The name Kevin Spacey stirs a lot of conversation.
The actor went from being the face on our screens to the name on everyone's lips for
all the wrong reasons.
After his career was ruined overnight, nobody was expecting it ever to be revived.
With tons of lawsuits against him, NONE of the big names in the industry were interested
in being associated with Spacey, until headlines announced that Hollywood had given the actor
a second chance.
Does it mean Spacey has been forgiven?
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Spacey has booked his first film following years of sexual assault allegations.
The critically acclaimed actor was once considered one of the greatest stars in Hollywood, with
two Oscar awards to his name.
However, no academy award was significant enough to absolve Spacey of his alleged actions.
After the recent casting news, the actor is attempting to rise from the ashes of his alleged
wrongdoings.
Spacey, who is famed for always playing the unsuspected villain, will not be playing the
lead role this time.
Instead, he has been cast to play the part of a police officer investigating the case
of an artist under prosecution, in the upcoming Italian film, The Man Who Drew God.
It is said to be directed by fellow actor Franco Nero who has worked on productions
such as Django Unchained and Letters To Juliet.
Could this be Spacey's comeback?
And after his last film plummeted to the ground, will anyone be lining up at cinemas to catch
this performance?
The film is reportedly set to shoot in Italy, and Spacey will be playing alongside Nero's
wife, Vanessa Redgrave.
Nero, who stands firmly on "justice and peace" being a part of his DNA, did not comment on
the elephant in the room.
"I'm very happy Kevin agreed to participate in my film," the Italian actor shared.
"I consider him a great actor, and I can't wait to start the movie."
Aside from the occasional Christmas videos that left many scratching their heads, where
Spacey channels his House of Cards character Francis Underwood and vaguely addresses the
assault allegations, this is the first time the American Beauty actor will be returning
to our screens since his last performance years ago.
The new film is centred around a blind artist who has the divine ability to paint and draw
portraits of people by merely listening to their voices.
And this godlike skill propels him to fame.
However, in the midst of it all, the creative is suspected of child maltreatment.
Twitter fans could not help but notice the striking resemblance between the films plot
and Spacey's own life, with one user saying,
"They're just messing with us now.
#KevinSpacey"
At the height of the actor's career, multiple allegations began to surface.
At least twenty young men came forward, accusing the actor of sexual misconduct that happened
for about 18 years.
Even though the actor has always pleaded “not guilty”, he was blacklisted in Hollywood.
So, the real question is whether the film will perform well, now that Spacey has jumped
on board because many filmmakers removed the actor from productions following his public
scrutiny.
Including the political show, he had starred in for half a decade.
When House of Cards returned for its final season, Spacey's character had been killed
off, with no sign of returning.
Shortly after he was removed from the Netflix series, a film he had finished shooting, All
the Money in the World, completely wiped him out of the scenes and replaced him with another
actor.
"My decision was almost immediate," the director shared.
"I said: 'We need to re-do this.'
I phoned Christopher and asked if he'd meet me in New York.
Met him that night."
That same year, The Emmys also removed him from their ceremony, announcing that "in light
of recent events", they would not honour Spacey with the 2017 Intl Emmy Founders Award.
Till now, the actor had been erased from all his projects.
Spacey has not commented on the new role as yet, but the Twitterverse is not holding back
their opinions.
"I wish anyone willing to work with Kevin Spacey a very death by fire", one user wrote.
With another saying, "Yayy, I can't wait to watch this.
Huge Kevin Spacey fan here."
Since his publicized fall from grace, the actor has been hiding out in isolation also
distancing himself from social media.
The actor, however, did share a much-criticized apology to one of his alleged victims where
he denies the assault claims, but tries to justify his actions saying,
“But if I did behave as he describes, I owe him the sincerest apology for what would
have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior,”
In the same statement he uses a moment to reveal his sexual identity as a gay man.
Not only has he disappeared from the screen, but it turns out the actor has also distanced
himself from his loved ones.
He has not been communicating with people in his inner circle since," a source close
to the actor said.
"He's been MIA, even from those closest to him."
Although Spacey has seemingly cut most of his ties, there are still people that vouch
for the actor's artistry.
Franco Nero is not the only one who wants to work with Spacey.
Writer Paul Shrader approached a producer with a script that, quote, "screamed Kevin
Spacey for the lead."
After offering a deal to direct the project on one condition, Spacey is cast as a lead,
the film producer declined, letting the famous writer know that his request was simply "not
possible."
In one of the videos released by Spacey, the actor shares his own views on how the lack
of work has affected him — comparing his sexual accusations to the pandemic.
During his hiatus, the actor seems to have spent quite a lot of time in Europe.
He was spotted singing in the streets of Spain, and he also made an unexpected appearance
at the National Roman Museum to read a poem about a "Wounded Boxer".
Many couldn't help but think the actor was referring to himself and using the platform
to speak up indirectly.
"Everyone in the tiny room was left speechless by Spacey's unapologetic performance.
By the time it was over, a bigger crowd had gathered outside, and he read the whole poem
again to them"
It seems like the actor has been making attempts to step back into the limelight.
He maintains that his hands are clean, although there are countless claims vouching for the
opposite.
What do you think about this, Juicers?
Is it time for Kevin Spacey's epic comeback?
Or there is no recovery from accusations posed against him in the past?
Leave all your opinions down
in the comments.