'Mr Spacey hasn't been found guilty of anything in a court of law yet.' Film could face potential backlash, victim advocate says After he was accused of sexual misconduct in October 2017, his role in All the Money in the World was re-cast and his scenes were re-shot to replace him with Christopher Plummer. 'Their concern is only about its affect on their box office. 'Studios and producers and distributors are highly sensitive about casting or even being involved with anyone who is alleged to have engaged in sexual misconduct,' Mr Schepisi said. In his report, Mr Schepisi likened Mr Rush's situation to actor Kevin Spacey, who was written out of Netflix drama House of Cards and edited out of feature film All the Money in the World following allegations of sexual misconduct.

( AAP: Dean Lewins)īefore the defamation trial, veteran Australian film director Fred Schepisi - who later appeared as a character witness for Mr Rush - prepared an expert report on the impact of the articles on Mr Rush's future career. Rush arrives in court in October for his defamation case against Nationwide News. Mr Rush's lawyer, Bruce McClintock, SC, told the court his client's reputation had been 'smashed and destroyed' by The Daily Telegraph's articles. Rush's reputation 'smashed and destroyed' Promotional material relating to the film was tendered to the court during the 15-day defamation trial.

Stories published in The Daily Telegraph late last year alleged Mr Rush behaved inappropriately towards younger colleague Eryn Jean Norvill during a Sydney Theatre Company production of King Lear in 20.įederal Court Justice Michael Wigney is expected to hand down his decision early next year but is not bound by any particular deadline, and the judgment could coincide with Storm Boy's release date.Īccording to Federal Court documents, Mr Rush earned $500,000 for the new film, which features the Oscar-winning actor as the grown-up version of the character Mike, who was played by Greg Rowe in the 1976 original. It has been produced by Sydney-based film house Ambience Entertainment but the company did not respond to the ABC's requests for comment. 'It would be inappropriate for Screen Australia to comment on any active court case,' the agency said in a statement. Screen Australia, which helped to fund Storm Boy, would not be drawn on the case's potential impact on the film's release. Rush in Adelaide in 2017 ahead of filming for Storm Boy.

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