Editing Kevin Spacey (section)

==== 2017–present: Career controversy and comeback attempts ====
In March 2017, it was announced that Spacey would portray [[J. Paul Getty]] in [[Ridley Scott]]'s ''[[All the Money in the World]]''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|title=Michelle Williams, Kevin Spacey, Mark Wahlberg Circling Ridley Scott's Getty Kidnap Film|url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/michelle-williams-kevin-spacey-mark-wahlberg-ridley-scott-getty-kidnap-film-imperative-entertainment-sony-pictures-1202056971/|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 31, 2017|access-date=June 14, 2017|archive-date=June 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626030427/https://deadline.com/2017/03/michelle-williams-kevin-spacey-mark-wahlberg-ridley-scott-getty-kidnap-film-imperative-entertainment-sony-pictures-1202056971/|url-status=live}}</ref> He shot his role in the film in ten days over the summer of 2017. But because of the [[sexual assault]] allegations against Spacey, it was announced on November 8, 2017, that all of his footage would be excised,<ref>One shot with Spacey was retained because of time and money constraints, given the film's close deadline. It features the character of J. Paul Getty departing from a train in a wide shot and Spacey's face is not visible.</ref> and that [[Christopher Plummer]] would replace him in [[reshoots]].<ref name="DeadlineA_081117">{{cite news|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|url=https://deadline.com/2017/11/kevin-spacey-dropped-all-in-the-money-in-the-world-christopher-plummer-ridley-scott-j-paul-getty-1202204437/|title=Shocker: Kevin Spacey dropped from 'All The Money In The World;' J Paul Getty role recast with Christopher Plummer|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=November 8, 2017|access-date=November 8, 2017|archive-date=November 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109020204/http://deadline.com/2017/11/kevin-spacey-dropped-all-in-the-money-in-the-world-christopher-plummer-ridley-scott-j-paul-getty-1202204437/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Peter|last=Howell|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2017/11/09/movie-magician-christopher-plummer-seeks-to-perform-a-cinematic-miracle-by-replacing-kevin-spacey-howell.html|title=If any actor can quickly replace Kevin Spacey, it's Christopher Plummer|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|date=November 9, 2017|access-date=November 15, 2017|archive-date=November 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110154843/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2017/11/09/movie-magician-christopher-plummer-seeks-to-perform-a-cinematic-miracle-by-replacing-kevin-spacey-howell.html}}</ref> Despite the very tight schedule, [[TriStar Pictures]] completed the new version of the film in time for a December 25 release.<ref>{{cite web|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|title=Shocker: Kevin Spacey Dropped From 'All The Money In The World;' J Paul Getty Role Recast With Christopher Plummer|url=https://deadline.com/2017/11/kevin-spacey-dropped-all-in-the-money-in-the-world-christopher-plummer-ridley-scott-j-paul-getty-1202204437/|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=November 9, 2017|access-date=November 9, 2017|archive-date=November 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109020204/http://deadline.com/2017/11/kevin-spacey-dropped-all-in-the-money-in-the-world-christopher-plummer-ridley-scott-j-paul-getty-1202204437/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Andrea|last=Mandell|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/09/kevin-spacey-to-be-cut-out-of-all-the-money-in-the-world.html|title=Kevin Spacey to be cut out of 'All the Money in the World' following assault allegations|publisher=[[CNBC]]|date=November 9, 2017|access-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110225439/https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/09/kevin-spacey-to-be-cut-out-of-all-the-money-in-the-world.html|archive-date=November 10, 2017}}</ref> Spacey appeared in the film ''[[Billionaire Boys Club (2018 film)|Billionaire Boys Club]]'', which had a [[limited release]] on August 17, 2018.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Dominic|last=Patten|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kevin-spacey-movie-billionaire-boys-club-hit-theaters-1121334|title=Kevin Spacey Film 'Billionaire Boys Club' to Hit Select Theaters in August|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=September 4, 2018|access-date=September 12, 2018|archive-date=April 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416220928/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kevin-spacey-movie-billionaire-boys-club-hit-theaters-1121334|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Matt|last=Donelly|url=https://www.thewrap.com/kevin-spaceys-billionaire-boys-club-to-hit-theaters-in-august/|title=Return From Exile: Kevin Spacey's 'Billionaire Boys Club' to Hit Theaters in August (Exclusive)|website=[[The Wrap]]|date=June 18, 2018|access-date=June 18, 2018|archive-date=August 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822054006/https://www.thewrap.com/kevin-spaceys-billionaire-boys-club-to-hit-theaters-in-august/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=August 18, 2018 |title=Box Office: Kevin Spacey's 'Billionaire Boys Club' Earns Abysmal $126 on Opening Day |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-kevin-spaceys-billionaire-boys-club-earns-126-friday-1135816 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=May 21, 2020 |archive-date=December 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209034125/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-kevin-spaceys-billionaire-boys-club-earns-126-friday-1135816 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Vertical Entertainment]] stated that it would take no action to remove Spacey from the film, as it had been completed in late 2016, before the allegations made in October 2017.