Editing Kevin Spacey (section)

==== 2000–2016: Established actor ====
[[File:Bobby Darin 1972.JPG|thumb|right|160px|Spacey portrayed singer [[Bobby Darrin]] in ''[[Beyond the Sea (2004 film)|Beyond the Sea]]'' (2004) which he also directed]]
Spacey played a physically and emotionally scarred grade school teacher in ''[[Pay It Forward (film)|Pay It Forward]]'' (2000), a patient in a mental institution who may or may not be an [[Extraterrestrial life|alien]] in ''[[K-PAX (film)|K-Pax]]'' (2001), and singer [[Bobby Darin]] in ''[[Beyond the Sea (2004 film)|Beyond the Sea]]'' (2004). The latter was a lifelong dream project for Spacey, who took on co-writing, directing, co-producing and starring duties in the biography/musical about Darin's life, career and relationship with actress [[Sandra Dee]]. Facing little interest for backing in the U.S., Spacey went to the United Kingdom and Germany for funding. Almost all of the film was made in [[Berlin]].<ref name="parade" /> Spacey provided his own vocals on the film's soundtrack and appeared in several tribute concerts around the time of its release. Spacey received mostly positive reviews for his singing, as well as a [[Golden Globe]] nomination for his performance. However, reviewers debated the age disparity between Spacey and Darin, noting that Spacey was too old to convincingly portray Darin, particularly during the early stages of the singer's life depicted in the film.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jay |last=Boyar |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2004/12/29/a-bit-of-darin-lives-in-spacey/ |title=A bit of Darin lives in Spacey |newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]   |date=December 29, 2004 |access-date=November 15, 2015 |archive-date=November 17, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117032207/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2004-12-29/news/0412280338_1_kevin-spacey-bobby-darin-pop-singer }}</ref>

In 2006, Spacey played [[Lex Luthor]] in the [[Bryan Singer]] [[superhero]] film ''[[Superman Returns]]'' starring [[Brandon Routh]]. He was to return for its 2009 sequel, but the series was instead rebooted with the 2013 film ''[[Man of Steel (film)|Man of Steel]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Ali|last=Plumb|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/kevin-spacey-jesse-eisenberg-playing-lex-luthor/|title=Kevin Spacey on Jesse Eisenberg Playing Lex Luthor|magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |date=February 27, 2014|access-date=November 15, 2015|archive-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803060556/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/kevin-spacey-jesse-eisenberg-playing-lex-luthor/|url-status=live}}</ref> Spacey also appeared in ''[[Edison (film)|Edison]]'', which received a [[direct-to-video]] release in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |author=XSSIV |title='Edison' cast includes Freeman, Spacey and LL Cool J |url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/edison-cast-includes-freeman-spacey-and-ll-cool-j |work=MovieWeb |date=December 3, 2003 |access-date=September 22, 2013 |archive-date=September 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930170402/http://www.movieweb.com/news/edison-cast-includes-freeman-spacey-and-ll-cool-j }}</ref> The film was released in theaters in [[Netherlands]] on March 12, 2006. In 2008, Spacey played a [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT) lecturer in the film ''[[21 (2008 film)|21]]''. The film is based on [[Ben Mezrich]]'s best seller ''[[Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions]]'', a story of student MIT [[card-counting|card-counters]] who used [[mathematical probability]] to aid them in card games such as [[blackjack]]. In early 2010, Spacey went to China to star in writer-director [[Dayyan Eng]]'s [[black comedy]] film ''[[Inseparable (film)|Inseparable]]'', becoming the first Hollywood actor to star in a fully Chinese-funded film.<ref>{{cite web |first=S.T. |last=Vanairsdale |url=http://movieline.com/2012/05/03/kevin-spaceys-chinese-buddy-superhero-movie-inseparable-looks-interesting/ |title=Kevin Spacey's Chinese Buddy-Superhero Movie Inseparable Looks... Interesting |website=[[Movieline]] |date=May 5, 2012 |access-date=November 15, 2015 |archive-date=December 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215123717/http://movieline.com/2012/05/03/kevin-spaceys-chinese-buddy-superhero-movie-inseparable-looks-interesting/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Kevin Spacey (Berlin Film Festival 2011).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Spacey at the [[Berlin International Film Festival|Berlin Film Festival]] 2011]]
In 2011, Spacey starred in [[J.C. Chandor]]'s financial thriller ''[[Margin Call]]'' alongside [[Paul Bettany]], [[Jeremy Irons]], [[Zachary Quinto]], [[Demi Moore]], and [[Stanley Tucci]]. The story at large takes place over a 24-hour period at a large [[Wall Street]] [[investment bank]] during the initial stages of the [[2008 financial crisis]]. The film, which focuses on the actions taken by a group of employees during the subsequent financial collapse, made its debut at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] to critical acclaim. Spacey received the [[Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award]] along with the cast. That same year, Spacey co-starred in the black comedy film ''[[Horrible Bosses]]'', which grossed over {{USD|209.6 million|long=no}} at the box office.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=horriblebosses.htm |title=Horrible Bosses |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=January 17, 2016 |archive-date=October 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022153531/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=horriblebosses.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2013 he executive-produced the biographical survival thriller film ''[[Captain Phillips (film)|Captain Phillips]]'', which was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]].<ref name=oscarnom>{{cite web |url=https://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/86/nominees.html |title=Nominees for the 86th Academy Awards |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |access-date=January 16, 2016 |archive-date=May 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531064911/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/86/nominees.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=oscarwin>{{cite magazine|first=Kimberly|last=Nordyke|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscar-winners-2014-full-list-results-86th-academy-awards-kodak-theater-684748|title=Oscars 2014 Winners: The Complete List|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=March 2, 2014|access-date=January 16, 2016|archive-date=July 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140723201401/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscar-winners-2014-full-list-results-86th-academy-awards-kodak-theater-684748|url-status=live}}</ref>

