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PEOPLE & ARTS Thursday 16 November 2017
Plummer calls his replacement of Spacey in film ‘ironic’

By JOHN CARUCCI the film, it had to keep its
Associated Press Dec. 22 release date to re-
NEW YORK (AP) — Chris- main in contention.
topher Plummer says he The reshoots with Plummer
doesn’t feel like he’s re- begin next week, but he
placing Kevin Spacey in said he feels very little pres-
the upcoming Ridley Scott sure.
film “All the Money in the “Actually just to learn my
World” because he was up lines, because it has to be
for the part when the mov- done very quickly before
ie was being cast. they release the picture,”
Plummer spoke briefly he said.
about the film at a Charles But Plummer doesn’t feel
Dickens exhibit at the Pier- that he’s filling in for Spac-
pont Morgan Library on ey.
Tuesday in New York. “No. Not at all because we
Spacey got the role as bil- were both up for the part
lionaire J. Paul Getty, but — the same part — months
after a series of sexual mis- ago, so in a funny, ironic
conduct allegations sur- way it’s coming back to
faced, beginning with ac- me.”
tor Anthony Rapp’s claim Plummer was at the Dick-
that Spacey tried to se- ens event to promote his
duce him at age 14, the latest film, “The Man Who
“House of Cards” star was Invented Christmas,” the In this July 25, 2013, file photo, Christopher Plummer, a cast member in the HBO film “Muhammad
ousted. origin story of “A Christmas Ali’s Greatest Fight,” poses for a portrait at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Spacey’s scenes were al- Carol.” Associated Press
ready shot, and with Oscar He plays Ebenezer Scrooge
buzz already surrounding in the film.q

‘Titanic’ sailing

back into theaters

for one week

his image released by Paramount Pictures shows Leonardo
DiCaprio, left, and Kate Winslet in a scene from “Titanic.”
LOS ANGELES (AP) — AMC locations nationwide
Twenty years after Leon- starting Dec. 1.
ardo DiCaprio and Kate Cameron says it is the best-
Winslet fell in love on that looking version of “Titanic”
doomed ship, “Titanic” is ever released.
sailing back into theaters Cameron’s “Titanic”
for one week. grossed over $2 billion at
Dolby Laboratories, Para- the box office and won 11
mount Pictures and AMC Academy Awards includ-
Theaters said Wednesday ing best picture and best
that a re-mastered version director.
of the James Cameron Tickets are on sale
film will be shown at select Wednesday.q