We might be able to see Matt Damon and Adam Driver together in Ridley Scott’s revenge thriller feature titled ‘The Last Duel’.

According to a report published in The Hollywood Reporter, the period film is based on a real-life thriller about the last legal duel in France.&nbsp;

If all goes through, actor Ben Affleck will also be seen in the film in a supporting cast role as he will reunite with his ‘Good Will Hunting’ collaborator Matt Damon for the project.

Others who will be seen in the film are ‘Killing Eve’ breakout and Emmy winner Jodie Comer.

The film will be helmed by Ridley Scott with the script co-written by Damon, Affleck and Nicole Holofcener. The project will be co-produced by Scott Free Productions and Damon and Affleck's Pearl Street Films.

The film is based on Eric Jager's book ‘The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal and Trial by Combat in Medieval France’. It recounts the real-life revenge drama surrounding the last legally sanctioned duel in France. It follows a man who goes to war and returns to discover a friend has raped his wife. When no one will believe the woman, the soldier appeals to the king, asking that he be allowed to fight a duel to the death to decide the man’s fate. Comer will play the wife.

We might be able to see Matt Damon and Adam Driver together in Ridley Scott’s revenge thriller feature titled ‘The Last Duel’. According to a report published in The Hollywood Reporter, the period film is based on a real-life thriller about the last legal duel in France.

We might be able to see Matt Damon and Adam Driver together in Ridley Scott’s revenge thriller feature titled ‘The Last Duel’. According to a report published in The Hollywood Reporter, the period film is based on a real-life thriller about the last legal duel in France. If all goes through, actor Ben Affleck will also be seen in the film in a supporting cast role as he will reunite with his ‘Good Will Hunting’ collaborator Matt Damon for the project. Others who will be seen in the film are ‘Killing Eve’ breakout and Emmy winner Jodie Comer. The film will be helmed by Ridley Scott with the script co-written by Damon, Affleck and Nicole Holofcener. The project will be co-produced by Scott Free Productions and Damon and Affleck's Pearl Street Films. The film is based on Eric Jager's book ‘The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal and Trial by Combat in Medieval France’. It recounts the real-life revenge drama surrounding the last legally sanctioned duel in France. It follows a man who goes to war and returns to discover a friend has raped his wife. When no one will believe the woman, the soldier appeals to the king, asking that he be allowed to fight a duel to the death to decide the man’s fate. Comer will play the wife.

Adam Driver to work with Matt Damon in Ridley Scott's 'The Last Duel'?

The first time they collaborated on a film- it fetched them an Oscar award. Now best friends Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are all set to share the same screen space for the upcoming Ridley Scott film `The Last Duel`. 
 
Hollywood stars Damon and Affleck, who have co-scripted the film along with Oscar-nominated filmmaker Nicole Holofcener, will also produce the upcoming project. &nbsp; 
 
Set in 14th century France, the plot of the film follows a man goes for war and return home to discover that his friend has raped his wife while he was away. When no one believes the woman, the soldier appeals to the king of France to let him fight his friend in a duel to death. 
 
The fight ends up becoming the last legally sanctioned duel in France. 
 
Damon and Affleck featured in 1997`s `Good Will Hunting`, which ended up becoming a blockbuster and even won them the Oscar for original screenplay. The two also starred in `Dogma`.

Ridley Scott and Damon have earlier worked together in 'The Martian' while Affleck and Scott will be collaborating for the first time.&nbsp;

The first time they collaborated on a film- it fetched them an Oscar award. Now best friends Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are all set to share the same screen space for the upcoming Ridley Scott film `The Last Duel`.

The first time they collaborated on a film- it fetched them an Oscar award. Now best friends Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are all set to share the same screen space for the upcoming Ridley Scott film `The Last Duel`. Hollywood stars Damon and Affleck, who have co-scripted the film along with Oscar-nominated filmmaker Nicole Holofcener, will also produce the upcoming project. Set in 14th century France, the plot of the film follows a man goes for war and return home to discover that his friend has raped his wife while he was away. When no one believes the woman, the soldier appeals to the king of France to let him fight his friend in a duel to death. The fight ends up becoming the last legally sanctioned duel in France. Damon and Affleck featured in 1997`s `Good Will Hunting`, which ended up becoming a blockbuster and even won them the Oscar for original screenplay. The two also starred in `Dogma`. Ridley Scott and Damon have earlier worked together in 'The Martian' while Affleck and Scott will be collaborating for the first time.

Ben Affleck, Matt Damon to script and star in Ridley Scott's 'The Last Duel'

When the Kevin Spacey scandal broke out earlier in November 2017, many praised Ridley Scott for his gutsy move of replacing Spacey with legendary actor Christopher Plummer and reshooting his portions again in All The Money In The World. Six weeks were left for the film to release and Scott delayed the release to re-shoot with Plummer. And boy wasn&rsquo;t that the best decision ever!

