The kidnapping of John Paul Getty III in 1973 is the subject of “All the Money in the World” from producer-director Ridley Scott (“Alien” 1979). This project ran into big problems when, one month before its scheduled release in November, 2107, Scott fired star Kevin Spacey due to allegations of harassment and more.
Scott immediately hired Christopher Plummer to replace Spacey as billionaire J. Paul Getty. All scenes involving Spacey had to be reshot with Plummer, and was completed in a speedy ten days. The completed picture premiered more or less on schedule at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills on Dec. 25, 2017. Plummer turned in an outstanding performance, especially considering the short amount of time he had to familiarize himself with the material. Plummer was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his efforts.
Co-stars in “All the Money in the World” from Tri-Star Pictures and Scott Free Productions includes Michelle Williams, one of the finest actors of our time, perfect as Gail Harris Getty, mother of the abducted Getty, along with Charlie Plummer (no relation to the elder Plummer) as John Paul Getty III, Mark Wahlberg as the Getty family advisor, Timothy Hutton as the Getty family attorney, and Andrew Buchan, Romain Duris, Marco Leonardi, Giuseppe Bonifati, Nicolas Vaporidis, Stacy Martin, and Clive Wood. The screenplay was penned by David Scarpa.
All the Money in the World (2017)
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The kidnapping of John Paul Getty III in 1973 is the subject of “All the Money in the World” from producer-director Ridley Scott (“Alien” 1979). This project ran into big problems when, one month before its scheduled release in November, 2107, Scott fired star Kevin Spacey due to allegations of harassment and more.
Scott immediately hired Christopher Plummer to replace Spacey as billionaire J. Paul Getty. All scenes involving Spacey had to be reshot with Plummer, and was completed in a speedy ten days. The completed picture premiered more or less on schedule at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills on Dec. 25, 2017. Plummer turned in an outstanding performance, especially considering the short amount of time he had to familiarize himself with the material. Plummer was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his efforts.
Co-stars in “All the Money in the World” from Tri-Star Pictures and Scott Free Productions includes Michelle Williams, one of the finest actors of our time, perfect as Gail Harris Getty, mother of the abducted Getty, along with Charlie Plummer (no relation to the elder Plummer) as John Paul Getty III, Mark Wahlberg as the Getty family advisor, Timothy Hutton as the Getty family attorney, and Andrew Buchan, Romain Duris, Marco Leonardi, Giuseppe Bonifati, Nicolas Vaporidis, Stacy Martin, and Clive Wood. The screenplay was penned by David Scarpa.