in november 2017, plummer was hired to replace kevin spacey as j. paul getty in "all the money in the world". he was director ridley scott's first choice for the role, but tristar pictures wanted a more well known actor for the role. plummer was hired because spacey had been accused of sexual harassment and sexual assault. all scenes that had spacey were filmed again with plummer. this happened a few weeks before the movie's release. for his role, plummer earned golden globe, bafta, and academy award nominations for best supporting actor. plummer, at age 89, became the oldest actor to be nominated for an academy award.