<ref>{{cite web|first=Zack|last=Sharf|url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/kevin-spacey-billionaire-boys-club-distributor-explains-opening-sexual-harassment-1201976248/|title=Kevin Spacey Returns: 'Billionaire Boys Club' Distributor Explains Why the Disgraced Actor's New Film Is Opening This Summer|website=[[Indiewire]]|date=June 19, 2018|access-date=November 12, 2023|archive-date=October 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025090320/https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/kevin-spacey-billionaire-boys-club-distributor-explains-opening-sexual-harassment-1201976248/|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{Blockquote
|text=We don't condone sexual harassment on any level and we fully support victims of it. At the same time, this is neither an easy nor insensitive decision to release this film in theatres, but we believe in giving the cast, as well as hundreds of crew members who worked hard on the film, the chance to see their final product reach audiences.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jacob|last=Stolworthy|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/kevin-spacey-new-film-billionaire-boys-club-sexual-misconduct-allegations-release-date-trailer-a8407801.html|title=Kevin Spacey returning to cinemas for first time since sexual assault allegations|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=20 June 2018|access-date=25 July 2018|archive-date=January 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102043554/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/kevin-spacey-new-film-billionaire-boys-club-sexual-misconduct-allegations-release-date-trailer-a8407801.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|author=Vertical Entertainment on their decision to release the film without any cuts or changes
}}Following the allegations leveled against him, Spacey maintained a lower profile and his career stalled.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yasharoff |first=Hannah |title=Kevin Spacey lands first acting role since 2017 sexual assault accusations, reports say |newspaper=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2021/05/25/kevin-spacey-lands-first-role-since-2017-sexual-assault-claims/7426071002/ |access-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102202858/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2021/05/25/kevin-spacey-lands-first-role-since-2017-sexual-assault-claims/7426071002/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Siegel |first=Tatiana |date=April 22, 2021 |title=Kevin Spacey's Strange New World: From Triple Threat to Legal Challenges on Three Fronts |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hollywood-pariah-kevin-spacey-faces-mounting-legal-woes-4169709/ |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102202858/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hollywood-pariah-kevin-spacey-faces-mounting-legal-woes-4169709/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2021, it was announced that he had been cast in a supporting role as a police detective in the crime drama film ''[[The Man Who Drew God]]'', directed by and starring [[Franco Nero]], which is about a blind artist who is wrongly accused of sexually abusing a child.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Escobedo |first1=Monica |last2=Deliso |first2=Meredith |date=May 23, 2021 |title=Kevin Spacey books 1st film role following sexual assault allegations |website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/kevin-spacey-1st-film-role-sexual-assault-allegations/story?id=77850104 |access-date=May 23, 2021 |archive-date=July 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712143924/https://abcnews.go.com/US/kevin-spacey-1st-film-role-sexual-assault-allegations/story?id=77850104 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite news |last=Shoard |first=Catherine |date=May 24, 2021 |title=Kevin Spacey set for return to movies with paedophilia drama |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/may/24/kevin-spacey-return-italian-paedophilia-drama |access-date=May 25, 2021 |archive-date=May 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524235313/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/may/24/kevin-spacey-return-italian-paedophilia-drama |url-status=live }}</ref> The film reunited Spacey with [[Faye Dunaway]], whom he directed in ''Albino Alligator''. In August 2021, Spacey was reportedly filming in California for a small production, ''[[Peter Five Eight]]'',<ref name=":3">{{cite magazine |last=Hudson |first=David |date=August 30, 2021 |title=Kevin Spacey pictured on set of new movie project being shot in the US |url=https://www.queerty.com/kevin-spacey-pictured-set-new-movie-project-shot-us-20210830 |magazine=[[Queerty]] |access-date=September 4, 2021 |archive-date=September 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904051841/https://www.queerty.com/kevin-spacey-pictured-set-new-movie-project-shot-us-20210830 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":4">{{cite news |date=August 29, 2021 |title=Kevin Spacey dreht wieder in den USA |language=de |trans-title=Kevin Spacey is filming again in the USA |website=[[n-tv]] |url=https://www.n-tv.de/leute/Kevin-Spacey-dreht-wieder-in-den-USA-article22772005.html |access-date=September 4, 2021 |archive-date=September 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904051844/https://www.n-tv.de/leute/Kevin-Spacey-dreht-wieder-in-den-USA-article22772005.html |url-status=live }}</ref> in which he plays a "charismatic" serial killer.