Ridley Scott drops Kevin Spacey from ‘All the Money in the World’, to reshoot with Christopher Plummer

In a virtually unprecedented move, just weeks ahead of the release, director Ridley Scott has decided to replace Kevin Spacey, who has been accused of sexual harassment, with Christopher Plummer for his upcoming movie All the Money in the World.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Scott made the decision unilaterally and only informed Sony, the studio producing the movie, of the decision on Wednesday afternoon. The move comes mere days after streaming platform Netflix cut its ties with the actor of their flagship show House of Cards.

Spacey became the centre of controversy after Star Trek: Discovery star Anthony Rapp accused the disgraced Hollywood star of sexually harassing him when he was a teenager. Since then several more allegations have been made against the Oscar winner.

87-year-old Plummer was the original choice to play J Paul Getty in the story about the 1973 kidnapping of his grandson, 16-year-old John Paul Getty III. Since the studio wanted a bigger name attached, Spacey was picked for the shooting schedule of eight days.

The reports also speculate that Plummer will replace Spacey with the help of CGI/VFX techniques since the scenes shot with American Beauty star were set in different locations.

For now, the movie is slated to …read more