All the Money in the World
All the Money in the World is a drama film directed by Ridley Scott and released in the United States in December 2017, based on the 1973 kidnapping of John Paul Getty IIIJohn Paul Getty IIIJohn Paul Getty III (1956–2011) was a grandson of the oil magnate J. Paul Getty who was kidnapped in Rome in 1973, had his right ear cut off and was freed after his family paid a ransom; he was paralysed by a drug-induced stroke in 1981 and died in England in 2011.Open the full entry in Rome; the role of J. Paul GettyJ. Paul GettyJ. Paul Getty (1892–1976) was an American oil businessman and art collector who held a controlling interest in the Getty Oil Company and founded the J. Paul Getty Museum; his bequest built the J. Paul Getty Trust after his death.Open the full entry, first played by Kevin Spacey, was recast with Christopher Plummer in emergency reshoots after misconduct allegations against Spacey.
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Key facts
2017Production and Subject
The film tells the story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and his mother’s attempt to persuade his billionaire grandfather to pay the ransom, dramatising his 1973 kidnapping for ransom by a criminal gang in Rome.[1][2]
Directed by Ridley Scott, with a screenplay by David Scarpa based on John Pearson’s book Painfully Rich: The Outrageous Fortune and Misfortunes of the Heirs of J. Paul Getty, the film was produced by Imperative Entertainment, Scott Free and Redrum Films and distributed by Sony’s TriStar Pictures; its cast includes Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer, Mark WahlbergMark WahlbergMark Wahlberg is an American actor, producer and entrepreneur who began his music career as Marky Mark. His films include Boogie Nights, The Departed, The Fighter and Ted. He has received Academy Award nominations as an actor and producer. His business interests include Wahlburgers, Municipal and F45, and he has appeared on School of Hard Knocks.Open the full entry, Romain Duris, Timothy Hutton and Charlie Plummer, and it runs 132 minutes and is rated R.[2]
November 8, 2017Kevin Spacey Is Replaced
The film had been set to have its world premiere at the AFI Fest in Los Angeles on November 16, 2017, before it was pulled. On November 8, following claims of sexual misconduct against Kevin Spacey, who played J. Paul Getty, by multiple men, Scott announced that he was removing Spacey entirely from the finished film and recasting the role with Christopher Plummer, with reshoots to begin immediately and the December 22 release date to be kept.[3][4]
Plummer said that it was not really replacing Spacey: “It’s starting all over again,” adding, “I think it’s very sad what happened to him.”[5]
November 20, 2017Emergency Reshoots
The reshoots began on November 20, 2017, and were projected to cost millions; Scott carried out a nine-day emergency reshoot in Rome and London, and Sony declined to comment on the cost. Explaining the recasting, Scott said: “We cannot let one person’s actions affect the good work of all these other people.”[5][4]
December 2017Release
January 2018Golden Globe and BAFTA Nominations
At the 2018 Golden Globes the film received three nominations, for Michelle Williams (Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama), Christopher Plummer (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture) and Ridley Scott (Best Director – Motion Picture), without winning. In the British Academy Film Awards nominations announced on January 9, 2018, Plummer was nominated for Supporting Actor.[1][8]
January 10–13, 2018Reshoot Pay Controversy
On January 10, 2018, Mark Wahlberg had reportedly negotiated $1.5 million for the reshoots while Michelle Williams, who was not told about this, received less than $1,000 extra in per diems, under 1 percent of his fee, prompting a controversy over pay disparity in Hollywood; Scott had earlier said that “everyone did it for nothing.”[9][10]
On January 13, Wahlberg announced that he would donate the $1.5 million reshoot fee to the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund in Williams’s name, saying “I 100% support the fight for fair pay”; William Morris Endeavor (WME), which represents both actors, donated an additional $500,000. Williams then said: “If we truly envision an equal world, it takes equal effort and sacrifice.”[11][10]
March 2018Academy Award Nomination
At the 90th Academy Awards, Christopher Plummer was nominated for Actor in a Supporting Role for the film; the award went to Sam Rockwell for Three Billboards.[12]
Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts
Golden Globes: Official website: https://goldenglobes.com/ (opens in a new window)[1]
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: Official website: https://www.oscars.org/ (opens in a new window)[12]
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