He starred as President [[Richard Nixon]] in the comedy-drama ''[[Elvis & Nixon]]'' (2016), which is based on the meeting that took place between Nixon and singer [[Elvis Presley]] ([[Michael Shannon]]) in December 1970 wherein Presley requested that Nixon swear him in as an undercover agent in the [[Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Jen|last=Yamato|title='Elvis & Nixon' Sets Kevin Spacey & Michael Shannon in Tale of Historic White House Hangout – AFM|url=https://deadline.com/2014/11/elvis-and-nixon-movie-kevin-spacey-michael-shannon-cast-1201274891/|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=November 5, 2014|access-date=June 20, 2016|archive-date=March 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303125227/https://deadline.com/2014/11/elvis-and-nixon-movie-kevin-spacey-michael-shannon-cast-1201274891/|url-status=live}}</ref> He next starred in the comedy film ''[[Nine Lives (2016 film)|Nine Lives]]'', as a man trapped in the body of a cat.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Eric|last1=Hayden|first2=Tatiana|last2=Siegel|title=Kevin Spacey to Star in Comedy 'Nine Lives' From 'Men in Black' Director|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kevin-spacey-star-comedy-nine-767937|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 28, 2015|access-date=June 20, 2016|archive-date=January 31, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150131020028/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kevin-spacey-star-comedy-nine-767937|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was released on August 5, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|first=Erik|last=Pederson|title='Nine Lives' Trailer: Here Kevin Spacey Spacey Spacey...|url=https://deadline.com/2016/04/nine-lives-trailer-kevin-spacey-christopher-jennifer-garner-1201738336/|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=April 15, 2016|access-date=June 20, 2016|archive-date=June 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160619233812/http://deadline.com/2016/04/nine-lives-trailer-kevin-spacey-christopher-jennifer-garner-1201738336/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2016 it was announced that [[Relativity Media]], which was just emerging from [[Chapter 11 bankruptcy]],<ref>{{cite news|first1=Dominic|last1=Patten|first2=Mike Jr.|last2=Fleming|title=Ryan Kavanaugh's Relativity Media finally files Chapter 11 bankruptcy|url=https://deadline.com/2015/07/relativity-bankruptcy-ryan-kavanaugh-chapter-11-filing-1201485656/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=July 30, 2015|access-date=November 4, 2017|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019200303/https://deadline.com/2015/07/relativity-bankruptcy-ryan-kavanaugh-chapter-11-filing-1201485656/|url-status=live}}</ref> had acquired Trigger Street Productions and that Spacey would become chairman of [[Relativity Media#Relativity Studios|Relativity Studios]], while Dana Brunetti would become the studio's president.<ref>{{cite web|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|title=Relativity Media acquires Trigger Street; sets Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti to run studio as it emerges From Chapter 11|url=https://deadline.com/2016/01/relativity-media-kevin-spacey-dana-brunetti-trigger-street-1201677412/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=January 6, 2016|access-date=November 4, 2017|archive-date=October 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021123445/http://deadline.com/2016/01/relativity-media-kevin-spacey-dana-brunetti-trigger-street-1201677412/|url-status=live}}</ref> Spacey called the move "an incredible opportunity to make great entertainment" and said he considered it the "next evolution in my career".<ref>{{cite magazine | first = James | last = Rainey | title = Kevin Spacey, Dana Brunetti set to run Relativity for Ryan Kavanaugh | url = https://variety.com/2016/biz/news/kevin-spacey-dana-brunetti-relativity-studios-1201673516/ | magazine = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = January 6, 2016 | access-date = November 4, 2017 | archive-date = November 4, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171104064954/http://variety.com/2016/biz/news/kevin-spacey-dana-brunetti-relativity-studios-1201673516/ | url-status = live }}</ref> However, when the paperwork for the studio was filed for the court, it emerged that Spacey had opted out of assuming the chairmanship of the studios,<ref>{{cite news | last1 = Lang | first1 = Brent | last2 = Littleton | first2 = Cynthia | title = Relativity Relaunch: Kevin Spacey nixes chairman role, Dana Brunetti sets deal | url = https://variety.com/2016/film/news/kevin-spacey-relativity-2-1201728899/ | magazine = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = March 13, 2016 | access-date = November 4, 2017 | archive-date = November 6, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171106181337/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/kevin-spacey-relativity-2-1201728899/ | url-status = live }}</ref> and by the end of 2016 Brunetti had also left Relativity, while both remained executive producers on ''House of Cards'' and ''[[Manhunt: Unabomber|Manifesto]]''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|title=Dana Brunetti leaving Relativity; will continue producing|url=https://deadline.com/2016/12/dana-brunetti-relativity-media-departure-ryan-kavanaugh-1201874353/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=December 20, 2016|access-date=November 4, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107010545/http://deadline.com/2016/12/dana-brunetti-relativity-media-departure-ryan-kavanaugh-1201874353/|url-status=live}}</ref>