Oscar-winning actress Vanessa Redgrave has announced that–contrary to reports earlier this month–she will not appear in an upcoming film opposite embattled actor Kevin Spacey.
The Hollywood Reporter obtained a statement from Redgrave’s representatives. “Vanessa Redgrave’s name is being included in recent stories relating to the casting of the upcoming film The Man Who Drew God,” it read. “While there have been discussions about the possibility of her joining the cast, she will not appear in the film.”
Related: Kevin Spacey is attempting a comeback. His accuser is furious.
Announcements for the film–which is being directed by Redgrave’s husband, Franco Nero–initially claimed that Redgrave would appear in the movie, opposite Nero and Spacey. The Man Who Drew God follows a blind artist (played by Nero) falsely accused of child molestation. Spacey will play a detective who investigates the case.
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Critics have condemned Spacey’s casting in a film about sexual misconduct, given the actor’s own history. His accusers include actors Mark Ebenhoch, Tony Montana and Roberto Cavazos, Harry Dreyfuss, son of actor Richard Dreyfuss, and Star Trek: Discovery star Anthony Rapp. Rapp accused Spacey of trying to rape him at age 14.
Earlier this week, Mark Ebenhoch went public with his ire over Spacey’s casting in the film. The movie will mark Spacey’s first on-screen appearance since 2018 when the allegations of misconduct originally emerged.
dhmonarch89
if you thought Spacey’s coming out was tone deaf- his come back film is just as bad….
cuteguy
That’s Hollywood. First a closet case like Jodie Foster helped foster Mel Gibson’s return and now Ms. Redgrave’s husband is doing the same for this monster.
Charlie in Charge
I knew Vanessa Redgrave wouldn’t let us down. Here’s hoping the movie casts another lead.
Fahd
Given Nero’s superannuation and the story line, how good could this film turn out to be, really? This is all about Spacey refusing to go away.
I’d advise Spacey to save his money, forget this project, lead the quiet life, make the vindictive Youtube video now and then when he needs to vent, and rely on trade.
I do think there’s homophobia in the total, utter rejection that Spacey has experienced. To me, Woody Allen is really worse, if I have to rank, and he persists and has support. Even Fatty Arbuckle had a comeback when there was some money to be made. But Spacey’s f-you attitude isn’t going to turn things around.
inbama
Woody Allen is innocent.
Read “The Rise and Fall of Ronan Farrow” by Rick Worley and “‘Allen v. Farrow’: Intellectually Dishonest Propaganda Meets Emotional Blackmail” by Cathy Young.
Fahd
@inbama
Can’t really get past the Soon-Yi part of the story myself, but as you mention, in contrast to Spacey, Allen still persists and has support.
Donston
Allen is a creep. But a lot of his stuff is conjecture. Spacey has had a ton of allegations thrown his way from many people: trying to sexually assault a 14 year old, “affairs” with underage teenagers, coercion, bribing, constantly exposing himself to unwitting randoms. And he’s not denied any of it.
Fahd
To me, where Allen is concerned, I think much of it is “she said, he said,” rather than conjecture. And I was finished at Soon-Yi, so for me the rest…..
My observation is that in the case of Spacey the “gay creep” (maybe because he was in front of the camera) is judged and treated disproportionately harshly as compared with the “straight creep”.
Donston
The laundry list of allegations for Spacey is long as hell. Only Harvey is comparable. I’m sorry, I don’t see how someone saying you tried to sexually assault them when they were 14, a couple of people saying saying you hooked up with them when they were underage and you knew they were underage, people saying you tried to coerce them to sleep with you, people saying you tried to buy their silence, people saying you’re prone to grab unsuspecting people’s privates and show your penis to unsuspecting strangers, people saying you use your money and fame to bully folks all adds up to him being “better” than Woody.
First, we shouldn’t be comparing creeps in an attempt to make one look better or worse. But also, Spacey is easier to go after because there have been tons of people who have directly accused him of doing things to them and he’s refuted none of it. Is Woody a creep and possibly a child predator? Maybe. Definitely the former. But he hasn’t had anyone directly accuse him of doing anything to them. And even if he did it’d still be a shitty comparison. The Fatty comparison is also misguided. We live in a very different world than even ten years ago.
Kevin deserves every bit of ire he’s gotten if not more. Let’s not with the “gay” defense, especially since he did most of these things while essentially being closeted and used the closet to help him keep getting away with it.
Fahd
I disagree. I did say, if I had to rank, I think Allen is worse, and I still think that. It’s not a “gay” defense, it’s just an observation that Spacey has been treated very harshly as compared with Allen, and I speculate it’s because of a kind of “structural homophobia”.
Also, please spare us the long-winded extremist lecturing. What we should do is up to each of us. Pronouncements suggesting you perceive societal trends better than others just comes off as bombastic, rather than convincing.
To me, also in this discussion, is whether what’s happening is not more about money than anything else — the weighing of whether damage of the “scarlet letter” of an accused being associated with a project outweighs the potential profit. So a Woody Allen or Brian Singer (when he was working) release might earn enough to offset the bad publicity associated with them. In Spacey’s case, on the other hand, the film makers are better off erasing him from the movie and re-shooting with another actor. The Fatty Arbuckle example could also be understood in that way.
Maybe profit/loss is more important than gay/straight in understanding what happens.
