Kevin Spacey has been replaced by Christopher Plummer in All The Money In The Worl, just six weeks before the big budget movie’s release date.
The actor, 58, has been written out of the film in a bold move by director Ridley Scott and Imperative Entertainment’s Dan Friedkin and Bradley Thomas in the wake of multiple sexual assault allegations.
The cast and crew have all agreed to re-shoot Spacey’s scenes, and are said to be ‘determined’ to stick to the December 22 release date, Deadline reports.
Sources close to the production claim the re-shoots are commencing immediately, with Plummer, 87, taking on the role of late oil tycoon J. Paul Getty.
The move comes after the movie was pulled from the prestigious closing night slot of the AFI Festival this month, and had its awards campaign push halted.
The re-shoot will be by no means an easy task, with Spacey transformed with the aid of prosthetics to portray the ultra-wealthy oil tycoon.
Set predominantly in Rome, Italy, in 1973, the movie details the story of Getty refusing to pay the $17 million ransom when his grandson was kidnapped at the age of 16, despite being the richest man in the world at the time.
The change in strategy comes amid new sexual assault allegations throughout Spacey’s 11 years as artistic director of the Old Vic theatre in London.
Kevin Spacey has been replaced by Christopher Plummer in All The Money In The Worl, just six weeks before the big budget movie’s release date