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'All The Money' Re-Shoot Was Decided 'In A Heartbeat,' Ridley Scott Says

After Kevin Spacey was accused of sexual misconduct, director Ridley Scott raced to save his film. He gathered the cast and crew and shot 22 scenes in nine days — this time with Christopher Plummer.
Christopher Plummer's role in <em>All the Money in the World </em>was originally filled by Kevin Spacey.

Filmmaker Ridley Scott began shooting his thriller All the Money in the World on May 29. By September, Sony released the first trailer, with Kevin Spacey in the role of oil tycoon John Paul Getty. Then, on Oct. 29, just weeks before the movie was set to be released, Buzzfeed published a story about Spacey in which another actor accused him of sexual misconduct.

The news spread quickly. Spacey , but more allegations followed. from the cast of and announced it

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