Plummer, 88 now, has been part of iconic films like The Sound Of Music, Odipus The King and many more. In most of these films, he has played the hero, the central character. Which is why when Scott cast him as snide, selfish millionaire J. Paul Getty, many were surprised by his choice. But Plummer infuses a certain amount of vulnerability to the character making you almost empathise with him during his darkest hours.

Plummer, in fact, is the best thing about All The Money In The World.

Based on a real-life incident that took place in 1974 in Italy, the story is about Getty&rsquo;s grandson, Paul Getty III being kidnapped by a group one July night in Rome. The Kidnappers demand 17 million USD from the Getty family thinking they have got the best bait of them all. Little do they know that the conflicted Getty family will take weeks to finally arrange for some money- not the entire amount and get back their heir. Getty&rsquo;s son is a good-for-nothing addict who has no say in family or business matters. His ex-wife, Abigail (Michelle Williams) lives with the couple&rsquo;s four children and has no money but is the only desperate one to get her son back. So the only person who can pay the cash is the patriarch himself but he refuses outright stating that why should he be rewarding the kidnappers and it would just encourage them to kidnap his other 14 grandchildren.

Getty senior though gives his trusted negotiator Fletcher Chase (Mark Wahlberg), to bring Paul home. A former CIA agent, Chase is best suited for the job. Soon Chase realises that the Kidnappers mean business and Getty Senior is adamant about not paying up and it comes down to Chase and Abigail to negotiate, search and get Paul back home.

While in the beginning, the story moves forward rapidly, the narrative going back and forth establishing the backstories well but soon after, as each of the characters wait for Getty to pay the amount, the narrative slackens. There is literally nothing happening in the story for half an hour. Its only in the second half, when Abigail finds clever ways to make her former father-in-law pay up is when the film picks up and engages the viewers.

While Plummer&rsquo;s looming presence is hard to miss, Michelle Williams also gives a commendable performance as the distraught mother, who must restrain herself from breaking down in public yet is torn inside at the fact that her son is missing for weeks. Mark Wahlberg, on the other hand, lurks in the background mostly and lets Williams and Plummer take the lead. He shines only in one scene where he goes and confronts Plummer near the climax.

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Plummer channelizes his inner Scrooge (he did play Ebeneezer Scrooge in The Man Who Invented Christmas) and performs the miserly, mean Paul Getty to absolute perfection. He is ruthless in some scenes and in others, he appears as a lonely old man insecure about his enormous wealth and who would be its heir after him.&nbsp; The veteran actor is also far better suited for the role of the aging billionaire. Sure Scott must have had his reasons to cast Spacey originally in the role, considering Spacey aces such mean, evil characters well. But we have seen Spacey playing the bad guy too many times. Also, Spacey with prosthetics would not do half as much justice to Getty&rsquo;s character as much as Plummer did. The actor brings freshness to the role for sure.

There is another parallel story of Paul Getty III played by Charlie Plummer and one of his &lsquo;kind&rsquo; kidnappers Cinquanta (Romain Duris) &ndash; who form an odd bonding. Cinquanta is the man who negotiates on behalf of his boss with the Getty&rsquo;s, he is also the man who nurses young Paul after his ear is chopped off and even offers him alcohol to withstand the pain. It&rsquo;s an uncanny friendship and the two have some very poignant scenes together.

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All The Money In The World is thrilling and engaging in parts. It could have been shorter, considering it&rsquo;s a hostage drama. But despite the slow pace, the film is worth a watch because of its actors, and more importantly for the ever amazing Christopher Plummer.

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Ratings: 3/5

Plummer is the best thing about All The Money In The World.

