Kevin Spacey’s casting in the upcoming new film Control created a storm of controversy, in which the actor was cast before he was found not guilty on all counts last month at Southwark Crown Court. The film from the United Kingdom titled Control got Spacey in the project, much to the disapproval of fans. The Baby Driver movie star was characterized by the producer and his co-star Lauren Metcalfe as having an element of risk.
However, they are on record, admitting that they were willing to take the risk. Spacey had been accused of sexual misconduct and had his reputation tarnished as a result of the allegations made against him. This film allows him to rehabilitate his image and kickstart his career, which was rudely interjected by the serious allegations that came as a shock to his fans all over the world.
Kevin Spacey’s Co-star Defends His Casting in the Upcoming Film Control
Kevin Spacey has been part of fascinating movies and television shows, played varied roles, and earned top billings. However, since 2017, the actor has faced s–ual assault allegations and has been involved in several controversies which have tainted his reputation.
Spacey will now appear in the upcoming thrilling film Control, a project he got before he was found not guilty of on all counts last month at Southwark Crown Court. His co-star Lauren Metcalfe, who is starring and producing this small-budgeted movie, has recently opened up about the decision to cast the actor in the film.
Metcalfe was part of the hiring process, and she mentioned that they wanted to offer the actor this project, and they all took a risk, as she explained to BBC:
“He was cleared [in the US] at the time, and we wanted to base it on facts rather than, to enter into cancel culture.
She continued,
“As a producer, on that side of things, we all discussed it all together at length, you know, pros and cons. I feel that everyone I met had their own opinion on what was happening, and so it was a really tricky time to navigate through so much noise. It’s all the questions that you would normally consider; How is it going to affect your movie? How is it going to affect you moving forward with your career – it was a risk that I think we were all willing to take.
Kevin Spacey’s co-star Lauren Metcalfe said that as a producer, she discussed the pros and cons with the makers at great lengths, and when they made the decision to cast him, they were willing to take this risk.
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Lauren Metcalfe Claims She Was Thrilled To Work With Kevin Spacey
The Control is a small-budgeted movie directed by Gene Fallaize. In this project, Kevin Spacey is playing the role of a menacing who remotely hijacked the car of a government home secretary, played by Lauren Metcalfe. During her candid conversation with the outlet, Metcalfe revealed that the makers were thrilled that Spacey signed in to work in the film. She told the outlet,
“We were really privileged that he signed on for the role, and working with him has been one of the highlights of my career.”
Metcalfe added that they offered him the part because of his brilliant acting skills,
“I think people can see that for a low budget independent film, it couldn’t have been anything but positive to work with an actor – regardless of his personal life – who has a wealth of experience and expertise. There’s two sides to everything, and ultimately, yeah, it was it was a risk that we took.”
This film made a bold decision to incorporate Kevin Spacey into their project. They did this even before Spacey was cleared of his charges formally by the authorities. They did not submit to cancel culture and took a risk by hiring the actor.
This is a sharp departure from what Johnny Depp had to go through when he was kicked out of movies and shows after the damaging allegations by his former wife Amber Heard came out. Later when the allegations were proved to be false and without substance fans took the heat to the production houses, who had treated Depp very poorly.
Source: BBC
