The dismissal of the actor Kevin Spacey after being accused of multiple sexual cases of abuse. Netflix’s House of Cards protagonist has cost the platform $39 million. All according to the company’s economic statistics for the fourth quarter of 2017.
In November, Netflix published the news that it would cut off all connections with the actor after accusations of sexual assault came to light. “We decided to suspend the production of the sixth season of House of Cards until further notice. To have time to assess the current situation and address any concerns of our cast and crew,” announced the sources of production. Now it is expected that the last season of the series will focus on the character of Robert Wright.
The House Of Cards Protagonist didn’t leave empty-handed
This situation reverberated in Netflix and the series. First, they decided to dismiss Spacey in November. They had now to rewrite the episodes of the sixth season. Finally, which should have been shot around those dates, they eliminated the figure of Frank Underwood and focused the story completely on Claire Underwood. They also cut the initial order of episodes. This caused them to reconstruct the new season with only in eight episodes.
At that time, Netflix also announced that it would not go ahead with a biographical film of Gore Vidal. The novelist died in 2012. Spacey was supposed to star the film. The movie was already in post-production phase when it was discarded.
Dropped from different projects
The actor was accused of sexual abuse in late October by another actor, Anthony Rapp. In 1986, Kevin Spacey was 26 years old and Rapp was 14 years old the abuse occurred, according to Buzzfeed. After hearing the news, Spacey immediately published a statement in which he asked for forgiveness for this attitude he took. Although he claims not to remember the fact as it happened at a party in which he was drunk. The actor also had the opportunity to come out and tell that after many years with relationships with both men and women, he now lives “a gay life.”
Spacey was also discarded and replaced as the protagonist in “All The Money In The World” as instructed by director Ridley Scott. Christopher Plummer took his place and now thanks to his role in this film is giving a strong battle at the Oscars. They have been nominated for the role originally started by Spacey.