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Christopher Plummer will replace Kevin Spacey as J. Paul Getty in ‘All the Money in the World’

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As new allegations of sexual misconduct against Kevin Spacey continue to come to light, Ridley Scott’s upcoming drama All the Money in the World has opted to remove Spacey from the film altogether and will replace the actor with Christopher Plummer, according to a report from Deadline.

However, that isn’t even the most shocking part of this report, as the trade also notes Scott is “determined to keep the film’s December 22 release date,” meaning Sony Pictures will have to get the ball rolling on these reshoots as soon as possible in order to meet its mid-December deadline.

Based on the book by John Pearson, All the Money in the World follows the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother Gail to convince his billionaire grandfather to pay the $17 million dollar ransom. The film was expected to premiere at AFI Fest later this month but was pulled from its closing night slot earlier this week.

Deadline also notes that the cast, crew, and studio “unanimously agreed to reshoot all of Spacey’s scenes, with Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Williams’ cooperation part of the mix.” Sony will likely have to re-cut a new trailer and issue a new one-sheet for All the Money in the World, as the current one features Spacey’s face front and center.

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Denis Villeneuve says he is too busy with his ‘Dune’ adaptation to direct ‘James Bond 25’

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer announced this past summer that the world’s most favorite MI6 agent, James Bond, would be returning to the big screen in 2019 with Daniel Craig reprising his role one last time before officially calling it quits.

However, there has been plenty of speculation as to who will direct Craig in his final outing. Yann Demange, David Mackenzie, and Denis Villeneuve are said to be the top three frontrunners for the gig, but the latter doesn’t think the timing is quite right for him.

“The thing is, I don’t know about that,” Villeneuve said when asked if he is going to direct James Bond 25. “Daniel Craig is a very inspiring actor, and I had some contact, and the thing is that I’m busy right now doing Dune. But, I will say to have the privilege to work with him, would be a dream. I would love to work with Daniel and a Bond movie, for me, would be a treat. It’s a matter of timing I guess.”

Dune is, of course, a novel that Hollywood has had a tough time bringing to the big screen in the past, with the exception of David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation, so it would only make sense that Villeneuve, one of the busiest directors working today, would be devoting all of his time to making sure he gets his own adaptation done correctly.

As for Bond 25, which is being written by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, it should be safe to say that we can cross Villeneuve off the list of frontrunners and expect either Demange or Mackenzie to take the directing gig. Either way, MGM will have to make a decision soon, as the film is scheduled to open in theaters on November 8, 2019.

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‘Justice League’ social media reactions call it a flawed, surprisingly fun superhero adventure

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The first reactions to Justice League have hit social media and they, largely, have rather positive things to say about the upcoming next installment in the DC Extended Universe starring Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Henry Cavill, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, and Ray Fisher, though they do acknowledge that this surprisingly fun superhero adventure has some major flaws.

Justice League takes place just after the events of last year’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and follows Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince as they work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against a newly awakened threat. Zack Snyder directed the majority of the film, while Joss Whedon oversaw reshoots and post-production.

With an all-star cast that also includes Amy Adams, J.K. Simmons, Amber Heard, Jesse Eisenberg, Robin Wright, Diane Lane, Kiersey Clemons, Jeremy Irons, and Ciaran Hinds, Justice League will open in theaters nationwide on November 17, 2017.

Check out some of the long-awaited first reactions to Justice League below:

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‘The Last Jedi’ director Rian Johnson is developing an entirely new ‘Star Wars’ trilogy

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On what continues to be an eventful Thursday afternoon, Lucasfilm just announced that Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson is creating a brand new Star Wars trilogy, the first of which he will be writing and directing, that will take place in a whole new part of the galaxy far, far away that we have never seen before.

“We all loved working with Rian on The Last Jedi,” Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy said. “He’s a creative force, and watching him craft The Last Jedi from start to finish was one of the great joys of my career. Rian will do amazing things with the blank canvas of this new trilogy.”

In a joint statement issued by Johnson and his longtime collaborator Ram Bergman, who produced The Last Jedi and team-up with Johnson once again for the first installment in the new trilogy, the duo expressed their love and immense amount of enthusiasm for the Star Wars franchise.

“We had the time of our lives collaborating with Lucasfilm and Disney on The Last Jedi,” Johnson and Bergman said. “Star Wars is the greatest modern mythology and we feel very lucky to have contributed to it. We can’t wait to continue with this new series of films.”

While Star Wars fans will undoubtedly, and rightfully, stay cautiously optimistic about Lucasfilm’s plans for a new trilogy until after they see how The Last Jedi turns out on December 15, this is a big move on the studio’s behalf and only goes to show how confident they are in Johnson as a filmmaker and someone that can truly help evolve this long-running franchise.

A release date for the first film in the new Star Wars trilogy has not been announced.

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