When the Kevin Spacey scandal broke out earlier in November 2017, many praised Ridley Scott for his gutsy move of replacing Spacey with legendary actor Christopher Plummer and reshooting his portions again in All The Money In The World. Six weeks were left for the film to release and Scott delayed the release to re-shoot with Plummer. And boy wasn’t that the best decision ever! Plummer, 88 now, has been part of iconic films like The Sound Of Music, Odipus The King and many more. In most of these films, he has played the hero, the central character. Which is why when Scott cast him as snide, selfish millionaire J. Paul Getty, many were surprised by his choice. But Plummer infuses a certain amount of vulnerability to the character making you almost empathise with him during his darkest hours. Plummer, in fact, is the best thing about All The Money In The World. Based on a real-life incident that took place in 1974 in Italy, the story is about Getty’s grandson, Paul Getty III being kidnapped by a group one July night in Rome. The Kidnappers demand 17 million USD from the Getty family thinking they have got the best bait of them all. Little do they know that the conflicted Getty family will take weeks to finally arrange for some money- not the entire amount and get back their heir. Getty’s son is a good-for-nothing addict who has no say in family or business matters. His ex-wife, Abigail (Michelle Williams) lives with the couple’s four children and has no money but is the only desperate one to get her son back. So the only person who can pay the cash is the patriarch himself but he refuses outright stating that why should he be rewarding the kidnappers and it would just encourage them to kidnap his other 14 grandchildren. Getty senior though gives his trusted negotiator Fletcher Chase (Mark Wahlberg), to bring Paul home. A former CIA agent, Chase is best suited for the job. Soon Chase realises that the Kidnappers mean business and Getty Senior is adamant about not paying up and it comes down to Chase and Abigail to negotiate, search and get Paul back home. While in the beginning, the story moves forward rapidly, the narrative going back and forth establishing the backstories well but soon after, as each of the characters wait for Getty to pay the amount, the narrative slackens. There is literally nothing happening in the story for half an hour. Its only in the second half, when Abigail finds clever ways to make her former father-in-law pay up is when the film picks up and engages the viewers. While Plummer’s looming presence is hard to miss, Michelle Williams also gives a commendable performance as the distraught mother, who must restrain herself from breaking down in public yet is torn inside at the fact that her son is missing for weeks. Mark Wahlberg, on the other hand, lurks in the background mostly and lets Williams and Plummer take the lead. He shines only in one scene where he goes and confronts Plummer near the climax. Michelle Williams and Mark Wahlberg in a still from All The Money In The World (Others) × Plummer channelizes his inner Scrooge (he did play Ebeneezer Scrooge in The Man Who Invented Christmas) and performs the miserly, mean Paul Getty to absolute perfection. He is ruthless in some scenes and in others, he appears as a lonely old man insecure about his enormous wealth and who would be its heir after him. The veteran actor is also far better suited for the role of the aging billionaire. Sure Scott must have had his reasons to cast Spacey originally in the role, considering Spacey aces such mean, evil characters well. But we have seen Spacey playing the bad guy too many times. Also, Spacey with prosthetics would not do half as much justice to Getty’s character as much as Plummer did. The actor brings freshness to the role for sure. There is another parallel story of Paul Getty III played by Charlie Plummer and one of his ‘kind’ kidnappers Cinquanta (Romain Duris) – who form an odd bonding. Cinquanta is the man who negotiates on behalf of his boss with the Getty’s, he is also the man who nurses young Paul after his ear is chopped off and even offers him alcohol to withstand the pain. It’s an uncanny friendship and the two have some very poignant scenes together. All The Money In The World is thrilling and engaging in parts. It could have been shorter, considering it’s a hostage drama. But despite the slow pace, the film is worth a watch because of its actors, and more importantly for the ever amazing Christopher Plummer. Ratings: 3/5

All The Money In The World review: Thank God Ridley Scott replaced Spacey with Christopher Plummer

Veteran actor Christopher Plummer, who replaced embattled actor Kevin Spacey in Ridley Scott&#39;s All The Money In The World, said he feels sad for the &quot;talented and terrifically gifted actor&quot;. 
 
Scott had dropped Spacey from his upcoming film All The Money In The World&nbsp;in wake of multiple allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment against him. 
 
&quot;I think it&#39;s very sad what happened to him. Kevin is such a talented and a terrifically gifted actor, and it&#39;s so sad. It&#39;s such a shame,&quot; Plummer told Vanity Fair.&nbsp;The Remember&nbsp;actor said he is not really replacing Spacey in the film but instead &quot;starting all over again&quot;. 
 
&quot;I&#39;m very saddened by what happened to Kevin, but what can I do? I&#39;ve got a role. I admire Ridley Scott and I&#39;m thrilled to be making a movie for him.&nbsp;&quot;And so I thought, that was it. Ages ago I was in contention for (the role), way back. So I was familiar with it, and then Ridley came to me and I agreed. I wanted to work with him. He&#39;s very good. I loved the script. The script is wonderful,&quot; said Plummer.

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All The Money In The World&nbsp;also stars Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Williams in key roles and the duo is believed to return for reshoots.&nbsp;Plummer will portray J Paul Getty in the story about the infamous 1973 kidnapping of his grandson, 16-year-old John Paul Getty III.&nbsp;

Christopher Plummer replaced embattled actor Kevin Spacey in Ridley Scott's 'All The Money In The World' recently

Veteran actor Christopher Plummer, who replaced embattled actor Kevin Spacey in Ridley Scott's All The Money In The World, said he feels sad for the "talented and terrifically gifted actor". Scott had dropped Spacey from his upcoming film All The Money In The World in wake of multiple allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment against him. "I think it's very sad what happened to him. Kevin is such a talented and a terrifically gifted actor, and it's so sad. It's such a shame," Plummer told Vanity Fair. The Remember actor said he is not really replacing Spacey in the film but instead "starting all over again". "I'm very saddened by what happened to Kevin, but what can I do? I've got a role. I admire Ridley Scott and I'm thrilled to be making a movie for him. "And so I thought, that was it. Ages ago I was in contention for (the role), way back. So I was familiar with it, and then Ridley came to me and I agreed. I wanted to work with him. He's very good. I loved the script. The script is wonderful," said Plummer. Christopher Plummer (Others) × All The Money In The World also stars Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Williams in key roles and the duo is believed to return for reshoots. Plummer will portray J Paul Getty in the story about the infamous 1973 kidnapping of his grandson, 16-year-old John Paul Getty III.

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