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Keller |first=Erin |date=May 19, 2022 |title=Kevin Spacey plays a serial killer in first film since sex assault allegations |work=[[New York Post]] |url=https://nypost.com/2022/05/19/kevin-spacey-is-a-serial-killer-in-first-film-since-sex-assault-claims/ |access-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102202903/https://nypost.com/2022/05/19/kevin-spacey-is-a-serial-killer-in-first-film-since-sex-assault-claims/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On November 3, 2022, ''Variety'' reported that Spacey was set to speak at the [[National Museum of Cinema]] and was going to receive a lifetime achievement award on January 16, 2023, despite the allegations against him.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Vivarelli |first=Nick |date=November 3, 2022 |title=Kevin Spacey to Make First Speaking Appearance in Five Years: Actor Will Give Masterclass And Receive Prize at Italy's National Museum of Cinema |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/global/kevin-spacey-first-public-appearance-masterclass-italys-national-museum-of-cinema-turin-1235422070/ |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=November 4, 2022 |archive-date=November 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103185309/https://variety.com/2022/film/global/kevin-spacey-first-public-appearance-masterclass-italys-national-museum-of-cinema-turin-1235422070/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On November 28, 2022, after winning a sexual battery lawsuit against him filed by [[Anthony Rapp]], Spacey was cast in the British indie thriller ''[[Control (2023 film)|Control]]''. Its director, Gene Fallaize, dismissed concerns about working with Spacey.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yossman |first=K. J. |date=November 28, 2022 |title=Kevin Spacey Books First Movie After Winning $40 Million Sexual Battery Lawsuit |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/global/kevin-spacey-movie-sexual-assault-charges-trial-1235443157/ |access-date=December 1, 2022 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US |archive-date=December 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201091402/https://variety.com/2022/film/global/kevin-spacey-movie-sexual-assault-charges-trial-1235443157/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022, Spacey was cast as the late Croatian leader [[Franjo Tuđman]] in the political drama ''[[Once Upon a Time in Croatia]]'', directed by [[Jakov Sedlar]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Higgins |first=Andrew |date=January 2, 2023 |title=To Buff a Balkan Leader's Image, a Filmmaker Calls In Kevin Spacey |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/02/world/europe/kevin-spacey-franjo-tudjman-croatia.html |access-date=January 4, 2023 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=January 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103235605/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/02/world/europe/kevin-spacey-franjo-tudjman-croatia.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2024, notable industry members such as actors [[Sharon Stone]], [[Liam Neeson]], [[F. Murray Abraham]], and [[Stephen Fry]], film director [[Paul Schrader]] and theatre director [[Trevor Nunn]] vocally supported Spacey's attempts to return to acting.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2024/film/news/sharon-stone-liam-neeson-support-kevin-spacey-return-acting-1236006820/|title= Sharon Stone and Liam Neeson Call for Kevin Spacey's Return to Acting: 'He Is a Genius' and 'Our Industry Needs Him and Misses Him Greatly'|website= Variety|date= May 16, 2024|access-date= May 16, 2024|archive-date= May 16, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240516213416/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/sharon-stone-liam-neeson-support-kevin-spacey-return-acting-1236006820/|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnd6d7y11nwo|title= Stars back Kevin Spacey acting return|date= May 16, 2024|publisher= BBC|access-date= May 16, 2024|archive-date= May 16, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240516111327/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnd6d7y11nwo|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/paul-schrader-kevin-spacey-frank-sinatra-biopic-1235002482/|title= Paul Schrader Wants Kevin Spacey to Play Frank Sinatra in Potential Biopic: 'Cancel Culture Won't Let Him Go'|website= [[IndieWire]]|date= May 9, 2024|access-date= May 17, 2024|archive-date= May 16, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240516160626/https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/paul-schrader-kevin-spacey-frank-sinatra-biopic-1235002482/|url-status= live}}</ref>