ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD TV Spot Offers First Footage of Christopher Plummer as J. Paul Getty
A new TV spot has been released for Ridley Scott's upcoming film All The Money in The World and it gives us our first look at Christopher Plummer in the role of J. Paul Getty.
As you may have heard, the film had completed shooting with Kevin Spacey in the role, but after all of the sexual allegations came out against the actor, Ridley Scott and the studio made the decision to reshoot all of his scenes with Christopher Plummer. If you want to compare Plummer's version of the character with Spacey's, you can watch the original trailer for the film here. Plummer is a great actor, so there's no doubt he'll give an incredible performance.
The film tells the true story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III. The movie has an incredible cast that also includes Michelle Williams, Mark Wahlberg, Romain Duris, Charlie Plummer and Timothy Hutton. Here's the synopsis:
At 3 a.m. on 10 July 1973, Getty, then age 16, was kidnapped in the Piazza Farnese in Rome. A ransom note was received, demanding $17 million in exchange for his safe return. When that ransom message arrived, some family members suspected the kidnapping was merely a ploy by the rebellious youngster as he had frequently joked about staging his own kidnapping to extract money from his frugal grandfather. He was blindfolded and imprisoned in a mountain hideout. A second demand was received, but had been delayed by an Italian postal strike. John Paul Getty, Jr. asked his father for the money, but was refused. Getty Sr. argued that were he to pay the ransom, then his 14 other grandchildren could also be kidnapped. In November 1973, an envelope containing a lock of hair and a human ear was delivered to a daily newspaper with a threat of further mutilation of Paul, unless $3.2 million was paid: "This is Paul's ear. If we don't get some money within 10 days, then the other ear will arrive. In other words, he will arrive in little bits."
At this point Getty Sr. agreed to pay a ransom, although he would only pay $2.2 million, because that was the maximum amount that was tax deductible. He loaned the remainder to his son who was responsible for repaying the sum at 4% interest. The reluctant Getty Sr. negotiated a deal and got his grandson back for about $2.9 million. Getty III was found alive in a filling station of Lauria, in the province of Potenza, on 15 December 1973, shortly after the ransom was paid.
Sony will release All the Money in the World in theaters on December 8, 2017.