‘I’ve not heard from Spacey yet’ – director

SIR RIDLEY Scott has said he has not heard from Kevin Spacey since he replaced the actor in his latest film.

The acclaimed director, who on Sunday night was awarded the prestigious Bafta fellowship, had to reshoot scenes for All The Money In The

World after allegations of sexual assault were made against House Of

Cards star Spacey. The drama, about the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, saw Christopher Plummer replacing Spacey weeks ahead of the film’s release. Speaking during a Bafta: A Life

In Pictures event to celebrate his career, he said: “It took me 20 minutes (to ‘swing into action’)... If Kevin had said ‘Dude, I’m sorry about this but that’s the way it is’, and I’d have said ‘Fine, but I’m going to replace you’. Instead I haven’t heard from him or anybody representing him since that point. “So I gave him 20 minutes and then I said I can get another man if I fly to New York tonight and meet with him, I’m convinced I can get him. “So, once I had him and we knew the dates and the locations were available, everyone was available, we were shooting in nine days. So the biggest thing, really the biggest challenge was for our guy to learn 22 scenes, which he did. “And I absolutely was thrilled to work with him (Christopher Plummer). I’ve always admired him and never found a role that actually was right for him actually when he was available. But he’s one of the greats”.