In the #MeToo era, when an actor is accused of wrongdoing and the film or TV project is already under way — or even wrapped — sometimes directors and producers go back and reshoot their scenes with a replacement.
“All the Money in the World”
After Kevin Spacey was accused of sexual misconduct, director Ridley Scott went back into production on “All the Money in the World” and reshot all of the actor’s scenes, this time with Christopher Plummer playing billionaire J. Paul Getty. (Plummer received an Oscar nomination for the role.)
“Ordeal by Innocence”
BBC had already shot a new adaptation of the Agatha Christie classic with “Gossip Girl” alum Ed Westwick as the rough-around-the-edges son of a wealthy family. But after Westwick faced accusations of sexual misconduct, the network went back and re-shot the limited series with “Magic City” alum Christian Cooke.
“Wonder Park”
Ken Hudson Campbell (“Armageddon”) replaced Jeffrey Tambor as the voice of Boomer the Bear in Paramount’s 2019 animated film months after the Emmy-winning “Transparent” star was accused of harassment on the set of that series.
“The Secret Life of Pets 2”
Louis CK had voiced the lead dog in the 2016 animated hit — but Patton Oswalt replaced the comedian in the 2019 sequel after CK’s 2017 admission of sexual misconduct.
“The Hate U Give”
Kian Lawley had already shot his supporting role in the 2018 Black Lives Matter-themed drama “The Hate U Give” when old clips of the YouTuber spouting the N-word resurfaced; producers re-shot his scenes with “Riverdale” star KJ Apa in the role.
“Army of the Dead”
In August 2020, Netflix announced that Zack Snyder would do reshoots of his already-wrapped zombie-hunting movie with Tig Notaro replacing Chris D’Elia following online accusations that D’Elia had engaged in predatory behavior with underage girls (he has denied the accusations).
“Fantastic Beasts 3”
Johnny Depp, who played the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the first two films in the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise, was replaced as shooting on the third film was underway in the U.K. in November 2020. The forced resignation came just days after a U.K. court ruled against the star’s libel suit and found that ex-wife Amber Heard’s accusations of domestic abuse by Depp were “substantially true.” (Depp has continued to deny the accusations he was a “wife beater.”)
