BlackBook: Ridley Scott’s drama about the true story of the Getty family, All The Money In The World, is set to come out next month, on December 22. It features an all star cast led by Michelle Williams, Mark Wahlberg, and, until very recently, Kevin Spacey. The film was completely finished and had an official trailer. Now, in the wake of the sexual assault allegations against Spacey, Scott is making an unprecedented move in film history: reshooting all of Spacey’s scenes with a new actor while still adhering to the December 22 release date.
2 comments:
This is so amazing. It's absolutely unprecedented and even stronger than any of the times when sexual predators have been fired or publicly shamed. This is game changing because it says, "You thought you were safe, but we can always replace you." So much of the abuse that happens in Hollywood happens because these men are so powerful and well-known, and they know it. They know how valuable they are to the film or to the television show, so they conduct themselves as though they are invincible. So many of these men have been regarded as statues rather than people, and we need to start treating them like people. Not a great actor who had some unfortunate habits, just a dirty man who rapes people. This film does not want to include a dirty man who rapes people, it is as simple as that. It will be so much money. The studio will pay for weeks of extra shooting time, probably tons of post production overtime, etc. This is not a small choice. But by sending this all-important message: "We can and will replace you," we demote these statues back to men. I think that makes all the difference.
This is a huge leap! The word Weinstein effect has been thrown around, and this is exactly the type of leaps Hollywood needs to be taking to finally start making a lasting affect on the way the industry treats sexual predators. On a similar note to Kat's, many victims spend their careers enduring harassment and abuse in fear that they themselves would be replaced by different actors or actress's. Its an extraordinary feat when directors like Ridley Scott has very publicly taken legitimate actions against this type of creepy behavior amongst Hollywood stars rather than stand idly by while this movie made millions knowing that one its stars is a predator. I applaud Scott as he is really running a ton of risk, and possibly throwing away chances towards a big Oscar year due to this action, but he'll gain something that the Academy couldn't give him, the respect and admiration of tons of individuals everywhere.
Post a Comment