Clancy Brown, Aksel Hennie, Christopher Backus, Christopher Ammanuel, Andrew Ortenberg and Jacqueline Emerson had been cast.

Baldwin’s casting comes on the heels of him finishing the filming for Rust.

In the Western, the longtime leading man plays an infamous outlaw who comes out of hiding to stop his 13-year-old grandson from being hanged for murder. 

The shoot began in New Mexico on October 6, 2021, but was put on indefinite hold two weeks later after a prop gun held by Baldwin discharged, wounding director Joel Souza and killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Baldwin would eventually be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, in New Mexico.

Eventually, Baldwin and other Rust producers settled a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Hutchins’ widower Matthew Hutchins in October 2022.

The team also agreed to complete the movie with Matthew Hutchins as an executive producer, along with Bianca Cline completing his late wife’s work as cinematographer.

Ultimately, those criminal charges against Baldwin were dropped on April 20, 2023, and he returned to the set to finish filming his scenes in Montana the very next day.

On Monday, May 15, the Oscar-nominated actor announced he was wrapping up Rust in an Instagram post.

That’s a wrap: News of Baldwin lining up his next job comes two days after wrapping production on the tragedy-stricken Western film Rust

Relief: A day later, Baldwin shared how it ‘felt good to shave off that beard’ he grew out for the film

Tragedy on set: Baldwin had been facing two criminal charges in connection to the accidental shooting of a prop gun on the set of Rust in October 2021 that resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Those charges were eventually dropped in April 2023

Giving thanks: Baldwin has been sharing photos from the set of Rust, one which he thanked his young co-star Easton Malcolm, whom he previously called ‘the next Brad Pitt’

‘Last day on the set of RUST with this guy. A very talented actor and lovely young man with a bright future ahead. My love to you, @patrickscottmcdermott,’ he wrote.

Later that day, Baldwin showed off a freshly shaven face, writing in the caption, ‘God, it felt good to shave off that beard…’

During the last rounds of filming, the New York native shared photos taken on the set, including a couple with his young co-star Easton Malcolm, whom he called ‘the next Brad Pitt’ in a post on April 30.

‘Saying goodbye to my co-star EASTON MALCOLM wasn’t easy,’ Baldwin shared the next day. ‘Thanks, Brett, for sharing him with us. We love you, Easton.’