In the wake of a cascade of sexual assault allegations from a number of men, actor Kevin Spacey will no longer star in Ridley Scott’s All the Money in the World.
But wait… the entire film has already been shot.
CNN reports Scott decided to completely edit Spacey out of the entire film and replace him with Christopher Plummer, an unprecedented move. The film is about J. Paul Getty’s (Spacey, now Plummer) refusal to meet the demands of a group of kidnappers who had abducted and mutilated his grandson John Paul Getty III.
Apparently, they’ll be pulling some serious all-nighters in the editing room, since they’re still expecting to release the film on December 22.
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Scott’s decision is wholly supported by Sony Pictures.
According to CNN, the recasting “comes just one day after Sony and TriStar decided to pull the film from the AFI Festival’s prestigious closing night spot.”
In a statement, TriStar Pictures said:
“There are over 800 other actors, writers, artists, craftspeople and crew who worked tirelessly and ethically on this film, some for years, including one of cinema’s master directors. It would be a gross injustice to punish all of them for the wrongdoings of one supporting actor in the film.”
ngblog
The social erasure of Kevin Spacey has begun.
Before long we should expect an announcement from Netflix, they too have decided to replace all of Kevin Spacey’s scenes in House Of Cards with Christopher Plummer.
Stache
If I was as insanely rich as Spacey (100 million) they could erase me all they want.
Loki
Reminds of how Stalin erased his political opponents from pictures…
NateOcean
When Natalie Wood died during production of 1983’s “Brainstorm” it turns out the MGM had “completion insurance” on the film thru Lloyd’s of London which wound up owning the film and successfully completing it.
I wonder if Sony has insurance on this mess? Or if Netflix will claim a loss as “House of Cards” has lost most it’s value.
leobaga
Ahhh! I love seeing the dem hypocrites having to pay the price for what they say and do. Hey Spacey, I hear Harvey Weinerstein, Horseface Griffin and Colon Crapaernik both have a lot of free time now. Maybe you can all get together in a safe space and whine about how this is all someone else’s fault.
thisidisjoes
How F**ked are you that your takeaway from stories of serial sexual assault is a giddy boner that it was done by democratic supporters? Over here in the world of reality we are against sexual assault for all.
You believe Weinstein’s accusers and I bet Bill Clinton’s accusers too. How about the women who accused President Trump? Bill O’Reilley? They are lying right? Glad you’re here to point out how hypocritical we all are.
Paco
Hypocrites? Spacey and Weinstein are being held accountable unlike Trump who has many allegations of harassment made against him as well. When is the Trumpsters’ lord and savior going to be held accountable for his unwanted p*ssy grabbing?
Donston
These trolls are here to divert from the actual topic and turn everything into a partisan debate or to simply cause havoc. The problem is they’re so ridiculous, transparent and hateful that no matter how many trolls and numerous usernames their successes are limited.
leobaga
Sure keep telling yourselves that you’re all against sexual assaults. Hollywood and their dem supporters are hypocrites and liars. You do know they’ll still give Roman Polanski awards until the cows come home, right?
batesmotel
They are indeed hypocrites I agree. Spacey, Weinstein, Andy Dick, Brett Ratner, Trump and on and on are no different than the behavior of gay men in general on apps like Grindr and Scruff and the others that exist. If you’re going to condemn them, then condemn yourself as well. Don’t be a hypocrite.
NateOcean
Weinstein: fired
Spacey: fired
Trump: president
Heywood Jablowme
It’s safe to say at this point that Roman Polanski won’t be getting any more awards.
Louis C.K. won’t be getting any more awards either.
Scribe38
Lol. Can we expect a post from you about Roy Moore soon? You know the anti-gay a-hole who was dating and fingered a 14 year old girl, and kissed another girl that was 16, when he was f-cking 34?
Smith David
This man is rich. He’s already won. All these rats have stocked up on all the cheese they’ll ever need.
batesmotel
Absolutely absurd. Surprised that Ridley Scott of all people fell for the media ridiculousness. Yes, Kevin Spacey is a pig, but his behavior is no different than the onslaught of words I get darted at me on gay apps on a daily basis. Perhaps I’m so desensitized by the obscene behavior by all of those boys and men that I could careless if Kevin Spacey continues starring in movies or not.
John
I have no idea how you equated sexual assault with “an onslaught of words.”
Heywood Jablowme
What are they saying to you on those apps? Do you mean they object to your political views, or what?
Or are they being salacious and overly sexual to you? (On a sex app? Gasp.) Unless you’re underage, it’s hardly similar.
You’re being awfully vague.
Jaxton
There is not much evidence to support these accusations against Spacey. This censorship of Spacey smells a little bit like homophobia to me.
John
So multiple people coming out with similar stories that have occurred 30 years ago as well as currently means no evidence? The industry knew about his behavior and ignored. Now that the public knows, they are reacting to it. There’s nothing homophobic about that.
ptb2016
Yes homophobia has caused so many problems for so many people. And in view of the outing of the behaviour of straight producers behaviour towards young actresses the powers had to try and deflect some of the flack away from themselves so decided to attack a gay actor closeted to the public, but hardly a secret in the business.
Smith David
I’m loosing sleep over all this:(
topsyturvy
But are you losing sleep over it?
JohnAGJ
You’d better tighten up on that… 😉
Donston
And once again, the trolls and dementeds are trying to turn this topic about a man who’s been accused of having sex with/trying to have sex with multiple 13-15 year olds, and has been accused of sexually assaulting and harassing plenty of people for decades into something else entirely. It’s not working. And you can’t claim homophobia because there are other men who are feeling the wrath who have far less accusers and less extreme stories being told about them than Spacey.
However, ultimately, Hollywood is a business. And Spacey’s no longer good for business. That’s why he will no longer find work. Not because of ethics.
Stache
I’m just waiting for Singer to get his. Here’s the next shoe to fall. This time from Anthony Edwards. The guy (Egan) who accused Bryan Singer also accused him (Goddard) in his suit a few years ago.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/anthony-edwards-writes-sexual-molestation-175907128.html