Donston
What you’re saying doesn’t even reflect what is actually happening. You’re using Woody as an example because there are tons of examples of “straight presenting” Hollywood dudes who have been “cancelled”, some over arguably “lighter” accusations than Spacey’s or accusations just coming from one or two people. Do you really think if a working actress had accused Spacey of trying to sexually assault her when she was 14 that that would have been swept under the rug in today’s environment? That a couple of women saying they hooked up with him when they were underage would have gotten no press? That more than a handful of women accusing him of unsuspecting groping, flashing, coercion would have been dismissed? That a respect Hollywood editor claiming Spacey was aggressive with her teenage daughter would have been overlooked?
Of course, it’s about money not ethics. Everything in Hollywood is mostly about money and connections. But they can’t semi shield Spacey the way they’ve done some others. There are too many accusations. Way too people have come forward. Most people spoke from direct experiences with him. A few of them have been industry people. And Spacey has denied none of it.
His career is over and with good reason. I’ll be bombastic. Rather that than be someone trying to defend an obvious and admitted predator who’s been victimizing many for years. And using someone else being worse or using homophobia as a shield. You’re pretty much doing exactly what Spacey attempted to do and the shit ain’t working.
Fahd
@Donston
There’s no doubt you don’t mind being bombastic. Your comments are more and more like the screaming tantrums of a sanctimonious windbag every time -maybe you’re having a bad day/week/year. Anyway, I’m only reading your comment because you replied to mine, usually I skip them because they’re too long (sorry, I’m being honest).
Your implication that I’m bringing stuff up to defend Spacey is unfair and reflects that you haven’t read my comments (at least not carefully). I’m not defending Spacey – if I haven’t communicated that let me say it here clearly again: I’m not defending Spacey.
Also, sorry to disagree (Newsflash: someone can have a different opinion), but I think Allen is worse and I think the magnitude and thoroughness of Spacey’s cancellation is related to boys/men, rather than girls/women, being his victims — in addition to his f-you attitude and him being in front of the camera.
I’ll say it again, it’s not defending him. It’s an observation.
inbama
Again, Woody Allen is innocent.
Sorry, but there are such things as facts.
Fahd
@inbama
Like I said, I can’t get past the whole Soon-Yi thing. I guess the beginnings of his relationship with her are a fact (for an overview see his film with Ms. Hemingway, etc.)
Also, I ask, is Ronen Farrow wrong about Woody, but right about everyone else? Seems that is supposed to be the received wisdom.
You’re entitled to your view -I just hope you’re not a paid representative. Bye, now.
inbama
There is so much debunking of Ronan Sinatra’s “journalism,” I can only assume you must be his publicist.
Also, you keep bringing up Soon-Yi Previn, Allen’s wife of 24 years who was 21 at the start of their relationship. If that counts as evidence of pedophilia to you, I sure hope you never serve on a jury.
Cam
@inbama No surprise that the right wing troll is defending Allen.
Yes, what a shock that the guy who constantly made movies about young women falling in love with him, and who started hanging out with his underaged step daughter and ended up sleeping with her, was accused by another daughter of molesting her.
SHOCKER!!!
Cam
In other words, as soon as the announcement got backlash she backed out.
Winsocki
O Please..You . who cares what movie his is in ….. Just don’t watch him in any media. Just like I don’t watch Hollywood Trumpsters. I hate the word “cancel culture”…. because that is like Family Values and One Million Mothers ‘cancelling’ gay friendly people and media. Don’t be like them. Vote with your dollars … after all we flaunt capitalism….. Like Only Fans…..pay for what you want to see.
Donston
The only thing more exhausting than “cancel culture” are the people who constantly complain about “cancel culture” when people ask for consequences and conversation. And Spacey is getting “let back in” because he still has friends in high places and many Hollywood people don’t give a shit what anyone does. It has nothing to do with capitalism. However, his whole rep is way too tainted for anyone to put any real money back into him or give him a legit role in anything that’s high profile. At least we got capitalism projecting us from any real “Spacey comeback.”
Cam
So true. “Cancel Culture” is just the latest incarnation of Republicans trying to invent a phrase that absolves them from consequences. They used to scream about “PC Culture” but that one started to lose its effectiveness.
Donston
On social media we do see over-exaggerating, jumping to conclusions, victim complexes and people wasting their energy on trolls. Social media and especially Twitter is a mess (almost as messy as the comment sections here). And “cancel culture” fails far more than it succeeds. But Spacey’s career is dead and rightfully so. I figured he’d still manage a couple of gigs in small productions because he has Hollywood friends. But his career is dead.
Polaro
Innocent until proven guilty. I’m just exhausted by all the righteousness. It really isn’t a good look to be so sanctimonious, darlings. We know you aren’t the saints you want us to think you are, little piggies.
Donston
Yes, it’s “sanctimonious” to not be cool with someone sexually assaulting a 14 year old and spending decades sexually harassing tons of people, including underage folks.
I used to think posters like you are really just trolling. But y’all really try to take your f-ed up behaviors and put them off on everyone else, try to make them just a part of being a “flawed human being”.
Cam
You mean proven guilty like…oh I don’t know, him apologizing for it as well as dozens of other complaints against hi over the years being discovered?
one more thing
I don’t get all the Spacey hate, he is a great actor, he hasn’t been convicted of anything yet, I guess in Hollywood you are cancelled just by rumors…….
Cam
Cute how you try to claim nothing was proven….and yet the British theater he worked with did an investigation and fired him after revelations. Also, Netflix fired him because of an investigation they did.
If either were not True, Spacey could easily have sued. He didn’t. Additionally he admitted to the behavior.
Oh, and lastly, “Innocent until proven guilty” is for a court of law. Not for a private company that knows hiring a certain person may get people to not see your movie.
inbama
Nonentities are always jealous of anyone with talent.