Ray Stevenson replaces Kevin Spacey in ‘1242: Gateway to the West’

Ray Stevenson in a scene from ‘RRR’ | Photo Credit: DVV Entertainment

thor And RRR Star Ray Stevenson plays the lead role in the film. 1242: Gateway to the West Following Kevin Spacey’s exit from the historical drama last year amid sexual assault allegations in the UK

Directed by Peter Soos, starring 1242 It also stars Eric Roberts, Christopher Lambert, Neil Stookey and Genevieve Florence.

“The movie looks to be simply epic and will be in great shape thanks to Ray Stevenson’s amazing RRRas well as the political background to the war between Russia and Ukraine,” Alperin explained. hollywood reporter in a statement.

Carlos Alperin of Galloping Entertainment has been tasked with selling global rights to the film at the European Film Market in Berlin. Alperin said that the shooting of 1242… Running in Hungary for 30 days and will take another 15 days to complete production.

Spacey was featured on a poster for the film. 1242… when it was first shopped to international buyers at Cannes in 2022 house of cards The star was looking to restart his acting career following the #MeToo sexual misconduct allegations that derailed his TV and film roles. Spacey was formally charged with five counts of sexual assault in the UK in May after the two-time Oscar winner pleaded not guilty at London’s Old Bailey in July. Spacey to be handed seven additional sex-offence charges in UK in late 2022, taking total to 12, reported hollywood reporter,

Alperin said 1242… It will not be delivered to the buyers till December as a lot of VFX work is yet to be done.